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RFK Jr’s view on vaccines comes under fire at contentious US Senate hearing
Trump's nominee to lead federal health department says he is 'not anti-vaccine' as Democrats zero in on past remarks.
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Qatari emir to visit Syria on Thursday: Al Jazeera sources
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's visit will be the first by an Arab leader to Damascus since fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Trump administration reverses course on federal aid freeze after backlash
Order caused widespread confusion across federal government, with healthcare and housing programmes thrown into flux.
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Millions celebrate the Lunar New Year around the world
As the Lunar New Year began on Wednesday, millions across the world are celebrating.
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US Fed leaves rates unchanged, says uncertainty from potential tariffs
US Fed is in a holding pattern as it awaits more inflation and jobs data and clarity on President Trump's tariffs.
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Syria’s Ahmed al-Sharaa named president for transitional period
Al-Sharaa was also authorised to form a temporary legislative council for the transitional phase, state media reports.
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Israel says eight captives to be released Thursday under Gaza truce deal
Benjamin Netanyahu’s office names Israeli captives to be released as Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger and Gadi Moses.
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‘Gulf of America’: Mexico lodging complaint over Google Maps change
Mexico is lodging a complaint with Google after it changed “Gulf of Mexico” to “Gulf of America” for US users.
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Egypt, Jordan leaders reject Trump’s suggestion to take in Palestinians
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says 'displacement of the Palestinian people is an injustice' after US president repeated call.
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Hear from undocumented immigrants deported from the United States
Humiliation. Desperation. Anger. Hear from some of the undocumented Latin American immigrants deported from the US.
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Satellite images show Star of David carved into Gaza
Satellite images show the Star of David carved into Gaza reportedly by Israeli tanks.
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Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.
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Israeli soldier dons women’s lingerie during occupied West Bank raid
Video shows an Israeli soldier wearing women’s lingerie during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
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Women’s football match cancelled in Bangladesh after religious protests
Students from religious school vandalise venue set to host women's match, a day after similar incident in another city.
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Canada’s foreign minister Joly to meet Rubio as US tariff threat looms
Canada working to prevent steep tariffs that US President Donald Trump says could be imposed as early as February 1.
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Lewis Hamilton crashes Ferrari at Barcelona F1 track test
Hamilton, F1's most successful driver of all-time, had the accident while testing a 2023-specification car in Spain.
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A US-Hamas dialogue could shift us from war to peace
Signals from both sides that they are open to talks should be taken seriously and encouraged.
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Changing the System from Within
earthrise explores two movements guiding us back to harmony with nature - one rooted in Buddhism, the other in science.
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Russia tight-lipped on Syrian demand of al-Assad for military bases
Syrian leader al-Sharaa reportedly also demands reparations as Moscow delegation seeks to secure strategic power bases.
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Latest Trump highlights you need to know: Funding freeze to Laken Riley Act
Here’s a roundup of the latest updates from Trump’s administration along with what to expect on Wednesday.
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