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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

‘No guarantee this genocide will stop’ – Palestinian poet on Gaza ceasefire
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‘No guarantee this genocide will stop’ – Palestinian poet on Gaza ceasefire

Now the poet Mosab Abu Toha was forced to leave his home in northern Gaza with his family, after the war began.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

Plaid Cymru leader calls for ‘progressive alliance’ to tackle ‘populist right’
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Plaid Cymru leader calls for ‘progressive alliance’ to tackle ‘populist right’

The leader of Plaid Cymru says the party’s ready to replace Labour in next May’s Senedd elections.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

John Swinney denies cosying up to Donald Trump
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John Swinney denies cosying up to Donald Trump

As SNP members gather for their party conference, all eyes are on John Swinney.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

Thousands mourn former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton
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Thousands mourn former boxing world champion Ricky Hatton

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Manchester for the funeral cortege of Ricky Hatton, the former world champion boxer, who died last month aged 46.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to send National Guard troops to Chicago
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Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to send National Guard troops to Chicago

Well President Trump might be celebrating his peace efforts abroad - but at home he's fighting Democratic rivals around the country as he tries to step up his federal crackdown from Memphis to Portlan...

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

‘Israel will enforce this agreement’ – government spokesperson
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‘Israel will enforce this agreement’ – government spokesperson

We spoke to the Israeli government spokesman David Mencer - and asked him if Israel had shifted its policy towards Hamas - so it could meet the requirements of President Trump's ceasefire deal.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

Gaza ceasefire: families wait anxiously for hostages release
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Gaza ceasefire: families wait anxiously for hostages release

The IDF says it has now completed all the preparations it needs to handle the return of the hostages.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

Gaza deal implementation will need ‘heavy US involvement’ – former diplomat
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Gaza deal implementation will need ‘heavy US involvement’ – former diplomat

We spoke to Barbara Leaf, a US diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs under Biden, and was ambassador to the United Arab Emirates before that.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

Will Trump pursue peace after the hostages are released?
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Will Trump pursue peace after the hostages are released?

President Trump might not have won the Nobel Peace prize - but he is planning to fly to the Middle East on Sunday for the formal signing of the ceasefire deal in Egypt - and is due to address the Isra...

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

‘Ceasefire doesn’t end Gaza’s manmade catastrophe’ – Aid worker
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‘Ceasefire doesn’t end Gaza’s manmade catastrophe’ – Aid worker

We spoke to Mai Elawawda, a Gazan who works for Medical Aid for Palestinians in Gaza, and began by asking her how she feels now people are moving back towards northern Gaza.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 8h

As ceasefire begins Gazans return to what is left of their homes
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As ceasefire begins Gazans return to what is left of their homes

As Israeli forces pull back from parts of Gaza - thousands of Palestinians are heading back, to find what's left of their homes.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 12h

🗣️ “President Trump, who claims, dubiously, to have brought about an end to seven wars, may hope that his current intervention in the Middle East will make him a contender in 2026."

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Nobel Peace Prize: A worthy winner but Trump not alone in disappointment

The Nobel Peace Prize is always political because peace is a political business, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 15h

"The finish line is the end of occupation."

Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social about the Gaza ceasefire - and what happens next.

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‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 16h

"Both sides have lost terribly and that's why this war has to be the last Israeli-Palestinian war."

Former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social about the Gaza ceasefire.

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Peace in Middle East is ‘unpredictable’ – former Israeli hostage negotiator

We spoke to the former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 17h

"I have no doubt that Netanyahu has to end his historic role. That, I believe, will come naturally once the war is over."

Former Israeli Prime Minister and IDF Chief of Staff, Ehud Barak, speaks to @krishgm.bsky.social about the ceasefire.

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‘Two state solution only sustainable option’ – former Israeli PM

We spoke to former Israeli Prime Minister and IDF Chief of Staff, Ehud Barak. He is one of around 600 retired Israeli officials who sent an open letter to Donald Trump in August requesting he put pres...

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

Peace in Middle East is ‘unpredictable’ – former Israeli hostage negotiator

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Peace in Middle East is ‘unpredictable’ – former Israeli hostage negotiator

We spoke to the former Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

How far has Middle East been transformed by the Israel / Hamas war?

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How far has Middle East been transformed by the Israel / Hamas war?

In the last two years of war - the entire Middle East has been changed beyond recognition.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

We ask Starmer if Trump deserves Peace Prize after Gaza deal

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We ask Starmer if Trump deserves Peace Prize after Gaza deal

Sir Keir Starmer - who's on his first visit to India - praised the Gaza ceasefire deal - but he wouldn't be drawn on whether Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

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‘The Palestinian will stands undefeated’ – Palestinian ambassador to UK

We spoke to Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK and asked him whether he thought the peace would last.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

The full devastation and humanitarian suffering of Gaza explained

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The full devastation and humanitarian suffering of Gaza explained

Israeli forces are said to have dropped more explosives on Gaza than fell on London, Dresden and Hamburg combined in the Second World War.

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

Trump to travel to Middle East after peace plan announced

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Trump to travel to Middle East after peace plan announced

President Trump told his cabinet this afternoon that he thought there would be a "lasting peace" in the Middle East - and declared "nobody thought it was possible to get it done".

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

‘Two state solution only sustainable option’ – former Israeli PM

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‘Two state solution only sustainable option’ – former Israeli PM

We spoke to former Israeli Prime Minister and IDF Chief of Staff, Ehud Barak. He is one of around 600 retired Israeli officials who sent an open letter to Donald Trump in August requesting he put pres...

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza

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Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire deal in Gaza

President Trump says he's on the way to the Middle East - while crowds here are waiting for news that the Israeli government has ratified the deal - phase one - in a process designed to bring an end t...

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

Israel Gaza ceasefire: Can Trump’s deal bring real peace?

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Is Israel Gaza ceasefire a breakthrough or a fragile truce?

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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 1d

Exclusive: A Channel 4 News investigation reveals shocking allegations the author of The Penguin Lessons - a memoir turned into a hit film starring Steve Coogan - abused boys at a school in Dorset in the 1970s

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Exclusive: ‘The Penguin Lessons' author accused of historic sexual abuse

Survivors call on Lionsgate to withdraw Steve Coogan film adaptation and for film royalties to be donated to charities, writes Cathy Newman.

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