Sebastian Usher

I think the absolute defining thing at the moment, though, is still that the feeling in Israel is that nothing should get them away of getting the remaining hostages out.

I think the absolute defining thing at the moment, though, is still that the feeling in Israel is that nothing should get them away of getting the remaining hostages out.

The bells of Altahera Church ring out across Mosul, a symbol of the rebirth of the old city that was left devastated eight years ago after the battle to drive ISIS out.

The bells of Altahera Church ring out across Mosul, a symbol of the rebirth of the old city that was left devastated eight years ago after the battle to drive ISIS out.

A Mosul photographer, Ali Al-Baroudi, recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the old city shortly after the street-by-street battle was over in 2017, with the gloriously skewed Al-Hadba minaret, known as the hunchback that had been emblematic of Mosul for hundreds of years, in ruins.

A Mosul photographer, Ali Al-Baroudi, recalls the horror that greeted him when he first entered the old city shortly after the street-by-street battle was over in 2017, with the gloriously skewed Al-Hadba minaret, known as the hunchback that had been emblematic of Mosul for hundreds of years, in ruins.

80% of the old city of Mosul and the West Bank of the Tigris was destroyed. It was not just the churches, mosques and old houses that needed to be repaired, but the community spirit of those who'd lived there for so long in relative harmony between religions and ethnicities.

80% of the old city of Mosul and the West Bank of the Tigris was destroyed. It was not just the churches, mosques and old houses that needed to be repaired, but the community spirit of those who'd lived there for so long in relative harmony between religions and ethnicities.

A year later, the huge task of rebuilding began under the auspices of UNESCO, with a budget of $115 million that the UN Cultural Agency had managed to drum up, much of it from the UAE and the European Union.

A year later, the huge task of rebuilding began under the auspices of UNESCO, with a budget of $115 million that the UN Cultural Agency had managed to drum up, much of it from the UAE and the European Union.

Father Olivier Poquillon, a Dominican priest, returned to Mosul to help oversee the restoration of the convent of Notre-Dame-de-L'Heure, known locally as Alsace, which was founded nearly 200 years ago.

Father Olivier Poquillon, a Dominican priest, returned to Mosul to help oversee the restoration of the convent of Notre-Dame-de-L'Heure, known locally as Alsace, which was founded nearly 200 years ago.

In charge of the entire project, which included the restoration of 124 old houses, has been the architect Maria Rita Acatoso, who came to Mosul straight from restoration work for UNESCO in Afghanistan.

In charge of the entire project, which included the restoration of 124 old houses, has been the architect Maria Rita Acatoso, who came to Mosul straight from restoration work for UNESCO in Afghanistan.

Eight years on, the major landmarks of Mosul are restored. The wriggling minaret of al-Hadba, the convent, the church of al-Tahira and the complex of al-Nuri Mosque. And people have been able to return to the houses that have in some cases been home to their families for centuries.

Eight years on, the major landmarks of Mosul are restored. The wriggling minaret of al-Hadba, the convent, the church of al-Tahira and the complex of al-Nuri Mosque. And people have been able to return to the houses that have in some cases been home to their families for centuries.

The scars of what the people of Mosul endured are yet to heal, just as much of Iraq remains in a fragile state. But the rebirth from the rubble of the old city represents hope for a better future.

The scars of what the people of Mosul endured are yet to heal, just as much of Iraq remains in a fragile state. But the rebirth from the rubble of the old city represents hope for a better future.

What information do you have regarding how moderate, possibly previously Democratic voters may have been pushed into the arms of Trump by overly liberal rhetoric in the media and social media?

What information do you have regarding how moderate, possibly previously Democratic voters may have been pushed into the arms of Trump by overly liberal rhetoric in the media and social media?