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Trump endorses Mike Johnson to return as US House speaker, despite backlash
President-elect Donald Trump had previously clashed with Speaker Johnson over the passage of a bipartisan spending bill.
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Maysaa Sabrine becomes first woman to lead Syria’s central bank
Sabrine has become the first female governor of the Syrian central bank in its more than 70-year history.
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Russia, Ukraine swap more than 300 POWs in deal mediated by UAE
While Russian Defence Ministry says 150 prisoners were swapped, Zelenskyy welcomes 189 Ukrainians home.
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Searching for my father in Syria
With the collapse of the Assad regime, Syrians search prisons, hospitals, and morgues for loved ones.
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Drone footage shows destruction of Zabadani from Syria’s war
Exclusive drone footage reveals the extensive destruction in Zabadani, which endured heavy shelling during Syria’s war.
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Winter rains worsen horrors faced by displaced Palestinians in Gaza
International aid agencies say Israeli forces have been hampering aid deliveries, making humanitarian crisis even worse.
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Kenya police fire tear gas at protest against alleged government abductions
Several, including politician, reportedly among those detained by police in Nairobi at site of antigov't protests.
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Five charged, including manager, in death of singer Liam Payne
One Direction singer had alcohol and cocaine in his system at the time of his death, an autopsy finds.
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Dominique Pelicot won’t appeal conviction in ex-wife’s rape trial in France
The Frenchman was jailed for 20 years for drugging and raping his then-wife and soliciting dozens of men to do the same.
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Trump loses defamation liability appeal in E Jean Carroll case
The president-elect was ordered to pay the author $2.02m for sexual assault in the 1990s and $2.98m for defamation.
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Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers say will close all NGOs employing women
Ministry of Economy warns that any NGO that does not comply will have its activities suspended and its licence revoked.
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2024 was a year of anti-Palestinian censorship and active art rebellion
For 12 months, artists and art workers across the world stood up in solidarity with Palestine and against repression.
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Gaza Kamal Adwan Hospital chief Abu Safia held at Israeli army base: Report
Hussam Abu Safia, who documented Israeli abuses, reportedly detained at Sde Teiman base known for ‘brutality, torture'.
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Russia accused of shooting down passenger jet
Azerbaijan’s President has directly accused Russia of shooting down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed.
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Inflation down, poverty up as Milei takes chainsaw to Argentina’s economy
Reduced government spending brings significant changes to Argentina's economy under Milei’s leadership.
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How did South Korea’s Jeju Air plane crash? Here’s what we know
Acting President Choi Sang-mok orders an extensive probe into the crash and the country's airline safety systems.
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‘Global silence and abandonment’ as Gaza’s Kamal Adwan Hospital destroyed
Northern Gaza's last operational major health facility is being destroyed by Israeli forces.
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As Pakistan, Afghanistan attack each other, what’s next for neighbours?
Experts say both sides need to reset their approach towards the other — even as mounting tensions have eroded trust.
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The end of fear in Syria
Al Jazeera's Justin Salhani recounts his experiences in the first days after al-Assad.
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Mourners pay respects to South Korean air disaster victims
Investigators are searching for evidence into the cause of South Korea’s worst air crash in decades.
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