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Trump announces 25 percent tariffs on medium and heavy imported trucks
It is not clear if countries under trade agreements with the US would also be subjected to this new tariff.
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The difficult lives of Gaza’s babies born on October 7
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum shares the story of two toddlers born in Gaza on October 7, 2023, right before the war.
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Israel deports Greta Thunberg and other Gaza flotilla activists
Among the 161 arriving in Athens, MEP Rima Hassan reports that she was 'beaten' by Israeli police officers.
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Death toll in Indonesian school collapse rises to at least 60
Indonesia's national search-and-rescue agency said more bodies discovered in the rubble, a week after school collapse.
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Syria’s first elections since Assad’s fall conclude
Syria has concluded its first elections since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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Israel says blind Hezbollah fighter, wife killed in Lebanon car strike
CCTV footage shows the moment an Israeli drone struck a car in southern Lebanon, killing a husband and wife.
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Syria shares results of parliamentary election amid inclusivity concerns
Election marks landmark moment in country’s post-war transition, but vote goes largely to Sunni male representatives.
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Man on trial in Albania kills judge, injures two others in shooting
Astrit Kalaja, an appeals court judge, died on his way to hospital after the courtroom attack on Monday.
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Gaza flotilla activists arrive in Greece after Israeli prison release
Greta Thunberg spoke publicly for the first time since being released from an Israeli prison.
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Lula asks Trump to lift 40 percent tariff from Brazilian goods
Trump had imposed a 40% tariff on Brazil in July on top of a 10% earlier even though US has a trade surplus with Brazil.
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Trump threatens use of Insurrection Act to deploy troops to cities
US president's comments came as Portland, Chicago continue to fight the deployment of the national guard in the courts.
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US Supreme Court declines to hear Ghislaine Maxwell appeal
Former girlfriend of convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking.
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With Gaza in ruins, will US media name the crime?
With at least 66,000 Palestinians dead and mounting genocide declarations, will Western media hold Israel accountable?
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New prime minister in Madagascar after protests continue for third week
Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina appoints Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo after weeks of anti-government protests.
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Can US strikes on suspected drug boats off Venezuela be legally justified?
Tensions rise between the US and Venezuela as Trump ratchets up military, political pressure against Venezuela's Maduro.
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Conservative writer Bari Weiss named editor-in-chief of CBS News
Appointment of media figure known for pro-Israel, anti-'woke' stances comes as US media firms feel Trump pressure.
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ICC convicts first militia leader for brutal attacks in Darfur
The International Criminal Court has found Sudanese militia chief Ali Muhammad Ali Abd-Al-Rahman guilty of war crimes.
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says Western parts found in Russian drones, missiles
President says Ukraine is preparing 'new sanctions against those who help Russia and its war'.
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AI now sounds more like us – should we be concerned?
Advances in AI-generated 'deepfake' audio could spell a boom in phone call fraud.
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ICC convicts Sudan ex-militia leader Ali Kushayb of Darfur war crimes
The 27 guilty verdicts are the first handed down by The Hague-based court over war crimes in Sudanese region in 2000s.
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