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Israeli air strike kills missile commander in Gaza In a pre-dawn airstrike on a Gaza apartment, Israel targeted and killed the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s (PIJ) rocket launching force along with two other militants. This attack followed Gaza militants firing over 500 rockets into Israel. In response, the Israeli military conducted strikes on more than 130 militant targets in Gaza, resulting in 25 deaths, including civilians and PIJ commanders. Israel reported four fatalities, including three children, caused by rockets falling short in Gaza. The armed wing of PIJ confirmed the death of Ali Hassan Ghali, also known as Abu…

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Trump will pardon a ‘large portion’ of Jan. 6 rioters – makes promise at CNN town hall event Former US President Donald Trump made a promise during a CNN town hall event at Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire. He stated that if elected, he would pardon a significant number of individuals convicted of federal offences related to the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “I am inclined to pardon many of them,” Trump said. “I can’t say for every single one, because a couple of them, probably they got out of control.” He said he will grant…

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UK migration bill impractical and morally unacceptable, says Justin Welby The Guardian says The archbishop of Canterbury has clashed with ministers after branding the government’s flagship illegal migration bill as “morally unacceptable” legislation that will “damage the UK’s interests and reputation at home and abroad”. In a withering attack upon Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman’s plan, Justin Welby said it would not fulfil the prime minister’s pledge to “stop the boats”, ignored the key causes of the movement of refugees, and could break the system of international cooperation that promised to help those fleeing war, famine and conflict. “[The bill]…

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Justin Welby was right to speak up for a humane asylum system The Independent says whether or not the Church should be represented in the British legislature, Justin Welby has a duty to express his view on questions of public policy from a moral standpoint. We should leave aside the question of whether it is right for him to have a vote on the making of laws by virtue of his Church office, and address the substance of what he said. He is right to say that the government’s attempt to deport to Rwanda those arriving in Britain on small…

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Who is Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby as he speaks in the House of Lords? The Metro says It has been widely reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will speak out against the government’s proposed ‘small boats’ Illegal Migration Bill in the House of Lords today (May 10). While still a rare and stunning rebuke of government policy by a senior religious figure, it is not the first time the Archbishop has spoken out on political topics, having previously referred to the Rwanda deportation scheme as ‘opposite the nature of God.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of…

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