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‘Left to bleed out’: Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 5:59am
Two Palestinian youths shot dead and 20 arrested as Israeli forces continue deadly crackdown in the occupied West Bank.
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The Abu Ghraib abuse scandal 20 years on: What redress for victims?

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 4:51am
Two decades since images of Iraqi men being abused by US soldiers shocked the world, victims still seeking justice.
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Maroof’s ’emotional’ farewell captures legacy for Pakistan women’s cricket

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 4:43am
Trailblazing former Pakistan women's cricket captain Bismah Maroof says 'emotional' farewell was for team and family.
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South Africa’s post-apartheid democracy is sustained by protest

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 4:33am
Elections are important for democracy, but political and social mobilisations are crucial.
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Russia and Ukraine target each other’s energy sectors

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 4:09am
Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine’s energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.
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Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 3:08am
The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.
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Sudan: A savage war and toxic information battle

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 2:43am
Domestic rivalries and external players pollute the Sudanese information space.
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‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 2:41am
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.
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Is the crackdown on US university campuses a threat to free speech?

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 2:24am
Hundreds of students and academics have been arrested during rallies opposing Israel's war on Gaza. 
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Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 1:43am
MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.
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‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 1:23am
Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.
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US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6bn defence aid

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 1:18am
New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.
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South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed?

AJE - Sat, 04/27/2024 - 12:00am
Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.
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Hamas receives latest Israeli proposal amid efforts to revive Gaza talks

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:57pm
Palestinian group says it is 'open to any ideas' but sticks to its demand that a deal must permanently end the Gaza war.
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Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 10:07pm
University oversight panel says president undermined freedoms by allowing New York police to break up Gaza protest.
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US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 8:43pm
New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.
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Jobless engineers, MBAs: The hidden army of Indian election ‘consultants’

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 8:01pm
These ‘politically neutral problem solvers’ do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.
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Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 2:35pm
Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.
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Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 1:52pm
Former National Enquirer publisher faces grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of US testimony wraps up.
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Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March

AJE - Fri, 04/26/2024 - 1:44pm
More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.
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