Starmer has condemned restrictions on Aston Villa match amid widespread outrage, but the Israeli club's supporters have a history of violence and disruption

The contest follows Patrick Harvie's decision to stand down as co-leader after 17 years in the role.

Six in 10 voters also oppose Washington sending more military aid to Israel, according to Quinnipiac poll.

The former Labour leader warns Cameron could be 'in contempt' of the International Criminal Court process

<article data-history-node-id="426986" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-killed-238-journalists-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-attacks-killed-238-journalists-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli attacks killed 238 journalists in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The number of Palestinian journalists killed has risen to 238 since the beginning of Israel's war on Gaza, the media office in Gaza said.</p> <p>A sixth journalist, Mohammed al-Khalidi, was killed in the Israeli attack that assassinated five Al Jazeera journalists the journalists’ tent outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, the media office said.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Social media users say Gaza accounts and pro-Palestinian voices are disproportionately 'censored' by the platform

<article data-history-node-id="421037" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-recognize-palestinian-state-june" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/france-recognize-palestinian-state-june" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">France to recognize Palestinian state in June</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p style="margin-bottom:11px">French President Emmanuel Macron said his country might recognize Palestine as a state next June.</p> <p>He made his statements during an interview with France 5 channel on Wednesday.</p> <p>Macron said he wants to move toward "recognizing" the Palestinian state, adding: "I won't do it... to please one person or another, but because it would be just and because I want to participate in a political dynamic".</p> <p>In June, Saudi Arabia and France will co-chair an international conference in New York, which aims at resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and advancing a two state solution.</p> <div class="url-embed-wrapper"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">🔴 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/C%C3%A0Vous?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CàVous</a> était avec Emmanuel Macron lors de son déplacement en Égypte. Situation au Proche-Orient, Donald Trump, Boualem Sansal… <br><br>Retrouvez l’interview exclusive du Président ce soir dès 18h55 sur France 5 ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/H1JS6QZKLr">pic.twitter.com/H1JS6QZKLr</a></p>— C à vous (@cavousf5) <a href="https://twitter.com/cavousf5/status/1909949781151035851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="420823" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-demands-international-justice-medic-killings" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hamas-demands-international-justice-medic-killings" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hamas demands 'international justice' for medic killings</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hamas has said in a statement that the new footage that has emerged showing Israeli forces attacking Palestinian medics is "irrefutable visual evidence" that &nbsp;proves the "systematic targeting of humanitarian personnel" by the army and constitutes&nbsp;"a premeditated murder under international law".</p> <p>The group called for "international justice for the victims of this heinous crime".</p> <p>Hamas's comments came as new video evidence relating to the Israeli forces' killing of 15 Palestine Red Crescent and civil defence workers emerged on Saturday.</p> <p>The footage, which was retrieved from a phone belonging to one of the medics who was killed and buried in a mass gave, shows the Israeli military attacking clearly marked Red Crescent ambulances with lights flashing, and emergency medical workers wearing reflective vests.</p> <p>The new evidence contradicts the Israeli army's account of the incident which claimed that the emergency vehicles&nbsp;“were identified advancing suspiciously toward [Israeli] troops without headlights or emergency signals”.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Bloc’s first preparedness strategy urges people to prepare for floods, fires, pandemics or military strikes