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<p>Al-Tabaeen school and mosque, which had been sheltering displaced people, was hit in Gaza City</p>

Bel Trew

Israel’s latest attack on Gaza has made an agreement even less likely

The airstrike on al-Tabaeen school and mosque, which has reportedly left more than 100 people dead, is yet another escalation in the spiralling conflict, writes Bel Trew

<p>Imane Khelif kisses her gold medal</p>

Helen King

As a historian of medicine, the Imane Khelif ‘scandal’ is nothing new

<p>One theme that was more prominent than in the past was the need for more civility in public life</p>

John Rentoul

There’s one important thing our new MPs can all agree on

<p>You need to fancy someone in order to fall in love with them, and a lot of that initial attraction will inevitably be based on how that person looks</p>

Olivia Petter

Love is Blind misses the point – sometimes it’s okay to be shallow

<p>Having failed to prevent the widespread use of cocaine in the UK, the time has come to rethink our policy approach to this and other drugs</p>

Cocaine helped fuel the riots – but there’s more to the story

<p>In the first six months of Musk’s ownership of X, revenues fell by nearly 40 per cent </p>

Alan Rusbridger

Musk is an arsonist with a box of matches – politicians must stand up

<p>Social media has contributed to the spread of harmful false information </p>

What the Leicester riots taught us about the spread of disinformation

<p>Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick suggested people shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ in the street should be arrested</p>

The riots are exposing just how irrelevant the Tories have become

<p>Elon Musk branded the prime minister ‘two-tier Keir’ in a series of tweets</p>

prof sander ven der linden

Has Elon Musk been radicalised by his own platform?

<p>The West was as surprised as the Kremlin by this week’s events</p>

mark almond

With the Kursk incursion, has Ukraine opened a window for peace?

<p>Three men stole the work from a roof in Peckham </p>

chris blackhurst

Why the thieves who stole a Banksy may have made a huge mistake

<p>Ukraine has been given more freedom in its defence; it is now allowed to take the war to Russia</p>

The Independent View

Russia has shown ineptitude. The West must help Ukraine finish the job

<p>Noah Lyles has suggested his Olympics are over</p>

sean o’grady

Noah Lyles raced with Covid at the Olympics – he shouldn’t have

<p>Thousands of counter-protesters demonstrated peacefully on Wednesday night ahead of expected anti-immigration action</p>

The Independent View

The British people have spoken – racism has no place here

<p>The incredibly depressing spectacle that we have witnessed on our streets over the last few days should be taken as a warning sign</p>

The nation has lost faith in a parliament for the people

<p>11-year-old Zheng Haohao is China’s youngest Olympian </p>

Gemma Abbott

How young is too young to take part in the Olympics?

<p>Is it fair to call Donald Trump ‘weird’? </p>

ryan coogan

Kamala’s VP pick might have already sunk Trump’s ‘weird’ running mate

Democrats have started pointing out just how strange the former president and his ilk really are. Ryan Coogan explains why this could be the thing that finally gets under his skin – and might help win Kamala Harris the White House

<p>Ed Davey celebrates in London on election night </p>

John Rentoul

Can the success of the Lib Dems force the Tories back to the centre?

<p>‘I’ve just realised that I’m the only person in the office who wears a tie, and I’m furious about it’ </p>

Ryan Coogan

Why am I the only one wearing a tie in my office?

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