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Qatar has suspended mediation efforts on Gaza, Foreign Ministry says
The move comes amid growing frustration with lack of progress on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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Destruction in Beirut’s southern suburbs from Israeli air attacks
Israeli air attacks have caused extensive destruction in residential areas in Beirut’s southern suburbs.
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EU pledges ‘unwavering support’ to Ukraine after Donald Trump’s win
The 27-member bloc's foreign policy chief visited Kyiv and said EU support is necessary to fight Russian aggression.
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‘Bloodbath’: Railway station bombing in Quetta, Pakistan leaves 26 dead
It was like 'Judgement Day', says one victim, after a suicide bomber targeted passengers waiting to board a train
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Fact-check: Did 20 million Democratic votes ‘disappear’?
Social media posts are claiming that millions of votes are missing and the 2024 election was stolen. Not true.
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Fact Check: Did 20 million Democratic votes ‘disappear’ in the US election?
Social media posts are claiming that millions of votes are missing and the 2024 election was stolen. Not true.
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Unseen paths: Young and visually impaired in Costa Rica
A photographer explores the challenges and resilience of two teenagers with visual disabilities.
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Unseen paths: Young and visually impaired in Costa Rica
A photographer explores the challenges and resilience of two teenagers with visual disabilities.
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Trump’s win: The image, message and moment
Trump's victory was as much about the political context as it was about the media moment.
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UNIFIL accuses Israeli forces of destroying its property in Lebanon
UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon have released footage they say shows an Israeli excavator destroying their property.
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Israeli forces kill Palestinian man in raid on occupied West Bank town
The Health Ministry says a young man was killed and two people were injured in an assault in the town of Aqqaba.
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How are you? A question I struggle to answer in Gaza
When my friends outside Gaza try to check on me, I do not know how to respond.
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Bolivia court bars former leader Evo Morales from running for office
The ruling prevents the country's first Indigenous president from contesting elections scheduled in August 2025.
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Pentagon allows US military contractors to fix weapons in Ukraine
US eases restrictions for a few contractors to work away from the front lines and says they won't engage in combat.
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Nearly 380,000 people displaced by South Sudan floods, UN says
A surge in malaria is reported in several states and is overwhelming the health system, according to a UN agency.
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Boy who sleeps on his mother’s grave in Gaza
Palestinian boy Zein Yousef has been sleeping at his mother’s grave since she was killed in an Israeli attack in Gaza.
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‘Strong likelihood’ of imminent famine in north Gaza: Food security experts
Famine thresholds 'may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future', Famine Review Committee warns.
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Deadly explosion at Quetta railway station in Pakistan
At least 24 people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at the Quetta railway station in Pakistan.
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With Trump election win, Africa braces for US aid cuts, uncertainty
But it could also force African nations to double down on their shift away from the US, towards Asia and the Middle East
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 988
As the war enters its 988th day, these are the main developments.
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