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Israel destroys one of Gaza City’s biggest buildings
Israeli forces attacked and destroyed the 12-storey Mushtaha tower in Gaza City on Friday.
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Downton Abbey star interrupts TV interview with plea for Gaza
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville interrupted a red-carpet interview with a plea to stop Israel’s incursion in Gaza.
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FAST to retain power after Samoan election victory confirmed
While incumbent held on to power, the Polynesian island nation will have a new PM: Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt.
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UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of 'horrific' atrocities.
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Australian parties all “very tough” on asylum seekers
Mark Kenny on Australia’s new migrant resettlement deal with Nauru and its hardline approach to asylum seekers.
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Afghans unsure which “crisis to respond to” after earthquake
“In the past 12 hours we have experienced four aftershocks above 4.8 magnitude.”
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Palestinian boys shot in testicles as “target practice”
Dr Nick Maynard on treating Palestinian boys in Gaza with gunshot wounds he believes were caused by deliberate targeting
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Aftershocks add to injuries from powerful quake in Afghanistan
More than 2,200 people were killed after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan over the weekend.
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US sanctions Palestinian rights groups to ‘silence them’
“They want to silence anyone who stands up to Israeli crimes.”
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US wants to “silence Palestinian voices” with sanctions
Human rights worker Basel Sourani says the US is using sanctions to shield Israel from facing justice.
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Fact checking Robert F Kennedy’s statements to Senate on COVID, vaccines
Robert F Kennedy Jr disputed claims by US senators on health policies, COVID-19 vaccines, and antidepressants.
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Thai parliament elects Anutin Charnvirakul as prime minister
The vote is a major blow to the Shinawatra clan, a mainstay of Thai politics for the past two decades.
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Western troops in Ukraine would be ‘targets’ for Russian forces: Putin
Moscow hits out at plan by Kyiv's allies to send forces as a security guarantee following any peace deal.
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Corbyn-led tribunal accuses UK of complicity in Gaza genocide
Keir Starmer's government is guilty of aiding Israel war crimes, experts at unofficial inquiry suggest.
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Climate-change-driven wildfires increasing air pollution across globe: UN
Wildfires release a "witches' brew" of pollutants that can wreck air quality even a continent away.
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US Department of Defense to be renamed ‘Department of War’: Report
President Donald Trump recently said 'defence is too defensive' as the US wants 'to be offensive too'.
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Messi brace for Argentina downs Venezuela in emotional World Cup farewell
A sold-out stadium of 85,000 in Buenos Aires witnessed two farewell Lionel Messi goals in World Cup qualifier.
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Messi brace for Argentina downs Venezuela in emotional World Cup farewell
A sold-out stadium of 85,000 in Buenos Aires witnessed two farewell Lionel Messi goals in World Cup qualifier.
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Osaka knocked out of US Open; Sabalenka to play Anisimova in final
Reigning champ Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula while Amanda Anisimova upset Naomi Osaka to make first US Open final.
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Osaka knocked out of US Open; Sabalenka to play Anisimova in final
Reigning champ Aryna Sabalenka beat Jessica Pegula while Amanda Anisimova upset Naomi Osaka to make first US Open final.
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