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Biden denounces Florida abortion ruling as ‘outrageous’ as state vote looms
US state's Supreme Court upheld a 15-week abortion ban, but also allowed a ballot measure on abortion access to proceed.
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Portugal’s minority government takes office, faces fragmented parliament
With just 80 seats in 230-seat parliament, the government will need the support of the opposition to pass legislation.
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Biden and Xi hold first discussions since November, talk Taiwan and tech
Call comes ahead of flurry of diplomatic engagement, with both US and China maintaining they want to reduce friction.
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Gaza infrastructure damages estimated at $18.5bn in UN-World Bank report
The initial assessment is likely to be an underestimate of the real damages, losses and needs in Gaza.
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Four hundred years on, Mexico’s oldest Black community struggles to survive
Climate change, poverty threaten to wash away the coastal community founded by fugitive slaves.
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Why is Israel targeting Al Jazeera?
PM Benjamin Netanyahu says network will no longer broadcast from Israel because it threatens national security.
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Netanyahu says Israeli forces killed World Central Kitchen workers in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms Israel launched attack that killed seven charity workers in Gaza.
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Al Jazeera Sanad probe: Israeli forces deliberately hit WCK convoy
Israeli army deliberately targeted World Central Kitchen convoy with three consecutive attacks, Al Jazeera concludes.
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Cyprus concerned over spike in arrivals of Syrian refugees from Lebanon
Arrivals of Syrian asylum seekers have surged, with more than 350 such arrivals recorded in two days.
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Why are thousands protesting against Netanyahu’s government in Israel?
Israeli citizens have taken to the streets in anti-government protests, calling for ceasefire and return of captives.
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Ukrainian drone strikes Tatarstan, deep inside Russian territory
A Ukrainian drone struck Russia’s Tatarstan, injuring around a dozen people and creating a fireball.
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Biden is still the best US president Israel could wish for
The meaningless ceasefire resolution his administration allowed the UN Security Council to pass should not fool anyone.
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Photos: Senegal’s youngest president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, sworn in
Commonly known as Diomaye, or 'the honourable one' in the local Serer language, Faye won election with 54% of the vote.
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Fire at nightclub in Turkey’s Istanbul kills at least 29 people
Blaze breaks out during renovation work, according to the Istanbul governor.
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Israel bombs World Central Kitchen convoy killing foreign aid workers
Seven aid workers with the charity World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli strike.
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Iran’s Khamenei promises ‘Israel will be punished’ for Syria strike
The attack and rhetoric raise concern that Israel's war in Gaza threatens to escalate major conflict across the region.
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The surge in Islamophobia on Biden’s watch is unprecedented
We are seeing levels of Islamophobia in the US that surpass the ones triggered by Trump’s Muslim ban.
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Who was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an Iranian general killed by Israel in Syria?
Zahedi was the highest ranking commander to be killed since Major General Qassem Soleimani died in 2020 US drone strike.
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How will Gen Z react to the TikTok ban in the US?
The future of those who've turned the platform into an arena for change hangs in the balance in the US.
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