The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is “very, very close” to taking power in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, its deputy …

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Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband confirms the UK will ban the import of goods from Israeli settlements in the illegally occupied West Bank.

The move by the UK comes as Israel plans to develop 1,200 new homes in the occupied territory.

But what is it?

The BBC’s Jeremy Bowen answers questions on its history and its future.

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we look at Israel’s reaction to UK sanctions against Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

The Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar announced retaliatory counter-measures, including the closure of the British Consulate in Jerusalem. Meanwhile in the UK, foreign secretary Ed Miliband has disagreed with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis who described the move as a “truly dark day” that put British Jews in greater danger.

We also look at the implications in the lead up to the October Israeli elections, and for the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Adam Fleming discusses the continued fallout between Britain and Israel with chief international correspondent, Lyse Doucet and Panorama filmmaker Jane Corbin.

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00:00 Introduction
01:00 How significant was the UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband’s speech?
02:32 Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Prime Minister’s Questions
04:15 How have Israel reacted to UK settlement sanctions?
09:01 Could the sanctions affect Israeli politics?
12:21 Has Andy Burnham done what Keir Starmer couldn’t?
22:01 How have the US reacted to the sanctions?

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The funeral of King Harald V is taking place in Norway’s capital Oslo, with the Prince of Wales and other European royals among attendees.

Tens of thousands of people have lined the streets to pay their respects after 13 days of national mourning.

The late monarch died in August after 35 years on the throne – his son, Haakon VIII, has succeeded him.

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz says Germany is facing a tectonic shift in party politics, following the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD)’s victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Mr Merz said the result had shaken his conservative CDU to its core, signalling the need for a major reckoning. The anti-immigration AfD has proposed banning LGBTQ rainbow flags in schools and teaching the children of refugees in segregated classes.

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05:28 The funeral of convicted Serbian war criminal General Ratko Mladić is attended by thousands in Belgrade
07:31 President Volodymyr Zelensky says Ukraine and the US must keep diplomacy going, as Russia strikes Kyiv around the clock
11:39 Lebanon says at least nine people were killed in fresh Israeli attacks
14:45 We meet 13-year-old composer Carey Tan, whose written a symphony about AI
16:55 An unsung hero of D-Day, meteorologist James Stagg, is portrayed by Andrew Scott in the new film “Pressure”

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