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Record 39 candidates to run in Sri Lanka’s presidential election
Economy remains key issue after protesters angered by financial crisis toppled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in 2022.
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The cost of crossing the Darien Gap
How gangs of people smugglers can demand the highest price for those crossing the Darien Gap.
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New round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Doha: Where do Hamas, Israel stand?
Amid risks of a wider regional conflict, Israel and Hamas face major sticking points ahead of truce talks in Qatar.
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Russia sentences US dual citizen to 12 years for treason
Supporters say she donated about $50 to charity, but investigators accuse her of helping Ukraine buy weapons.
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Ukraine puts ‘pressure on the aggressor’, catches Russia off-guard in Kursk
President Putin and his officials appeared unprepared for Ukraine's daring invasion.
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Japan lifts ‘megaquake’ warning, tells people to ‘go back to normal’
Alert triggered panic in archipelago of 125 million people with many cancelling holidays, stocking up on essentials.
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UK woman jailed for ‘blow up mosque’ Facebook post after Southport riots
Julie Sweeney sentenced after pleading guilty to sending communications that 'threaten death or serious harm'.
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Climate activists protest at four German airports, halting traffic
Interior minister says action was 'dangerous and stupid', warns of tougher penalties for airport intruders.
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Russia evacuates thousands from Kursk as Ukrainian forces advance
Ukrainian military says Russia has moved some troops from the occupied south but this is not a major redeployment.
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Israel approves new illegal settlement on UNESCO site near Bethlehem
The Nahal Heletz settlement shrinks Palestinian land and poses 'imminent threat' to a World Heritage Site.
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‘Big shock’: Thailand faces political upheaval as PM removed from office
Thailand's constitutional court made its second bombshell ruling in a week as it ousted Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin.
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English Premier League 2024/25: Match schedule, start times, teams, format
When does the Premier League start and who are the favourites? Who are the new player signings? Al Jazeera explains.
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A candidate cull ahead of Tunisia’s presidential election
Most prospective candidates saw their names ruled out, with many finding themselves in prison.
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‘Reclaim the night’: Massive protests in India after doctor’s rape, murder
Demonstrators are demanding more safety for women after a trainee doctor's body was found in a Kolkata state hospital.
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Barclays planned to withdraw from Israeli bond auctions: Report
UK bank wanted to quell criticism over involvement with defence firms supplying Israeli military.
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Protests escalate in India over rape and murder of doctor in Kolkata
The discovery of the 31-year-old's body last week at a state-run hospital has led to widespread outrage.
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US actress Gena Rowlands, star of The Notebook, dies at 94
Rowlands starred in dozens of films during a career that began on stage and television in the 1950s.
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NASA to decide on how to bring home stranded astronauts by end of the month
Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams were stranded after problems emerged with Boeing's Starliner spacecraft.
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In Japan’s ageing countryside, some villages face extinction
Japan has an estimated 9 million abandoned homes as rural areas grapple with rapid population decline.
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