Pressure mounts on world leaders to agree on a Palestine bid for United Nations membership amid fears a threatened American veto could spark fresh violence
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Cometh the hour, cometh the m-m-m-man. That's the essential message of The King's Speech, in which George VI overcomes his stammer to rouse his countrymen to fight the Germans... more
The scene of three women standing on the roof of a house in Tehran under moonlight, cupping their hands to their mouths saw Pietro Masturzo crowned World Press Photo photographer of the year ... more
The Fever Chart is fine as far as it goes but frustratingly unlinked to what has preceded it. The final scene makes for a strained ending to an effortful evening.... more
Richard Hamilton is often described as a British Andy Warhol — but, as a new show of his political works proves, he is capable of transcending Pop Art... more
Palestinians and their supporters are planning a week-long series of protests in London ending in a Trafalgar Square rally of up to 5,000 demonstrators, the Standard can reveal... more
Hosted by the Socialist Workers' Party, Cultures of Resistance used four groups to draw attention to the refugee camps of Palestine, the carnage of Iraq and the plight of London's homeless.... more
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