At least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, Israeli data shows 17. November 2025 (08:00) Exclusive: Real toll likely substantially higher as hundreds of detainees from Gaza are missing, says NGO Physicians for Human Rights - IsraelIsraeli data shows at least 98 Palestinians have died in custody since October 2023, and the real toll is likely substantially higher because hundreds of people detained in Gaza are missing, an Israel-based human rights group has said.Physicians for Human Rights – Israel (PHRI) tracked deaths from causes including physical violence, medical neglect and malnutrition for a new report, using freedom of information requests, forensic reports and interviews with lawyers, activists, relatives and witnesses. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
South African man’s visa cancelled after neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament 17. November 2025 (07:35) Home affairs minister says ‘if you are on a visa you are a guest’ as Matthew Gruter has visa cancelledGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA South African man who took part in a neo-Nazi group’s anti-Jewish lobby protest outside the New South Wales state parliament has had his visa cancelled and will be forced to leave Australia.The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, cancelled the visa of South African national Matthew Gruter on Monday, more than a week after the demonstration. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate 17. November 2025 (06:00) Supreme court ruled ‘rape shield’ laws to limit intrusive cross-examination may breach men’s right to fair trialScotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial.In a strongly worded statement, the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said: “I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
With neonicotinoid pesticide ban, France’s birds make a tentative recovery - study 17. November 2025 (06:00) Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decadesInsect-eating bird populations in France appear to be making a tentative recovery after a ban on bee-harming pesticides, according to the first study to examine how wildlife is returning in Europe.Neonicotinoids are the world’s most common class of insecticides, widely used in agriculture and for flea control in pets. By 2022, four years after the European Union banned neonicotinoid use in fields, researchers observed that France’s population of insect-eating birds had increased by 2%-3%. These included blackbirds, blackcaps and chaffinches, which feed on insects as adults and as chicks. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Moderates rally around Sussan Ley as Liberal leader says she has been underestimated for much of her life 17. November 2025 (05:25) Factional powerbrokers issue statement contradicting media reports that moderates could swing behind conservative Andrew HastieGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenior Liberal moderates are rallying around Sussan Ley after speculation that members of the faction could withdraw support for her struggling leadership in the fallout to the decision to dump a net zero emissions target.Factional powerbrokers Anne Ruston and Maria Kovacic issued a statement on Monday disputing reports in The Australian that moderates could swing behind the West Australian conservative Andrew Hastie in a potential challenge against Ley. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
