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In Gaza, water kills too

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Providing water, searching for water, drinking water, swimming in water can all get you killed.

England vs Spain: Women’s Euro 2025 final – teams, start, lineups

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Spain's women battled sexism and indifference. Now the world champions are eyeing Euro 2025 title against England.

UK to airdrop aid in Gaza, evacuate children needing medical care

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UNRWA chief says aid airdrops a dangerous 'distraction', could kill starving Palestinians.

Ziad Rahbani, pioneering Lebanese musician and composer, dies at 69

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Son of legendary Fairuz and composer Assi Rahbani, he was also a playwright, pianist and political provocateur.

Gaza is starving as “abundance of food” sits nearby

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OXFAM policy lead Bushra Khalidi says Israel’s restrictions are starving Gaza’s most vulnerable who can't reach aid.

Malaysians protest rising living costs, demand PM Anwar Ibrahim step down

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Opposition-organised rally is first major protest in Southeast Asia's sixth largest economy since Anwar elected in 2022.

“Every single person in Gaza is starving”

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The mass starvation of Gaza and the extinguishing of those reporting the horror of the genocide.

Folk music and raids: How ultranationalists target migrants in Russia

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The Russian Community group has soared in popularity, with its focus on promoting the needs of ‘ethnic Russians’.

At least five killed in courthouse attack in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchestan

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A mother and child are among those killed by gunmen who threw a hand grenade into the building in Zahedan.

What is the Nipah virus and is it spreading in southern India?

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The Nipah virus is particularly deadly and has spread following transmission from animals.

How the inventor of the bouncy castle saved lives

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The pioneer tested life-saving inflatables by having his sons jump from the roof of the family home.

Malnutrition in Nigeria killed 652 children in past six months, MSF says

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The charity says the deaths were caused due to funding cuts by international donors amid insecurity in northern Nigeria.

Tunisia an ‘open-air prison’, say protesters at anti-President Saied march

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Protesters carry portraits of political prisoners and a cage that organisers said represented state of political life.

Cambodians flee border with Thailand as clashes continue for third day

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An estimated 38,000 civilians in Cambodia and almost 140,000 in Thailand reported to have fled fighting on the border.

Trump in Scotland: How’s his trip going and what’s on the agenda?

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The US president will fit in a meeting with UK’s prime minister during four-day visit to Scotland to tour golf courses.

Dahiyeh families displaced by war now trapped by identity

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These Shia families withstood Israel's attacks on Lebanon and are now struggling to find where they fit.

How do air conditioners work, and what is the effect on the environment?

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As record heatwaves boost demand for cooling, air conditioning becomes vital - but with a steep environmental cost.

UK blasts Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas

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UK Foreign Secretary Lammy, Home Secretary Cooper call on China to stop targeting opposition voices living in Britain.

Palestinian lives are “not seen as equivalent” to others

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EU MP Lynn Boylan says the EU's inaction on Gaza shows it doesn't see Palestinian lives as equal to Ukrainian ones.

Death toll in Thailand-Cambodia border clashes hits 32, over 130 injured

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Cambodia reports additional 12 deaths as fears grow of a larger conflict breaking out between the neighbours.

Two teens jailed over machete murder of 14-year-old on London bus

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Attack reignited concern around the ongoing problem of knife crime that has plagued the British capital for years.

Polls open in Taiwan’s key ‘recall election’ closely watched by China

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Voting has started in a recall election that could see the unseating of dozens of opposition Kuomintang lawmakers.

Ten killed, 12 injured in Vietnam sleeper bus road crash

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Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh calls for probe into road accident a week after deadly Ha Long Bay boat disaster.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,248

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Here are the key events on day 1,248 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera condemns Israeli incitement against Gaza reporter Anas al-Sharif

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Al Jazeera says incitement campaign aims to 'justify targeting of journalists' as Israel continues to bombard Gaza.

Meta to suspend political advertising in the EU as transparency law looms

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The social media giant follows Alphabet, Google’s parent company, which made a similar decision in November.

