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News Roundup
Labour Party conference: Will Palestinians get a mention in Starmer’s speech?
By Jeremy Corbyn, Middle East Eye, September 29, 2025
Guess who the Western sanctions on Iran have crippled? The middle class
By Mohammad Reza Farzanegan and Nader Habibi, Al Jazeera, September 28, 2025
Full List of Democrats Urging Trump Admin to Protect Gaza Flotilla
By Andrew Stanton, Newsweek, September 29, 2025
“More Dangerous by the Hour”: A Report From Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
By Abdel Qader Sabbah and Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Drop Site News, September 29, 2025
Trump family further expands Gulf business with $1B Jeddah plaza project
By Jack Dutton, Al-Monitor, September 29, 2025
‘Humiliating’ US offers put Iran’s Reformist president in crosshairs
Amwaj Media, September 29, 2025
Nicolás Maduro ready to declare state of emergency if US attacks Venezuela, says vice-president
By Tom Phillips, The Guardian, September 29, 2025
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