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Hezbollah vs Israel – no end to the “reckoning”
The Israeli military’s latest attack on Lebanon threatens a third war between the two countries.
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Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan to quit international cricket in March 2025
The troubled ex-captain, facing murder charges in Bangladesh, wants to hang up his boots after the ICC Champions Trophy.
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Inside a Lebanon school shelter for families fleeing Israeli attacks
Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari saw how families have been sleeping on desks in a Lebanese school housing displaced people.
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IMF loan offers Pakistan relief but long-term reforms remain a challenge
The $7bn loan is a lifeline for Pakistan's struggling economy, but experts say the country needs fundamental changes.
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Deadly Israeli assault in the occupied West Bank
One woman was killed and five others injured, including a 9-year-old girl, during the raid in southern Jenin.
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Video: Fighting erupts in Sudan’s capital as army launches new offensive
Battles have been taking place in Sudan’s capital Khartoum where the army has launched a new offensive against the RSF.
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Aafia Siddiqui: “Victim of all victims” | Part II
In part 2 we conclude our interview with Clive Stafford Smith, a lawyer representing Aafia Siddiqui.
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Author Jhumpa Lahiri declines NYC’s Noguchi Museum award after keffiyeh ban
Pulitzer Prize winner refuses to accept award from museum that fired staff for wearing emblem of Palestinian solidarity.
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Sudan’s army launches major offensive to retake Khartoum
The army lost control of most of the capital to the paramilitary RSF at the start of the conflict last April.
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Aafia Siddiqui: “Victim of all victims” | Part I
Clive Stafford Smith, lawyer for Aafia Siddiqui, who he says is a victim of circumstance following the 9/11 attacks.
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US, France lead call for temporary ceasefire along Israel-Lebanon border
Israeli military and Hezbollah continue to trade fire in intense attacks despite appeal for pause in hostilities.
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New York mayor Eric Adams says he expects criminal charges
The mayor of New York City Eric Adams has been indicted on criminal charges that are yet to be made public.
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Japan court acquits former boxer of murder after decades on death row
Judge acknowledges Iwao Hakamada was wrongfully convicted for murders at miso factory in 1966.
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Lazio fans detained with weapons before Europa League match in Germany
German police held about 60 fans overnight and banned them from the stadium as Lazio played Dynamo Kyiv in Hamburg.
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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Teams, India vs Pakistan, full schedule
All you need to know about the groups, format, fixtures, match start times and venues for the tournament.
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Israeli attacks against journalists, media freedom decried at UNSC
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu says attacks are meant to prevent the world from knowing what is happening in Gaza.
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Trump hits out at Zelenskyy for not striking deal to end war in Ukraine
Republican presidential candidate says even 'worst deal' would be better than current level of death and destruction.
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Japan sends warship through Taiwan Strait for first time
The Sazanami sailed south through the 180-kilometre waterway with ships from Australia and New Zealand.
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Israel ‘spreading terror’, Lebanon’s PM tells UN Security Council
UNSC told that France, US working on 21-day ceasefire proposal as fighting between Israel, Hezbollah intensifies.
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Putin outlines new rules for Russian use of vast nuclear arsenal
Comments appear to significantly lower the threshold for Russia to use its vast nuclear arsenal.
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