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From Gaza's skies to Cardigan Bay: The drone testing facility dividing a Welsh village

Aberporth might only have a couple of thousands residents, but its also home to two defence companies and a private airport that hosts and tests aircrafts potentially implicated in war crimes.

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Oct 04, 2024
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When the UK decided to suspend 30 licences for arms exports to Israel on 2 September, the news resonated worldwide. It was met with predictable backlash in Israel and was examined with close interest in the US, where the Biden administration is under pressure to stop (or at least condition) its own military funding and arms exports to Israel. But there …

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