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The government has approved a request from the police to ban the Al Quds Day march in London on Sunday to prevent “serious public disorder” given the conflict in the Middle East, the home secretary has said. The Metropolitan Police asked for the ban saying it was concerned about the high number of protesters and counterprotesters, adding the march organizers were “supportive of the Iranian regime” . The Islamic Human Rights Commission, who organize the annual march, insist it is a peaceful, pro-Palestinian event. It says a static protest will take place instead. It is the first time a protest...

Black vacationers on Martha’s Vineyard often describe visiting the island in August as a kind of family reunion. If your family happens to include Michelle Obama, that is. “This is a special place for us, because, as you all know, this is where we come to enjoy being us,” Ms. Obama said Saturday afternoon at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival, where she joined her older brother, Craig Robinson, for a live recording of their podcast, “IMO,” which she likened to a kitchen table. The brother-sister duo were speaking with the actress Natasha Rothwell, whom they repeatedly referred to...