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Lebanon says it foiled Israeli network plotting bomb attacks
Lebanese intelligence agency says it arrested people working for Israel who planned 'terrorist attacks' in the country.
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Trump to hit China with 100 percent tariff amid escalating trade spat
The US president's announcement comes after China pledged to impose restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals.
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Around four million people displaced across Africa’s Sahel, UN warns
Women and children represent 80 percent of those forcibly displaced in countries including Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger.
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Russia’s Putin says ‘no big deal’ if US won’t extend nuclear warhead limits
Russian president reveals development of new strategic weapons amid stalled nuclear treaty talks with United States.
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Qatari defence minister meets with US counterpart at Pentagon
Qatari Defence Minister met with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.
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Pakistan and India: What’s the global cost of natural disasters?
Floods in Pakistan and India re-ignite the debate on the mounting cost of global disasters.
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Snubbed by Nobel, Trump to head to Middle East to celebrate Gaza ‘peace’
White House decries Nobel Committee's decision not to hand Peace Prize to Donald Trump after Gaza ceasefire deal.
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Anti-ICE protesters, police scuffle at Chicago facility
Protesters at a federal immigration facility near Chicago scuffled with police Friday morning.
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Machado’s Nobel is “terrific news” for democracy in Venezuela
Juan Pappier of Human Rights Watch says Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize is boost for Venezuela’s fight for democracy.
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NBA returns to China after six-year absence following pro-democracy fallout
Relations between the NBA and China had soured after a pro-democracy tweet was liked by a team official in 2019.
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Who is Maria Corina Machado, 2025 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize?
The 'Iron Lady' of Venezeula, an opposition leader who is currently in hiding, has been lauded by the Nobel Committee.
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‘You gave everything’: West Bank journalists honour fallen Gaza colleagues
Palestinian journalists reflect on the courage required of their colleagues in Gaza to document war and oppression.
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When the bombs in Gaza stop, the true pain starts
When the guns fall quiet, Gaza is left with the ache of survival and the wounds that peace can’t heal.
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How Israel denies the right to play for Palestinian children
We look at Palestinian children's right to play in war-ravaged Gaza and in the occupied West Bank.
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Syrian FM in Beirut on first high-profile visit since al-Assad era
Landmark visit sees nations seeking solutions to border issues, status of Syrian prisoners and fate of Syrian refugees.
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Netanyahu will face “criticism” from two sides
Former Israeli minister Yossi Beilin says Netanyahu faces backlash in Israel from both right and left over Gaza.
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Netanyahu faces right-wing threat to collapse his government
Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted to accept the Gaza ceasefire deal, despite threats from coalition partners.
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‘Without journalists, war crimes remain unwritten’
Journalists are experiencing a 'total genocide' in Gaza, Al Jazeera's conference is told.
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North Korea marks ruling party’s 80th anniversary with huge ceremony
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un vowed to turn the country into a ‘socialist paradise’ during a huge ceremony.
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India to reopen embassy in Kabul after 4-year hiatus amid new Taliban ties
India reopens embassy in Kabul, marking its first diplomatic engagement with the Taliban since their 2021 takeover.
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