And thus Chanukah, which usually takes place somewhere between late November and mid-December, so all eight nights are done ...

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Since the announcement of the ceasefire, thousands of Lebanon’s displaced civilians have returned to their homes in the south, undeterred by Israel’s airstrikes. After months of being internally ...

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Labour – always prone to imposter syndrome – risks appearing as if it has merely borrowed power. Starmer’s challenge – and he ...

Vladimir Putin bet on Bashar al-Assad’s murderous rule. Now Russia is shifting course.

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If you cock an ear, that gnashing of teeth you can hear is coming from inside Scottish Labour ’s HQ. The party, which had ...