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Guatemalan presidential frontrunners set for run-off
The two frontrunners in Guatemala’s presidential elections will face a run-off vote, the electoral commission has said, after no candidate…
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Erdogan tells NATO chief Sweden must stop Kurdish protests
Sweden must stop protests by supporters of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Stockholm to get the green light…
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Shell pipeline spill fouls farms, river in Nigeria’s Niger Delta
A new oil spill at a Shell facility in Nigeria has contaminated farmland and a river, upending livelihoods in fishing…
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Tornadoes, severe weather kill 3 in US Midwest
At least three people have been killed after severe storms hit the US states of Indiana and Arkansas, local authorities…
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What does an uprooted garden say about Egypt’s future?
Whether the motive is politics or profit, Cairo is in the midst of a construction boom that threatens what was…
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Qatar emir talks to Putin after Wagner mutiny in Russia
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, two days…
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Syrian survivors of enforced disappearance call on UN for justice
At the height of the civil war in Syria, Ahmad Helmi, an activist and human rights defender, became one of…
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Prayer, henna, charity: Eid al-Adha traditions around the world
Freshly pressed clothes in all styles and hues, the careful precision of women painting henna designs on hands, streets teeming…
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Police fire tear gas at Sierra Leone opposition after vote
Police in Sierra Leone have fired tear gas at the main opposition party’s headquarters in the capital Freetown as voters…
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Greek coastguard faces tough questions over refugee boat tragedy
Survivors of a June 14 shipwreck off Greece’s west coast have given Al Jazeera conflicting reports of how their refugee-laden…
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