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This grab from black and white CCTV footage shows members on flotilla boat with hands in air as Israeli forces intercepted activists near the southern Greek island of Crete, April 30, 2026. Photo: Global Sumud Flotilla via AP
Gaza / 30 April 2026
30 April 2026

Activists, campaigners and politicians condemn Israeli raid on the Global Sumud Flotilla in European waters

Members of a humanitarian convoy of at least 1,500 people, including activists and supporters from Algeria and Tunisia, shout pro-Palestinian slogans as they gather, on their way to Gaza via Egypt's Rafah Crossing, in Zawiya, Libya, June 10, 2025
Middle East / 12 June 2025
12 June 2025

Global March to Gaza calls on supporters to contact their local Egyptian embassy to ensure the protesters’ safety

Survivors of a shipwreck sleep at a warehouse at the port in
World / 14 June 2023
14 June 2023
An SOS humanity vessel carrying refugees approaches their bo
World / 13 September 2022
13 September 2022
Sir John Hayes (left) and 22 other Tory MPs and lords wrote
Features / 15 November 2020
15 November 2020
A group of 22 Tory bigwigs are making a noise about ‘liberals rewriting our history in their image’ and blaming ‘cultural Marxism.’ BEN COWLES takes a look
Culture / 10 December 2018
10 December 2018
by BEN COWLES