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The GuardianImmigrationUSA
‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America

‘Hunted like animals’: inside Trump’s war on the people who build America

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a house framer before he was killed by ICE agents. Countless other Latino builders in Texas live in fear of a similar fate Every morning long before dawn, while America sleeps, legions of Texas construction workers grab their fluorescent vests and hard hats, sling ladders and tools into their trucks, and head down the highway for another day of grueling labour under the blistering sun. Elsewhere, before the first flush of daylight settles over Texas’s concrete sprawl, a separate army gets on the move in a fleet of shiny unmarked SUVs. They hover at gas stations, prowl around bodegas, pounce on the highways.

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The GuardianHumanityIslamic World
Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem

Fifth foreign firm pulls out of controversial Israeli cable car project to East Jerusalem

Rights groups say the planned 1.4km route, which ends at compound run by far-right settler group Elad, will displace Palestinians and reshape the cultural landscape A fifth foreign company has pulled out of a plan to build a cable car from West to East Jerusalem that threatens to involve the seizure of land and property rights from dozens of Palestinian families along its route, but local authorities insist the scheme is proceeding as planned. The project appeared to have stalled for four years until late September, just weeks before Israel’s 27 October elections, when the Jerusalem Development Authority (JDA) issued a notice of intent to award a contract without a public tender to ROPES, a cable car engineering consultancy based in South Tyrol, Italy.

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The GuardianImmigrationNew York
NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?

NYC built a monument to Khalil Gibran and Little Syria. Why was there global uproar?

Lebanese officials were furious, claiming the city erased Gibran’s identity. Yet there was a time when Arab immigrants in the US thought ‘we were all Syrians’ This is Muslim New York: artists, thinkers and politicos on defining a new era for the city On the morning of 30 April, in the shadow of the financial district’s skyscrapers, a gold cloth slid off a bright yellow sculpture of painted stainless steel, 7ft (2 metres) tall, that spells an Arabic word: “al Qalam”, the pen. The monument, Al Qalam: Poets in the Park, stands in Elizabeth H Berger Plaza and honors the writers of the vanished neighborhood that New Yorkers once called Little Syria: an Arabic-speaking immigrant community that ran along Washington Street, blocks from where the World Trade Center would later rise. The monument was the first commemorative artwork unveiled under Mayor Zohran Mamdani. Little Syria produced one of the most famous poets ever to live in New York: Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, a book of poetic prose that has never gone out of print. The monument honors the Pen League, the circle of writers Gibran led in Little Syria in the early 20th century.

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The GuardianElectionsLondon
ITV’s exposé of racism and misogyny in Reform? Just a few (more) bad apples | John Crace

ITV’s exposé of racism and misogyny in Reform? Just a few (more) bad apples | John Crace

While the party’s MPs went into hiding, it was left to its failed byelection candidate Matt Goodwin to defend it It was the dog that didn’t bark in the night. After Sunday night’s ITV exposé of widespread racism and misogyny within Reform, you might have expected one of its MPs to have taken to the airwaves on Monday morning to defend the party’s honour. To try to persuade viewers that the real problem lay with the journalists who couldn’t stop themselves from investigating Reform rather than the fact that the party’s bigotry was endemic. Instead, we got nothing. Every Reform MP was otherwise engaged. Were too busy having breakfast. Nothing from Nigel Farage. Nothing even from Robert Jenrick. Maybe he realised he had crashed and burned a few days earlier by suggesting it was just one of those things. One of life’s little mysteries. The BBC was riddled with paedophiles and Reform was awash with racists, said Honest Bob. No big deal. Every organisation had its crosses to bear.

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The GuardianClimateWorld
World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says

World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says

Action needed to avoid disastrous overshoot of climate targets, according to organisation’s environment body The world needs to cut carbon emissions by nearly a fifth in the next four years, and by close to half within a decade, to avoid overshooting climate targets by a disastrous margin. Although the “window has closed” on holding temperature rises to 1.5C, in line with scientific advice, limiting the “overshoot” of that target is still possible, according to the UN Environment Programme (Unep).

