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Heavy rocket barrages target southern Israel as IDF pounds Gaza ■ More than 100 Gazans killed in Israeli strikes as rocket fire rages on ■ Israeli man seriously injured after a rocket lands near his home in Ashkelon ■ Gaza authorities say 119 killed, including 27 children ■ Eight dead in Israel ■ Israel targets Hamas underground infrastructure

“THE Union is not a prison”, a pro-EU commentator has insisted as he made the case for a second Scottish independence referendum. Jonathan Lis, the deputy director of pro-EU think tank British Influence, featured on Sky News last night arguing there’s a strong mandate for indyref2. He said: “I really don’t think that you need to be pro-independence to have sympathy with Sturgeon’s position. “The Scottish people have overwhelmingly voted – well they’ve elected a majo...

SKY News has been criticised for a misleading graph which groups the Scottish Greens in the ‘Other’ category and suggests the Scottish Liberal Democrats came fourth. The Greens made the greatest gains in the Scottish Parliament election by securing eight regional seats, which is an improvement of two from 2016.   Whereas the LibDems only secured four seats, in a loss of one, meaning that they’re no longer one of the main political parties in Scotland. Yet last night Sky News f...

AN SNP MP has urged Nicola Sturgeon to draw up a bill for a second independence referendum in the coming months.    Carol Monaghan, for Glasgow North West, said she would like to see a bill for indyref2 go through the Scottish Parliament this year. She told Times Radio: “I think we need to be drawing that up pretty quickly. “Unfortunately, initially we need to approach Westminster in order to have that referendum first of all anyway, so we will wait and see. “Boris Johnson ha...

Thunberg changed her Twitter bio after Johnson said tackling climate change was not “some expensive politically correct green act of bunny hugging.”

Live updates: Biden touts jobs from tackling climate change, including some ‘we haven’t even conceived of yet’ John Wagner, Steven Mufson, Adam Taylor Biden says combating climate change could lead to new jobs Replay Video UP NEXT President Biden on Friday touted the new jobs that combating climate change could bring, including in “fields we haven’t even conceived of yet,” as he hosted the second day of a global summit of world leaders from the White House. Spe...

Updated: Apr. 4, 2021 Coalition negotiations are underway following Israels unprecedented fourth election in two years. President Reuven Rivlin will meet with all the party heads on Monday before deciding which party leader will receive the mandate to form the next government. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus Likud emerged as the largest party with the all votes counted. However, Netanyahu still does not have a clear path to a 61-seat majority needed to form a coalition. Credit: The anti-N...

Jack Khoury) 10 P.M. Gantz and Michaeli meet in coalition talks Defense Minister and head of Kahol Lavan Benny Gantz has met with Labor party leader Merav Michaeli, as the two parties seek to advance a coalition to bring down Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Gantz, whose party defied low expectations to secure eight seats in the March election, and Michaeli, who revived Israels foundational party to reach seven seats, said the conversation will continue in the coming days.  (Haaretz) 8:42 P...

Two months into its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign, Israel sees a drop in COVID infections and in the number of serious cases. Israel exited its third nationwide lockdown, but some restrictions remain on inbound and outbound flights. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 5,988 Israelis have died of the virus. Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have received 30,000 doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, and 2,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine donated by Israel. It may take a w...

Mar. 9, 2021 >> This story is no longer being updated. Click here for the latest COVID-19 updates from Israel Two months into its mass coronavirus vaccination campaign, Israel sees a drop in COVID infections and in the number of severe cases. Israel exited its third nationwide lockdown, but some restrictions remains on inbound and outbound flights. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, 5,922 Israelis have died of the virus. Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have received 30,000 do...