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India’s ‘political iftars’ once stopped riots. Are they corrupt stunts now?
Politicians and parties have used iftars to forge peace during strife but also to woo elite Muslims for votes.
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What challenges lie ahead for the new IOC president?
Zimbabwean lands top job in world sport.
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Netanyahu’s targeting of an Israeli spy chief and the attorney general
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to fire the Shin Bet spy chief and Israel's attorney general.
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Thousands join march in Turkiye’s Istanbul to protest mayor’s arrest
Thousands gather near Istanbul's town hall in support of the city's recently arrested mayor.
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‘Discordant’: How Trump’s attacks on the Houthis split his Republican base
Some see the US president’s recent bombing campaign in Yemen as contradicting his promises of seeking world peace.
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Trying to heal the trauma of Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank
In Tulkarem and Jenin, dedicated volunteers work to help the people traumatised and displaced by Israel's raids.
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Are Gen Z rejecting city life for farm life?
Today on The Stream: We examine why so many people of Gen Z age are choosing farm life over city dwellings.
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Israeli ex-deputy FM confronted over Israel’s renewed assault on Gaza
Redi Tlhabi challenges Israeli ex-Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon on Israel’s ceasefire breach and its war on Gaza.
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Migrant deaths hit record number in 2024, UN agency says
Nearly 9,000 fatalities confirmed worldwide, but real toll likely much higher.
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US blocking Canadian access to historical library on Quebec-Vermont border
Haskell Free Library denounces 'unilateral' US move amid tensions over Donald Trump's continued threats against Canada.
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French actor Gerard Depardieu to face trial on sexual assault charges
Movie star to face trial in Paris for alleged sexual assault of two women during a 2021 film shoot.
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Soldiers celebrate as Sudan’s army recaptures presidential palace
Sudanese soldiers have been celebrating the recapture of the presidential palace from paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Israeli military blows up Gaza’s Turkish hospital and medical school
Video captured Israeli forces blowing up Gaza’s Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital and an adjacent medical school.
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Can Ukraine and Russia realistically reach peace?
Redi Tlhabi discusses the Russia-Ukraine war and what’s next with a former US diplomat and a Russian professor.
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Sudan’s army retakes presidential palace in Khartoum, strikes blow to RSF
Sudan's army has retaken the palace in a key symbolic victory, according to civilians and experts.
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Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sworn in as Namibia’s first female president
Outgoing leader Mbumba hands power to Nandi-Ndaitwah at a ceremony coinciding with country's 35th independence day.
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Why is Trump dismantling the Department of Education – and what’s next?
The process of gutting the department will require approval from Congress, which might be hard to secure.
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Trump’s education axe is a “test of limits of presidential powers”
US President Donald Trump’s decision to axe the Department of Education is "not about micromanaging the curriculum."
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Israel threatens annexation after expanding ground offensive in Gaza
Israeli forces intensify ground operations in northern and southern Gaza with residents saying no warnings given.
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Belgium’s government abducted us as children. They must pay
Belgian colonial authorities abducted me from my home in Rwanda when I was three. This is my story.
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