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Gaza humanitarian flotilla departs Barcelona to break Israeli siege
The Global Sumud Flotilla has left the Spanish port city of Barcelona, with the stated goal of “breaking Israel’s illegal…
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UNIFIL’s mandate in southern Lebanon was renewed. What happens next?
The United Nations Security Council voted on Thursday to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, known as UNIFIL,…
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Former Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani injured in car crash
Former New York City mayor and United States President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has been hospitalised after a…
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How a children’s chocolate drink became a symbol of French colonialism
In 1909, French journalist-turned-entrepreneur Pierre-Francois Lardet returned from a trip to Nicaragua determined to recreate a beverage he had tasted…
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Mothers, newborns most at risk as Israeli-induced malnutrition grips Gaza
In an overcrowded clinic in central Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, Samar Abu Ajwah clutched her frail newborn as he burst…
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Powerful earthquake rocks Afghanistan’s Kunar, at least 10 killed
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has struck eastern Afghanistan, with early reports indicating at least 10 people were killed and 20…
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‘Fields of rubble’: Israel, destroying Gaza City, kills 78 across enclave
Israel has stepped up its destruction of Gaza City as it plans to seize Gaza’s largest urban centre and forcibly…
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Ukraine vows to retaliate after Russian attacks on power sector
Russian drone attacks on power facilities in northern and southern Ukraine overnight left nearly 60,000 customers without electricity, with President Volodymyr…
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Kashmir’s top cleric was a fiery freedom advocate. Now he preaches patience
On a sunlit June Friday in Srinagar’s Old City, the Jamia Masjid stands as it always has, ornate and imposing.…
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US trade war, India-China ties loom large at SCO summit in Tianjin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are among the more than 20 world leaders attending the…
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