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Israel’s far-right finance minister says he wants to cut Palestinian banks off from the global financial system.

Bezalel Smotrich’s plan has not yet been approved by the Israeli government.

But if it does happen, what could the consequences be?

Presenter: 

Cyril Vanier

Guests: 

Raja Khalidi – Director-general at the Palestine Economic Policy Research Institute

Shahd Hammouri – Lecturer in…

Prosecutors say they are prepared to go to trial for a third time after tension among jurors derails proceedings.

The judge in the sex crimes retrial of disgraced entertainment mogul Harvey Weinstein sex crimes retrial has declared a mistrial on an outstanding rape charge against the movie producer, after the jury foreperson refused to return to deliberate the case amid a jury room feud.

Judge Curtis Farber dismissed jurors in the New York court who had been unable to reach a verdict on the…

Australia lead South Africa by 218 runs after wickets tumble again on Day Two of World Test Championship final.

Australia took the upper hand in the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s, ending Day Two on 144-8 in their second innings with a lead of 218 runs after wickets tumbled freely again.

A gripping contest of fluctuating fortunes seemed to be heading for a decisive third day as defending champions Australia looked to set an imposing target for South Africa to…

“I’m doing what my country, what my government is supposed to do. But Germany chooses to starve children.” After being deported from Israel, Gaza Freedom Flotilla member Yasemin Acar called out her government for sending weapons instead of aid to Palestinians.

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Despite the crackdown, organizers have vowed to go ahead with the planned march to the Rafah border with the Gaza Strip.

Egyptian authorities have detained and deported dozens of activists who arrived in the country to participate in the Global March to Gaza, intended to break…

Protests take place almost a year after several killed and seized by Kenyan police in finance bill protests.

Protesters took to the streets of Kenya’s capital Nairobi to express their fury over the death of a blogger arrested by police last week, as the country’s police watchdog reported that 20 people had died in custody over the last four months.

Police used tear gas to disperse crowds gathered close to the capital’s parliamentary building on Thursday to protest against the death of…

The Israeli military said its operation was aimed at arresting ‘several’ alleged Hamas members who were plotting attacks on the country.

At least one person has been killed during an overnight Israeli raid in the southwestern Syrian town of Beit Jinn.

In a statement on Thursday, Syria’s Ministry of Interior said the repeated “provocations” from the Israeli army were a “blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Syrian Arab Republic”.

“These practices cannot lead the region to…