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Irish IndependentFinanceSaudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the desert’ postponed amid Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the desert’ postponed amid Houthi attacks

Saudi Arabia has postponed its flagship conference to next year following continuing attacks by the Houthis, in a significant blow to the kingdom’s ambitions of positioning itself as a hub for business and attracting foreign capital to fund a multitrillion-dollar economic rejig. The Future Investment Initiative (FII), typically brings the titans of finance, energy and politics to Riyadh and has been nicknamed ‘Davos in the desert’ after the annual World Economic Forum held in Switzerland.

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The GuardianScandal
French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

This live blog is now closed. Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across France French PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements. We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32).

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The GuardianHumanityMichigan
‘What are you implying?’: El-Sayed confronts critics head-on as attacks ramp up

‘What are you implying?’: El-Sayed confronts critics head-on as attacks ramp up

Against a backdrop of rising Islamophobia, Michigan Senate hopeful has challenged premise of repeated questions on Muslim Brotherhood, Israel and faith As a candidate positioned at the center of what researchers say are the worst Islamophobic attacks seen since the aftermath of 9/11, many would expect Abdul El-Sayed to simply defend himself and move on. Instead, the Democratic candidate for US Senate in Michigan has repeatedly demanded those who question his positions on Israel, the Muslim Brotherhood, and his faith, explain the premise of their enquiry. Rather than let others put his loyalties on trial, he has tried to put their assumptions on trial.

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The TelegraphSustainabilityUnited Kingdom
Microsoft Word used to monitor blackout risk

Microsoft Word used to monitor blackout risk

Grid bosses have been urged to upgrade their “embarrassing” computer systems after it emerged that staff were using Microsoft Word and Excel to monitor parts of Britain’s power supply. An independent investigation found that staff used general Microsoft Office software in the control room at the National Energy System Operator (Neso) to produce key reports and manually track spare generating capacity.

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Irish IndependentPoliticiansNorthern Ireland - East
Northern Ireland Secretary rejects claims UK ‘pandering’ to Irish government over Troubles law

Northern Ireland Secretary rejects claims UK ‘pandering’ to Irish government over Troubles law

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant has insisted the UK is not “pandering to” or “appeasing” the Irish government with the boundaries of its draft Troubles law. It comes after suggestions the Bill has been drafted to “spare the sensitivities of the Republic of Ireland” and that the Northern Ireland Secretary’s “hands are tied” by the UK’s agreement with Dublin, which Mr Bryant branded “conspiracy theories”.

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The GuardianWar & ConflictEastern Europe
Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’

Zelenskyy thanks Trump for resumed intelligence sharing after US Starlink ‘message’

Two people killed and at least 17 injured as Russia and Ukraine continue to trade strikes on power infrastructure Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday thanked the Trump administration for resuming intelligence sharing between the two countries, but maintained the US had intentionally throttled its Starlink satellite internet access so that Donald Trump could send a “message” in his ongoing feud with the Ukrainian president. In an interview on NBC, Zelenskyy said the US had “unblocked” intelligence on impending Russian ballistic missile strikes, which have pounded the country’s energy infrastructure as winter draws in.

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The GuardianScandalFrance
France imposes partial curfews in several cities, including parts of Paris

France imposes partial curfews in several cities, including parts of Paris

Interior minister concedes police ‘lost control’ of weekend protests and says he is ‘fully resolved to restore public order’ Europe live – latest updates Partial curfews have been issued for a number of French cities, including parts of Paris, after the government admitted police had “lost control” during violent weekend protests around the country. Sébastien Lecornu, the French prime minister, said after an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday he was “fully resolved to restore public order” and had called for “local and partial” curfews if needed. There was “no question” of imposing a full curfew on entire cities, he said.

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The GuardianCrime & SafetyFrance
Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France

Macron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after days of unrest and 2,400 arrests across France

Ministers, officials and police under pressure over response to protests as government holds crisis talks amid ‘colossal failure of the state’ The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has criticised “unbridled violence” after one of the most violent days of unrest in years left public buildings burned, hundreds of shops destroyed and looted and at least 2,400 people arrested in cities across the country. “Watching these images, we have all asked ourselves how could French people do this to France?” he said in a televised address.

