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'Shocked and disgusted': Explaining the controversy at the heart of this year’s Berlin Film Festival

This year’s Berlinale has been rocked by huge backlash over the sidelining of political discourse. Now, in an open letter, more than 80 prominent film figures have condemned the Berlin Film Festival’s “silence” on Gaza. Here's everything you need to know.

Euronews

Did the UN's Francesca Albanese really call Israel 'the enemy of humanity'?

Last week, France, Germany and others called for the resignation of Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, over an alleged anti-semitic comment about Israel. Her supporters say the claim is based on misinformation.

Euronews

Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton sign ‘dismayed’ letter slamming Berlin film festival’s ‘silence’ on Gaza

Festival caught in controversy after jury president Wim Wenders says filmmakers ‘have to stay out of politics’

The Independent UK

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US sanctions turn International Criminal Court judge’s daily life into a nightmare

French ICC Judge Nicolas Guillou is living a nightmare after the US sanctioned him and other judges for issuing an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, once again exposing the risk of Europeans' reliance on American services.

Euronews

Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many Palestinians

Muslim Palestinians in Gaza are preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan under a fragile ceasefire deal

The Independent UK

Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton among those to condemn Berlinale’s ‘silence’ on Gaza

At least 80 film-makers and stars sign open letter after German festival jury president Wim Wenders says they should keep out of politics

The Guardian - UK

Photos of rifles, drones and missile footage at the Defense Tech Expo Israel 2026

Rifles are lifted from display racks, drones hover above exhibition stands and large screens loop footage of missile launches inside the halls of Expo Tel Aviv convention center as it hosts the Defense Tech Expo Israel 2026.

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Brother of No Other Land co-director injured as Israeli settlers again attack family home

Hamdan Ballal says violence on West Bank as bad as ever, nearly a year after his Oscar-winning film shocked the world

The Guardian - UK

Swiss TV commentary of Israeli Olympic bobsled run fuels fierce reaction

Switzerland’s public broadcaster has taken down a Winter Olympics clip online after a journalist’s commentary during an Israeli bobsled team’s run was criticized

The Independent UK

South Africa’s foreign policy is rooted in negotiation with all nations – a shifting global order makes this difficult

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, South Africa’s foreign policy has been under sustained international scrutiny.

The Conversation

Protesters block Beirut roads after Cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices

Protesters block major roads around Beirut after Lebanon’s cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices to fund public pay hikes

The Independent UK

Medics in UK and US say they have been barred from Gaza after speaking out

Israel accused of denying doctors re-entry into territory after they gave first-hand testimony on conflict

The Guardian - UK

Kenyan authorities used Israeli tech to crack activist’s phone, report claims

Citizen Lab report suggests Cellebrite software was used to break into Boniface Mwangi’s phone while he was under arrest

The Guardian - UK

‘It was terrifying’: Australia faces reckoning over brutal police crackdown on pro-Palestine protests

IN FOCUS: Police in Sydney are being investigated by a state watchdog over their response to protests of Israel president Isaac Herzog’s visit. Namita Singh talks to witnesses and rights groups about an incident that shocked Australia

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NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country

Widespread allegations of police brutality followed a rally outside Sydney’s town hall on 9 February against visit by Isaac Herzog

The Times of India

Who was Dana Eden? Israeli producer of award-winning series ‘Tehran’ found dead in Athens hotel

Israeli television producer Dana Eden, known for her work on the award-winning spy thriller Tehran, was found dead in a hotel room in Athens, Greek authorities said.

The Independent UK

Two female Israeli soldiers rescued after they are chased by huge crowd of ultra-Orthodox men during riot

Rioters in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv, turned over an Israeli police car and set fire to a motorcycle amid anger over conscription

The Guardian - UK

Producer of Israeli spy thriller found dead in Athens hotel room

Dana Eden, 52, co-creator of hit TV series Tehran, reported by Greek police to have taken her own life on Sunday

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The Conversation

A history of assassination reveals how ‘targeted killings’ became an extension of state power

In November 2012, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) took to Twitter – as it was then – to announce it had killed Ahmed al-Jabari, chief of the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing in Gaza.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors plan to charge an Israeli settler with killing a Palestinian activist in the West Bank

Israeli prosecutors say they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video

The Independent UK

Last at halfway, smiling at the finish: Israel’s first Olympic bobsled run

Israel has made its Olympic bobsled debut, and its two-man team celebrated even while it sits in last place

The Conversation

Atrocities take place in democratic nations as well as autocratic ones – our database has logged them all

Thousands of people were killed by Iranian security forces in days of protests in January 2026. Meanwhile, in the same month, the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis shone a light on the use of fatal force by American law enforcement — a phenomenon that in 2025 saw the deaths…

The Guardian - UK

British Museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from some displays

Museum revises labelling on maps and panels, saying term used inaccurately and no longer historically neutral

The Guardian - US

International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature

The Independent UK

Germany will keep supporting Lebanon after UN peacekeepers leave, the German president says

Germany is seeking to assure Lebanon that it will support the Lebanese government even after pulling out German troops deployed as part of U.N. peacekeepers along the Lebanon-Israel border when their mission ends later this year

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