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This week: 354 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,390 Palestinians in Gaza. Iran conveyed its conditions for a ceasefire to the US. Further escalation is likely between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi movement. The US has reportedly approved more weapons transfer ...  عرض المزيد

This week: 347 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 1,369 Palestinians in Gaza. Yemen's Houthi movement gained significant ground. Israel continued to violate the ceasefire in Gaza. School began in the occupied West Bank. Israel has killed at least 73,783 Palestinian ...  عرض المزيد

Is Spain’s unity under threat? Could a new amnesty law on Catalan independence pave the way for regions to breakaway from the kingdom? Spain is also facing complaints about corruption, a critical water shortage and a growing inequality between the old and the young. Jonny Dymond ...  عرض المزيد

Spain is in crisis after violence during an unofficial referendum in Catalonia. Neil and Catherine teach you how to use language in the news in your everyday English 

Tens of thousands of people are protesting in Spain amid soaring housing and rental prices. Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas ended talks in Cairo. U.S. President Joe Biden visited Florida to survey the damage of Hurricane Milton. 

Catalonia erupted this week after a Spanish Supreme Court decision to jail a group of separatist leaders for their part in organising an illegal independence referendum. The regional government attacked the sentences and thousands took to the streets in protest. Katie Martin disc ...  عرض المزيد