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Pro-Palestine candidates, including Corbyn, secure wins in UK election
Former Labour Party leader and pro-Palestine activist Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected in Islington North as an independent.
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Fighting for her land: My great-aunt Kamira, the Algerian revolutionary
Kamira, a key member of the resistance fighting to end French occupation, carried intelligence to mountainous hideouts.
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Fighting for her land: My great-aunt Kamira, the Algerian revolutionary
Kamira, a key member of the resistance fighting to end French occupation, carried intelligence to mountainous hideouts.
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World leaders congratulate Starmer after stunning election win
'Let's get to it, my friend': Canada’s Trudeau urges Starmer to work together to build 'progressive, fair future'.
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World leaders congratulate Starmer after stunning election win
'Let's get to it, my friend': Canada’s Trudeau urges Starmer to work together to build 'progressive, fair future'.
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Man who stabbed South Korea opposition leader gets 15 years in jail
Lee Jae-myung suffered a wound to his jugular vein and underwent emergency surgery after the attack in January.
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Man who stabbed South Korea opposition leader gets 15 years in jail
Lee Jae-myung suffered a wound to his jugular vein and underwent emergency surgery after the attack in January.
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At least 89 people dead as boat capsizes off Mauritania
Dozens missing after fishing vessel left from border of Senegal and Gambia with 170 believed to have been on board.
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‘Whoever harms us is marked for death’, Israeli PM warns Hezbollah
'Whoever harms us is marked for death'. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Hezbollah.
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UK election results 2024: Why do some popular parties win so few seats?
Reform UK has won just four seats with 14 percent of the vote, while Conservatives got 121 seats on 24 percent - why?
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‘Conservative Party vote has collapsed’ says Al Jazeera reporter
Al Jazeera’s Rory Challands takes a quick look at the numbers that ensured a landslide for the opposition party.
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Iranians return to polls to pick new president amid voter turnout concerns
Run-off pits centrist Masoud Pezeshkian against hardliner Saeed Jalili in race to succeed Ebrahim Raisi.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 861
As the war enters its 861st day, these are the main developments.
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Sangomas with ring lights: Zimbabwe’s traditional healers take to TikTok
As a new generation of healers shares African spiritual practices on social media, critics say the two cannot mix.
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‘We are not criminals’: Philippines considers making divorce legal
The staunchly Catholic Southeast Asian nation is the only place other than the Vatican where divorce is banned.
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‘Change begins immediately,’ says new UK PM Keir Starmer
Labour Party leader says his party will 'deliver change' as it is clear that the country needs a 'bigger reset'.
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak concedes defeat in election
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak conceded defeat to the opposition Labour party in the general election.
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Labour’s Starmer hails landslide victory in UK election
The UK is getting a change of government after the opposition Labour Party secured a landslide victory.
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Gas leak at Malaysia’s main international airport sickens 39
Authorities say leak traced to abandoned skid tank at aircraft engineering facility.
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‘I’m not going anywhere’: Biden again slaps down calls to step aside
US president remains under pressure to assuage doubts about his fitness after dismal debate performance.
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