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Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman in dispute with US
Iran has seized a tanker with Iraqi crude destined for Turkey in retaliation for the confiscation last year of the…
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‘Deadliest conflict in 21st century’, says Oxfam
Just one-fifth of the 5,000 beds required to meet trauma and emergency needs in Gaza are available, UN spokesman Stephane…
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‘Devastated, heartbroken’: Against the odds, Gaza aid providers keep going
When Hussam Okal sought shelter with his family at a training centre in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis…
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Season of intimidation: Attacks on Ghana press escalate ahead of 2024 polls
Edward Adeti has been on the run since 2019. That year, the young Ghanaian investigative journalist uncovered how a Chinese…
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Remembering Issa al-Souri, a little boy killed when Israel bombed a church
No child likes the sounds of bombing and missiles, their ears cannot bear them. Issa Tariq al-Souri, 13, was the…
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IMF unlocks $4.7bn for Argentina amid economic crisis, Milei austerity cuts
Argentina and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have finalised an agreement to release $4.7bn as part of a debt restructuring plan for…
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At least 15 dead in Papua New Guinea rioting and looting
At least 15 people have been killed in Papua New Guinea, as Prime Minister James Marape appealed for calm after…
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How counsellor-grandmothers of Zimbabwe are averting a mental health crisis
In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are fewer than 20 psychiatrists. And mental health issues are rife,…
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Taiwan’s Gen Z voters want something new in Saturday’s election
On ‘Super Sunday’ as Taiwan’s three leading political parties converged on the southern city of Kaohsiung, 28-year-old Vivian and her…
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Taiwan hits back at China for ‘repeated interference’ in upcoming elections
Taiwan has condemned China for what it called intimidation of its citizenry and attempts to influence the island’s elections on…
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