Iran is meeting European powers amid threats of renewed nuclear sanctions

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The meeting, in Turkiye's Istanbul, will be the first since Israel attacked Iran in mid-June backed by US strikes.

Death toll in Thai-Cambodia clashes rises to 16 as 120,000 flee border area

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Escalation of military exchanges could move towards war, Acting Thai PM Phumtham Wechayachai says.

Why is Taiwan holding a ‘Great Recall’ vote?

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Voters in Taiwan get to decide the fate of 31 KMT legislators in two recall votes with global implications.

US State Department approves $4.7bn surface-to-air missile package to Egypt

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The package includes radar systems, hundreds of missiles, and logistical and engineering support from US personnel.

Death toll from starvation in Gaza rises to 115 as Israeli attacks continue

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At least 62 Palestinians killed across enclave in Israeli attacks, as two more malnutrition deaths are recorded.

Malaysia’s Anwar announces cash handouts in bid to ease living costs

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Malaysian leader also says petrol prices will be cut and highway toll rates frozen to address cost of living concerns.

Gaza’s generation of amputees

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Ismail Abu Omar speaks about Gaza’s rising amputee toll and the resilience of people living with permanent wounds.

Trump administration says the US will leave the UN cultural agency UNESCO

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The White House cited 'anti-Israel rhetoric' and 'woke, divisive' causes as the reason for the US's withdrawal.

Venezuela to probe El Salvador’s Bukele for ‘torture’ of US deportees

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Deported migrants say they were beaten, sexually abused and fed rotten food inside a notorious El Salvador prison.

China starts construction of world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet

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The project on a river that runs through Tibet and India downstream could dwarf the Three Gorges Dam when completed.

Typhoon Wipha whips Vietnam as Philippines flooding displaces thousands

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Vietnam is expecting 500mm of rainfall as Typhoon Wipha approaches the northern coast after skirting the Philippines.

US government employee barred from leaving China, Washington says

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US State Department says the employee was slapped with an exit ban while visiting the country in a 'personal capacity'.

Otters spotted in Kashmir waters, and residents are both thrilled and wary

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Believed to be extinct, Eurasian otters show signs of resurgence with three sightings by wildlife officers since 2023.

Iran’s FM says nuclear enrichment will continue, but open to talks

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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says continuing enrichment is matter of 'national pride' after US and Israeli attacks.

Bolsonaro’s son blasts top Brazilian court official over assets freeze

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Former president's son, Eduardo Bolsonaro, accuses supreme court justice of behaving 'like every dictator'.

As Trump’s tariff deadline looms, economists see calm before the storm

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Trump's tariffs have had a limited impact on the global economy so far, but analysts fear the worst is yet to come.

Microsoft cyberattack hits 100 organisations, security firms say

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The Shadowserver Foundation and Eye Security would not disclose which firms were affected.

Italy cancels concert by Putin ally Gergiev

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Kremlin critics laud the decision, as Moscow's ambassador to Italy decries a 'scandalous situation'.

Russia launches major aerial attacks on Kyiv

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Ukraine says Russia launched one of its largest aerial assaults on Kyiv in months, killing one and injuring seven.

Kenyan activist Mwangi charged over deadly antigovernment protests

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Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged over his alleged role in the deadly antigovernment protests.

At least 49 killed in Gaza attacks as Israel sends tanks into Deir el-Balah

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Israeli military sends tanks into parts of city in central Gaza for first time since it launched the war on Gaza.

Bangladesh plane crash: What we know, what’s the latest

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A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 crashed into a school in Dhaka's Uttara neighbourhood, killing at least 19 people.

This is how people are trying not to starve in Gaza

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Gaza’s health ministry says 18 people have starved to death in the last 72-hours, including four children.

“We’re afraid to talk about Gaza”

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Joaquin Phoenix calls Gaza situation “horrible” and questions new aid methods over trusted distribution channels.