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@observeruk Middle East Correspondent. Get in touch. Award winning journo dreaming of Kernow. Sometimes in @thetimes @guardian @FT @CNN @AJEnglish

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Hero taxi driver who saved scores from Hamas faces hatred from both sides

Hero taxi driver who saved scores from Hamas faces hatred from both sides

A Palestinian taxi driver hailed as an 'Israeli hero' after October 7 is one of thousands in the Jewish state…

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Tracker hidden in a skirt uncovers what can happen to our recycled clothes

Tracker hidden in a skirt uncovers what can happen to our recycled clothes

Used clothing handed to big retailers such as H&M and C&A for recycling is being shipped across the world, wh…

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'Kidnappings weren't great for business': the Lebanese hotel even wars can't close

'Kidnappings weren't great for business': the Lebanese hotel even wars can't close

There is nowhere quite like the Palmyra Hotel in Baalbek, northern Lebanon. Standing opposite some of the lar…

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Poland holds biggest military parade since Cold War in defiant message to its neighbours

Poland holds biggest military parade since Cold War in defiant message to its neighbours

European nation displays expanding military hardware as elections loom

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Stevedores of Odesa's docks know their worth in wartime

Stevedores of Odesa's docks know their worth in wartime

The air raid sirens at the Port of Odesa sound, on average, four to five times a day. When they howl, all wor…

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Escape to Odesa: Ukraine's survivors find refuge in a city defying war

Escape to Odesa: Ukraine's survivors find refuge in a city defying war

Every morning Oleksii Olhovska would creep out of the basement in Mariupol, where he was sheltering with his …

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After weeks of more war, Israel and Lebanon head toward peace talks

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By Oliver Marsden Verified
| The Christian Science Monitor Verified
The explosion threw Shaden Fakih from his scooter during his ride home, showering him in debris and broken glass. Before the dust settled, the recent college graduate and personal fitness trainer picked himself up and ran towards the site of the airstrike less than 50 meters away. He just happened to be driving past at the moment an Israeli munition slammed into a storage warehouse in his neighborhood in central Beirut.
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Migrant workers in Lebanon’s kafala system abandoned by employers, state and their own embassies

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By Oliver Marsden Verified
| CNN Verified
By Oliver Marsden, for CNN Editor’s note: This story is part of ‘The Great Illusion,’ a series by CNN’s As Equals all about work: investigating which industries are most harmful for women workers, revealing the true cost of care work, and exploring how it can all be fixed. For information about how CNN As Equals is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Beirut, Lebanon — When the first wave of Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut, Mariatu Swaray frantically called her employers to ask for help.
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Poland holds biggest military parade since Cold War in defiant message to its neighbours

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By Oliver Marsden Verified
| The National Verified
As a low hum filled the air, children began to squeal with joy. Perched on their father’s shoulders as the hot Polish sun beat down, they pointed down the road and shouted “czołgi!” Tanks! Soon the hum turned to a roar as the first wave of K2 tanks powered down Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie road on the west bank of the Vistula river in Warsaw. They were preceded by a fly-past of helicopters, drones and fighter jets.
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