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Alex Bennie

@BennieAlex

Barrister interested in Crime, Social Welfare, and Human Rights. Speaks poor Latin, mutters about Plato. Views my own. Retweets not necc. endorsements.

Joined October 2015
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At least 26 killed in ‘horrific’ Russian strike on aid centre thetimes.com/article/9e8b924…
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Police probe video of officer hitting youth with handcuffs in Speke

Police probe video of officer hitting youth with handcuffs in Speke

A video which shows an officer hitting a youth is a "small part of the incident", police say.

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Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy

The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

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Top settler rabbi rules Jews may harvest olives from Palestinian-owned groves

Top settler rabbi rules Jews may harvest olives from Palestinian-owned groves

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Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West Bank

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians and Washington Post photographer in West Bank

The settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives and beat Heidi Levine, a veteran photojournalist. Witnesses said Israeli soldiers did nothing to halt the violence.

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U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America nytimes.com/2026/10/14/us/po… via @NYTimes
U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America

U.S. Is Sending Hundreds of Troops to Latin America

The Pentagon is expanding its fight against drug traffickers, even as the plans recall a long and bloody history of U.S. intervention in the region.

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Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC finds

Deloitte helped in falsifying documents to evade tax on Abramovich’s wealth, BBC finds

Backdated paperwork also made the Russian oligarch’s yachts and mansions disappear from accounts, investigation finds.

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US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as 'assault on rule of law'

US unveils sanctions on ICC in move court condemns as 'assault on rule of law'

Several member states of the international tribunal, including the UK, say they "strongly disagree" with the sanctions.

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‘I want to thank President Putin’, Trump says after agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel –...

‘I want to thank President Putin’, Trump says after agreeing to lift sanctions on Russian diesel –...

This liveblog is now closed.

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Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups

Iranian singer’s 74 lashes for performing without a hijab ‘a form of torture’, say rights groups

Iranian court upholds sentence against 29-year-old star Parastoo Ahmadi and other musicians in crackdown on women flouting hijab law

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UK special forces could face prosecution as Afghanistan evidence referred to police

UK special forces could face prosecution as Afghanistan evidence referred to police

Evidence relating to a number of detention operations carried out by British personnel between 2010 and 2013 is being examined.

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Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survives execution attempt after two injections

Killer Christa Pike's lawyer says she is being given "life-saving measures" in hospital after two syringes of pentobarbital.

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USA: UN experts urge immediate halt to Christa Pike’s execution ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
USA: UN experts urge immediate halt to Christa Pike’s execution

USA: UN experts urge immediate halt to Christa Pike’s execution

GENEVA – UN experts* today urged the Government of the United States of America and Tennessee state authorities to immediately halt Christa Pike’s execution, scheduled for 30 September 2026, and...

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Trump says he will 'not allow Israel to annex the West Bank' youtu.be/uhdsGlIAhD4?is=w_zp… via @YouTube
Trump says he will 'not allow Israel to annex the West Bank'

Trump says he will 'not allow Israel to annex the West Bank'

President Donald Trump said Thursday he won't allow Israel to annex...

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MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case

MI5 accepts it gave evidence based on lies in neo-Nazi spy case

It is the first time MI5 has confirmed the BBC's revelation that it gave evidence based on lies in court while defending the violent informant.

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‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements theguardian.com/world/2026/s…
‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements

‘It’s a good start’: prominent Israelis welcome UK sanctions on illegal settlements

Ed Miliband’s intervention was ‘inevitable’ after Israeli government and security failures, say former ministers and diplomats

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UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

UK accuses Israeli ‘terrorists’ of ethnic cleansing in West Bank with government backing

Ed Miliband announces sanctions on trade with settlers as PM says in the Guardian it is time to act

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Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’ theguardian.com/world/2026/a…
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’

Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’

Israeli PM criticised by political rival for attacking an international ally and overseeing ‘horrific diplomatic failure’

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Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO theguardian.com/society/2026…
Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO

Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO

Exclusive: Director general accuses corporations of obstructing efforts to tackle obesity crisis after investigation by Guardian and others

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US government (relying on OpenAi) map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

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