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How can we reduce global food insecurity?
New report warns that 282 million people faced acute hunger last year.
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Columbia faculty ‘furious’ over student arrests at Gaza protests
Columbia University faculty say they are ‘furious’ at the arrest of students at pro-Palestine protests on campus
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Spain’s prime minister halts public duties after wife accused of corruption
Pedro Sanchez says he will make an announcement on his political future next week.
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Biden signs law securing billions in US aid for Ukraine, Israel
Despite outcry over abuses in Gaza war, US president stresses that his commitment to Israel's security is 'ironclad'.
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Escaped horses in central London injure four people
A pair of escaped military horses was caught on camera running through central London.
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UK police arrest three over deaths of five people in English Channel
Deaths occurred when a small overcrowded boat carrying 112 people set out to cross the Channel and panic took hold.
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Israeli strikes hit southern Lebanon as cross-border fire escalates
Hezbollah dismisses Israeli claim that it has killed half of the group's commanders in southern Lebanon.
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Portrait by Gustav Klimt sells for $32m at Vienna auction
Portrait of Miss Lieser, a painting of a young woman left unfinished due to Klimt's death, was long believed to be lost.
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Dove release as gesture of peace in European Parliament met with dismay
MEP releases dove as he calls for peace, to the consternation of other members in the European Parliament chamber.
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Life Before Land
Distant weather warnings are now full-on alerts in Bangladesh as it faces the brutal effect of climate change.
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About 282 million people faced acute hunger last year: UN-led report
Gaza, Sudan and other conflicts, along with extreme weather and economic shocks, worsened food insecurity, report says.
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Are settler politics running unchecked in Israel?
While far-right settler sentiments have always existed, they seem to be having a louder and louder say in Israel today.
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Photos: Argentina protesters march against Milei’s public university cuts
A worsening budget crisis at Argentina's public universities is sending thousands of protesters into the streets.
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Ukraine wins bipartisan US support, strikes Russia from afar
As a long-delayed aid package was passed, Ukrainian drones and missiles scored successes against Russian targets.
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US top diplomat Blinken visits China amid escalated tensions over Taiwan
US State Secretary begins three days of talks with Chinese officials after Senate approves an aid package to Taiwan.
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Modi wants to turn India’s election into a Hindu-Muslim war
And the Election Commission of India is allowing it.
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Satellite images show new Israeli military outposts near Gaza
Nine Israeli military outposts have been established near Gaza during the war according to satellite images.
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Drone video shows total destruction in former Gaza ‘safe area’
Al Jazeera drone video shows the widespread destruction of neighbourhoods in Khan Younis.
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North Macedonia votes in presidential polls as EU membership bid looms
The vote is the first in a series of polls that could decide whether the diverse Balkan country will ever join the EU.
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What is Israel’s bulldozer strategy in the occupied West Bank?
Israeli forces often use bulldozers in raids on the occupied West Bank. We look at what’s behind this strategy.
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