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Fatema Rajwani’s comments come after she and five others were cleared of aggravated burglary over break-in at Israeli defence firm The youngest of six Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary over a break-in at an Israeli defence firm’s UK site has said the verdicts were a vindication of their cause.After 18 months in jail, Fatema Rajwani, 21, was released on bail last Wednesday, having also been acquitted by a […]

Police search for more possible victims of Jacques Leveugle, whose alleged crimes span many countries and date back to 1960sFrench police have made a rare international appeal for victims and witnesses in the case of a 79-year-old former teacher accused of raping and sexually assaulting 89 children across five continents from the 1960s until 2022.Police in Grenoble said Jacques Leveugle, who has been in pretrial detention in France since April […]

Ulf Kristersson answers calls from voters in informal weekly show, on topics from women’s safety to beer“Hi Ulf!” says a male voice from the Swedish prime minister’s answering machine. “Just wondering how many beers you have on a Saturday night?”Another caller to Ulf Kristersson’s new podcast Ring statsministern! (Call the prime minister!), asks whether he is friends with Jimmie Åkesson, the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats party who simultaneously […]