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The GuardianScandalFrance
Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people

Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people

Officers are instruments of state whose job is to repress, rather than manage, public dissent Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s policing methods. While most of its western European neighbours generally favour police tactics that prioritise crowd containment and de-escalation, France has long responded to social movements that take to the streets with, at times, shocking physical force.

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The GuardianImmigration
US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan

US grants deportation reprieve to migrants from Ukraine and Sudan

DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was set to expire on Monday. Temporary protected status was set to end on Monday for about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese. But the DHS said an announcement “will be made at the appropriate time”. Until then, the department said in a written statement, Ukrainians and Sudanese in the US covered by those temporary measures “retain protection”. The department did not indicate how long they could stay or when a final announcement would be made on their status.

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The GuardianPoliticsNorth West England
Football regulator has ‘absolute power’ to force Manchester City sale if verdict upheld

Football regulator has ‘absolute power’ to force Manchester City sale if verdict upheld

IFR chair David Kogan insists regulator has power to act City have appealed against Premier League’s charges The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) will have “absolute power” to force Manchester City’s owners to sell if they are ultimately found to have run the club improperly, the watchdog’s chair has said. Manchester City have been found guilty of circumventing Premier League rules by an independent commission, which found they set up “sham” commercial arrangements to inflate revenues or reduce costs by over £900m over a nine-season period.

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The TelegraphPoliticiansNorth West England
Carrick insists no ‘toxic culture’ at United after Ten Hag’s scathing criticism

Carrick insists no ‘toxic culture’ at United after Ten Hag’s scathing criticism

Michael Carrick has insisted there is not a “toxic culture” at Manchester United in the wake of scathing criticism from former manager Erik ten Hag of the Old Trafford hierarchy and player power at the club. The current United manager – who is under pressure after the club’s worst start to a season for 40 years – also believes he has the backing of the United board, despite Ten Hag accusing Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos regime of a series of “broken promises”.

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The GuardianHealthcareYorkshire & the Humber
Baby who died from meningitis might have been saved if tested sooner, inquest finds

Baby who died from meningitis might have been saved if tested sooner, inquest finds

Five-month-old Esta High died at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023 after doctors put her symptoms down to Covid-19 A baby girl who died from meningitis might have been saved if doctors had tested her for the infection sooner, rather than putting her symptoms down to Covid, an inquest jury has found. Five-month-old Esta High died at Leeds General Infirmary in November 2023, days after she was taken into the emergency department with a high temperature and vomiting.

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The GuardianPublic PolicyNew York
Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine

Republicans push back on Donald Trump’s wavering support for Ukraine

GOP lawmakers threaten to pull support for president’s agenda after Russia diesel deal and sanctions pause US politics live – latest updates A handful of Republicans have spoken out against Donald Trump’s softening stance on Russia, threatening to pull financial support for his agenda over his “embarrassing” handling of the Ukraine war. Don Bacon, an outgoing congressman in Nebraska, condemned Trump’s actions – which include a stunning agreement to buy Russian diesel and the pausing of sanctions on Moscow – as “absolutely disgraceful” and accused the US president of cozying up to a “war criminal” in Vladimir Putin, his Russian counterpart.

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The GuardianEducationSeattle
‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletes

‘Invasive and extreme’: doctors fight anti-trans measure requiring genital exams for student athletes

A Washington referendum has drawn broad opposition from adults who work with queer and trans teens For Kelsey Gellner, a Seattle-based pediatric nurse, a statewide proposal to bar trans girls from sports participation feels like a violation of her duty as a medical professional. The ballot initiative includes a requirement she calls “invasive and extreme”: all students who wish to compete on girls’ teams would have to undergo genital exams. “I tell my kids and patients that my No 1 job is to keep them safe,” said Gellner, who is also a board member of the Washington State Nurses Association. “I can say with confidence that girls do not want to have an unnecessary exam that creates an unsafe barrier.”

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