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WORLDThe Guardian

How Israel is at the heart of Haley Stevens’s extraordinary reversal

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The issue runs through almost every twist and turn and has come to define the congresswoman’s political persona For Haley Stevens, the road from Democratic Senate candidate to campaigning alongside a Republican she once called a rubber stamp for Donald Trump has been remarkably short – and the issue running through almost every twist and turn has been Israel. Having failed to stop Abdul El-Sayed in the primary, Stevens chose to back Republican Mike Rogers on Sunday, a candidate who she previously warned would enable Trump’s agenda – apparently because…

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WORLDFrance 24

The Long Hull: Karl Bushby reflects on perseverance & 'best of humanity' on his 28-year journey home

“They say it takes a village. In this case, it took a world.” After 28 years and some 50,000 kilometres, British explorer and adventurer Karl Bushby has returned to his hometown of Hull, completing an extraordinary life journey across four continents that illustrates not only the limits of human endurance, but also the intricate relationship between individual determination, geopolitical constraints and a world of humanity. Speaking to France 24's François Picard shortly after his emotional homecoming, Bushby reflects on an undertaking that resembles a…