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Nov 29, 2025 - World

Locked away in prison for decades, Marwan Barghouti is a longstanding advocate for a two-state solutionA global campaign is being launched to secure the release of Marwan Barghouti, the Palestinian prisoner seen by many as the best hope of leading a future Palestinian state, as negotiations continue in the context of the current Gaza ceasefire.The campaign, being led by Barghouti’s West Bank-based family with UK civil society support, is seeking to put the 66-year-old’s fate at the centre of the next stage of the ceasefire. Continue reading...

Nov 29, 2025 - World

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has outlined recovery and compensation plans for the southern part of the country, where severe flooding has killed at least 162 people

Nov 29, 2025 - World

Immediate software update ordered by Airbus after US mid-air incident causes airport disruption across Australia and New ZealandGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJetstar has grounded some of its Airbus fleet in Australia and cancelled domestic and international flights after the aerospace manufacturer ordered software changes to thousands of its A320 planes following a mid-air incident.Ninety Jetstar flights were affected on Saturday with disruption expected to continue until Sunday, the airline’s head of flying operations, Tyrone Simes, told reporters at Melbourne airport. Continue reading...

Nov 29, 2025 - World

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has married his partner Jodie Haydon in a secretive ceremony

Nov 29, 2025 - World

Pope Leo XIV visited Istanbul's Blue Mosque on Saturday but didn't stop to pray, as he opened an intense day of meetings and liturgies with Turkey's religious leaders and a Mass for the country's tiny Catholic community.