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Nearly 50,000 Yemeni Civilians Flee As Houthis Advance Along Red Sea Coast

12 September 2026 | 04:17

Nearly 50,000 people have fled a sudden advance by Houthi forces in western Yemen, with entire villages emptied and families trapped near frontline fighting with depleting food supplies, according to ...

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‘They’re Lifesavers’: The Birmingham Clinic Giving Hope To Traumatised Asylum Seekers

11 September 2026 | 17:11

Azad*, an asylum seeker from Iran, recounts his story in a gentle and mild manner, seated in the stillness of a therapy room at a trauma clinic in Birmingham.The centre, which opened its doors in July...

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The Rapid Houthi Advance In Yemen: Why It Matters and What’s At Stake

11 September 2026 | 16:11

Violence has erupted again in Yemen, where a rapid advance by the Houthis in recent days is threatening another waterway critical to global shipping.More than 1,000 people have been killed or wounded,...

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George W Bush’s Impunity Led To Trump’s Lawlessness | Kenneth Roth

11 September 2026 | 13:05

If George W Bush’s abusive response to the September 11 attacks had been prosecuted rather than swept under the rug, Donald Trump would be less able to pursue his lawless policies. We can’t rewind his...

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Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts: Second Song Review – Shaky Album Occasionally Strikes Gold

11 September 2026 | 08:41

You can’t fault Neil Young for his industry. Second Song is his second new album of 2026: the first, a double live set called As Time Explodes, was released just over three months ago. Indeed, at 80, ...

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More and More Animals Are Moving Into Our Homes As Theirs Get Chopped Down and Dug Up | First Dog On The Moon

11 September 2026 | 07:05

The echidna in the pantry, the koala in the boudoir, the skink in the sink. All true!Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop ...

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‘People Think Fame Is A Magic Wand’: Jarvis Cocker On Old Songs, Young Fans And His Granny’s Verdict On Pulp

11 September 2026 | 04:05

When the director Garth Jennings first moved to Paris, Jarvis Cocker, who was living there, dropped in on his old friend. “And I nearly got you arrested,” the Pulp frontman recalls. It was bonfire nig...

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Scherzetto Review – Toni Servillo Brings Gravitas To A Dithering Neapolitan Ghost Story

10 September 2026 | 20:17

It’s always good to see the veteran Italian star Toni Servillo at Venice; in fact, the festival is pretty much unthinkable without him. But this initially promising prospect – adapted from a novel by ...

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‘Our Forefathers Are Coming Back’: Naga People Celebrate After Oxford Museum Agrees To Return Remains

10 September 2026 | 12:29

Anthropologists and community leaders from Nagaland, a remote state in north-eastern India bordering Myanmar, have expressed joy and relief that human remains belonging to their ancestors that had bee...

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The UK’s Sanctions On Israeli Settlements Are A Great Victory – But Must Be Only The Beginning | Em Hilton

10 September 2026 | 10:11

The announcement on Tuesday by the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, of an import ban on goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as a comprehensive sancti...