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Police operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas leaves at least 64 people dead
The raid is already being called the most lethal police action in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Police operation in Rio de Janeiro favelas leaves at least 60 people dead
The raid is already being called the most lethal police action in the history of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Is Africa the West’s ‘Human Dumping Ground’?
We look at the deals between some African nations and the Trump administration to accept deportees from the US.
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Is Africa the West’s ‘Human Dumping Ground’?
We look at the deals between some African nations and the Trump administration to accept deportees from the US.
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Is controlling el-Fasher a game-changer in Sudan’s war?
Sudan's army says it's pulled out of el-Fasher in North Darfur state.
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Yale report finds evidence of RSF mass killings in Sudan’s el-Fasher
Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab says satellite images seem to show mass killings in Sudan's western city of el-Fasher.
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Flight delays more common as US government shutdown drags on
More air traffic controllers are calling in sick, often to work another job to pay for groceries and medicines.
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UN’s Albanese presents blistering report on complicity in Gaza genocide
Expert's 24-page report looks at role of 63 states in 'collective crime' of Gaza genocide, with US cast in lead role.
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Who are the 95 Palestinian healthcare workers held captive by Israel?
Israel is holding captive 95 Palestinian healthcare workers in its prisons.
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Lebanon’s Aoun calls for end to Israeli attacks in meeting with US envoy
Israel has repeatedly bombed Lebanon, violating a November 2024 ceasefire agreement to end conflict with Hezbollah.
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Olympic ski season opening marred by dangerous course debate
Debate on dangerous ski training courses flares at start of Olympic season, five months ahead of Milan Cortina Games.
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‘No survivors’: Kenyan plane crash kills 10 tourists and pilot
Footage shows the smoldering remains of an airplane that crashed in Kwale, Kenya on Tuesday.
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US kills 14 people in three strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats
The string of strikes in the Eastern Pacific Ocean brings the total known death toll from the US bombing campaign to 57.
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Tanzania’s digital battlefield heats up ahead of election
Amid crackdowns on dissent, a high-stakes struggle between government supporters and critics is under way.
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Does Mamdani mean business, New York’s small businesses wonder?
Small businesses in NYC face steep challenges, as there are few protections preventing them from being priced out.
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Quebec’s disastrous forest reform bill was killed, but the threat remains
A deeply flawed vision of forest management persists within the provincial government.
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OpenAI restructures into public-benefit firm, Microsoft takes 27% stake
The deal removes a major constraint on raising capital for OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, and values firm at $500bn.
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Palestinian grandparents care for 36 children orphaned by Israel in Gaza
More than 39,000 children in Gaza have lost one or both of their parents since Israel's war on Gaza began two years ago.
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Israel kills 18 in new Gaza attacks after claiming Hamas breached truce
Strikes on Gaza City kill two, gunfire, shelling, explosions reported in Rafah and eastern part of Khan Younis in south.
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Eleven killed in Kenya plane crash near Maasai Mara National Reserve
Eight Hungarian and two German passengers were onboard, and the Kenyan pilot was also killed, Mombasa Air Safari said.
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