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      Lemma Shehadi

      Lemma Shehadi

      Senior Correspondent
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      Lemma Shehadi covers stories of Middle East interest in the UK. She has reported from the Middle East, Europe and South Asia. She won The Independent’s Rupert Cornwell Prize for foreign journalism to write a series on the Yazidis of Iraq and the Caucasus in 2019. She was a One World Media Fellow 2022, looking at the impact of wildfires and reforestation in the marginalized north of Lebanon.
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      UKJune 23, 2026
      Keir Starmer's landmark recognition of Palestine last year appeased the growing pro-Palestinian movement in the UK, who say Israel is still able to act with impunity. AFP
      Palestine campaigners propose five tests for UK's next Prime Minister

      New leader will face difficult choices on Palestine following Keir Starmer's resignation

      UKJune 22, 2026
      A rainstorm over the Amazon rainforest. AFP
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      London Climate Action Week opens to call urging governments to treat nature's assets like forests and coral reefs as vital to growth

      UKJune 22, 2026
      Kit Malthouse said there is frustration among MPs about the government 'dragging its feet' over Israel's settlement expansion. Getty Images
      UK accused of 'gaslighting' public about sanctions on West Bank settlers

      MP Kit Malthouse urges government to ban settlement trade

      UKJune 19, 2026
      Oslo's UN envoy urged the warring sides in Sudan to adhere to international law. Chris Whiteoak / The National
      Norway warns of imminent atrocities in Sudan's Al Obeid

      Dozens of civilians killed in drone strikes so far as paramilitary group prepares to assault central city

      EuropeJune 18, 2026
      Solar panels on the roofs of houses in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Getty Images
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      Households' move to renewables needs to feature in political debate on net zero, says Good Energy chief

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      Craig and Lindsay Foreman in Isfahan, central Iran. They visited the country as part of a global motorcycling trip
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      Special rapporteurs send letter to authorities to demand case against Lindsay and Craig Foreman is 'reopened and quashed'

      UKJune 18, 2026
      Police made dozens of arrests as demonstrators outside the Court of Appeal held up banners expressing support of Palestine Action, in defiance of the court's ruling. Reuters
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      Group co-founder Huda Ammori vows to keep fighting proscription at Supreme Court

      UKJune 15, 2026
      Protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court as Palestine Action activists are due to be sentenced. PA
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      At least 72 people arrested on terror-related charges on Friday after demonstrating support outside court

      UKJune 12, 2026
      Palestinians and Israeli left-wing activists protest against new settlements in the West Bank. AFP.
      Sadiq Khan condemns London event promoting ‘illegal’ land sales in West Bank

      British politicians urge government to intervene to stop the event

      UKJune 12, 2026
      The Air India plane crash site in Ahmedabad, one year on. EPA
      Relatives of Air India crash victims seek answers one year on

      Anguish as delay to final crash report is confirmed

      AsiaJune 12, 2026
      Vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Oman. The waterway remains a volatile place for seafarers. Reuters
      Navigating the Strait of Hormuz under the cloak of blockade

      Diplomats involved in negotiating the release of crews seized by Iran tell of 'no response' from Tehran

      MENAJune 11, 2026
      A banner message at London Tech Week at Olympia. Reuters
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      TechnologyJune 09, 2026
      A man brandishes a thermometer during a heatwave in Baghdad. AFP
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      Rising temperatures, low incomes, lack of green spaces and poor infrastructure put Basra and Baghdad in danger

      EnvironmentJune 08, 2026
      An Israeli flag flutters near the village of Khan Al Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, as a clamour to bar trade with areas of Israeli settlement gathers pace. AFP
      Demands rise for UK ban on Israeli settlement trade

      British government accused of inaction but French foreign minister pushes for sanctions

      UKJune 08, 2026
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