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Dutch MP sent out of parliament for wearing colours of Palestine flag
Dutch MP Esther Ouwehand was told to change her outfit after wearing the colours of the Palestinian flag in parliament.
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Does Jimmy Kimmel’s removal over Charlie Kirk violate freedom of speech?
Disney-owned ABC pulled Kimmel's late-night show off the air after he made comments about MAGA and Tyler Robinson.
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Trump-China TikTok deal in the works to avoid looming US ban: What we know
US lawmakers voted to ban the app in 2024 amid concerns that Beijing could access user data.
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More than 70 civilians killed in attack on mosque in Darfur’s el-Fasher
UN report says ethnic violence has risen and civilians are bearing brunt as war continues between Sudan's army and RSF.
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LIVE: Trump says Xi call ‘productive’, leaders to meet in November
US president says the pair will meet at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea in November.
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Mahmoud Khalil: “My story is one drop in the sea of Palestinian sorrow”
Marc Lamont Hill speaks with Mahmoud Khalil about detention, dissent and the fight for Palestinian rights.
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US-China TikTok deal could see boosting of “pro-Trump content”
“Trump is getting not just this deal, but he's also getting essentially a media empire that's going to be run by Trump-f
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Afghanistan bans female authors from university curricula
At least 679 titles blacklisted, from books on human rights and women's rights to Western political thought.
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Iran hits out ahead of UN vote on nuclear sanctions
Tehran says it has offered fair proposals and accuses the E3 of 'political bias' in seeking to revive sanctions.
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Trump antifa strategy may lead to “anyone” on left being attacked
Mark Bray says Trump’s designation of the antifa is a political tool to expand repression against anyone who opposes him
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Afghanistan rejects US return to Bagram airbase
President Trump reiterated call to reclaim huge airbase; Taliban says US must engage without seeking military presence.
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Bali court hands Ukrainian man life sentence for illegal drugs laboratory
Authorities say Russians and Ukrainians are collaborating to form crime rings on Indonesia's most famous holiday island.
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‘We will stay’: Displaced Nigerians fear Boko Haram, stay in closing camps
Authorities are closing camps in Borno state and resettling displaced people. But communities fear continuing violence.
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Houthi drone crashes into hotel in Israel’s Eilat
A drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi group crashed into a hotel in the southern Israeli city of Eilat.
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LIVE: Israel kills more than 20 Palestinians as war on Gaza escalates
Mass expulsion continues from Gaza's largest urban centre as hundreds of thousands endure incessant bombardment.
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US Senate approves 48 Trump nominees in a single vote
Mass approval of nominees follows rules change that make it easier to approve lower-level Trump nominations.
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US approves $780m sale of Javelin missiles to Poland as Russia threat grows
The key NATO front-line state is bolstering its defence as the threat of a Russian incursion into its territory grows.
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Kim Jong Un declares AI military drone development a ‘top priority’
North Korea 'is in its strongest strategic position in decades', US military intelligence said in May.
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‘Crisis of justice’ as floods devastate: Pakistan’s climate change minister
Pakistan ranks among top 10 most climate-vulnerable nations but contributes less than 1 percent of global emissions.
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Canada, Mexico to work together in face of Trump’s US tariff threats
Canadian and Mexican leaders pledge closer coordination on trade amid US President Donald Trump's trade war.
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