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Starmer defends UK role in Gaza peace deal after US snub
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Hamas reasserts its power in Gaza
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Trump’s speech to the Knesset, decoded
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The week sumo wrestling took over London
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Cosmetic surgery in the UK needs some work doing
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After 10 years, we still don’t know how Shamima Begum’s story ends
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