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Away from the global spotlight, Eritreans are trapped in a garrison state | Conflict
American writer and security analyst Paul B Henze, who served in the Carter administration as a deputy to National Security…
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Gaza’s Christians mourn death of Pope Francis | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza’s small Christian community is mourning the death of Pope Francis, who had maintained close and consistent video contact with…
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Palestinian activist Khalil denied release for son’s birth, wife says | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Mahmoud Khalil’s wife Noor Abdalla accuses US government of trying to silence pro-Palestinian activism. Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who…
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Before he died, Pope Francis called for peace in Gaza. Will anyone listen? | Israel-Palestine conflict
Pope Francis died today at the age of 88 following a prolonged illness. Just yesterday, in his Easter Sunday address in Saint Peter’s…
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Israeli report on killing of Palestinian medics in Gaza: What to know | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Israeli army has described its killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza and burying them and their vehicles as…
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Trump risks leaving behind a legacy of failure in Ukraine | Israel-Palestine conflict
A day before Easter, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary ceasefire for the Christian holiday. Like other Russian promises,…
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‘Little guest’: How a rescued baby brought two Gaza families together | Israel-Palestine conflict
Jabalia, Gaza – Between the arms of his father and the family who cared for him during his disappearance, little…
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Israeli army only finds ‘professional failures’ in Gaza aid worker killings | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Israeli military has released details of an investigation into its own killing of 15 Palestinian paramedics and aid workers…
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Houthis say US bombs Yemen again, targeting capital Sanaa | Israel-Palestine conflict News
United States President Donald Trump’s administration announced a major military offensive against the Houthis a few weeks ago. The United…
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Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank mark sorrowful Easter amid Israeli attacks | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinian Christians in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem have marked a second sombre Easter under punishing conditions and…
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The Hawaii of Israel: How Trump legitimised a longstanding Israeli vision | Israel-Palestine conflict
On April 7, United States President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time since his…
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In brief Easter appearance at Vatican, Pope Francis urges Gaza ceasefire | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Pontiff had been increasingly vocal about Israel’s military campaign in Gaza before being hospitalised with pneumonia. During a fleeting appearance…
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Israeli bombardment of Gaza kills 92 in two days: Health Ministry | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least 219 people have also been injured in attacks since Good Friday, with many children among the casualties, according…
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US attacks Yemen again after at least 80 people killed in Hodeidah | Israel-Palestine conflict News
UN chief Antonio Guterres says he is ‘gravely concerned’ about US air strikes this week on Yemen. The United States…
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Over 170 arrested for attacks on Pakistan KFC outlets in Gaza war protests | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Western brands have been hit by boycotts and other forms of protests in Muslim-majority countries due to the Gaza war.…
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Palestinian government denounces settler threat to Al-Aqsa Mosque | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Foreign Ministry calls on international community to deal with ‘incitement’ to destroy the holy site seriously. The Palestinian government has…
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Deadly, sombre Good Friday as 58 people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinian Christians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are holding temperate gatherings leading up to Easter. Israeli strikes on…
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Fifty years after fall of Phnom Penh, history weighs on Cambodian politics | Conflict News
Fifty years after the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge rebel army, the events of April 17, 1975…
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Israel says its troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s defence minister says that Israeli troops will remain in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely, as the military tightens its…
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After two years of war in Sudan, the world can no longer plead ignorance | Conflict
Two years ago this week, a conflict erupted in Sudan that few anticipated would escalate so rapidly or persist for…
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Israeli soldiers filmed themselves destroying Gaza: See the video evidence | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Despite a ceasefire agreed upon in January, Israeli forces have resumed bombing Gaza. On March 19, a day after the…
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Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
London, United Kingdom – Ten British citizens, including dual nationals, who have served in the Israeli army are being accused…
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US detains Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi at citizenship interview | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Mahdawi’s lawyer says Columbia University student detained as ‘retaliation’ for pro-Palestinian stance. United States immigration agents have arrested a Palestinian…
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Hamas ‘studying’ Israeli ceasefire proposal, demand to disarm a ‘red line’ | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Hamas says latest Israeli ceasefire proposal demanding the Palestinian group disarm crosses ‘a million red lines’. Negotiations for a renewed…
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Qatar, Egypt leaders renew support for Gaza ceasefire, reconstruction plan | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Egypt and Qatar, the leading intermediaries in talks to end the war on the Gaza Strip, have expressed “grave concern”…
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How the sick and injured fled as Israel bombed Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Gaza City, Gaza – Yousef Abu Sakran was dozing next to his injured child and wife, Iman, in a tent ward…
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Israel’s attack on al-Alhi Hospital in Gaza City draws global condemnation | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A predawn Israeli strike on al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, the last major hospital providing critical healthcare in northern Gaza,…
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Timeline: Israel’s attacks on hospitals throughout its war on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
List of some of the severest Israeli attacks on the healthcare system in Gaza since October 23, 2023. An Israeli…
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Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital targeted by Israeli missiles | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israeli forces have targeted Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital with missiles, destroying the emergency unit and putting the only functioning hospital in…
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Israel cuts off Rafah, issues new forced displacement orders for Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The army says it completed the Morag Corridor as it threatens to expand its operations to ‘most of Gaza’s territory.’…
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At least 500 Gaza children killed since Israel broke truce: Official | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least 500 Palestinian children have been killed by sustained Israeli air attacks and bombardments in Gaza since Israel broke…
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Why is evidence of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza disappearing? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel’s siege and tech censorship are erasing evidence of Gaza’s war crimes faster than they can be saved. Many of…
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Ralph Wilde on the ICJ & why Israeli occupation must end | Israel-Palestine conflict
Centre Stage International lawyer Ralph Wilde joins Centre Stage to talk about the 2024 landmark ruling by the International Court…
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At least 60,000 children malnourished in Gaza as Israel keeps blocking aid | Israel-Palestine conflict News
No aid has been delivered to Gaza since March 2 as Israel’s war in the enclave continues to rage. At…
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Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state | Israel-Palestine conflict News
‘We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,’ French president says. President Emmanuel Macron…
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At least 35 killed in Israeli attack on Gaza residential block | Israel-Palestine conflict News
At least 35 people have been killed and dozens of others were wounded in an Israeli attack on a residential…
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Know their Names: The Gaza Red Crescent paramedics Israel attacked | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Refaat Radwan recorded his last mission and his own final breaths. He was filming from the third ambulance in a…
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US freezes funds for Cornell, Northwestern after pro-Palestinian protests | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The White House says Cornell University’s $1bn and Northwestern University’s $790m in federal funding have been blocked. The United States…
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Fear is not a word that can describe what we feel in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Last week, during another violent night, my almost four-year-old niece asked me a question I’ll never forget. “If we die…
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Israel shuts down UNRWA-affiliated schools in occupied East Jerusalem | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Critics say hundreds of children are likely to be moved to schools teaching Israeli curriculum, which could ‘erase’ Palestinian identity.…
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Are Iran and the US having ‘direct’ talks on the nuclear file? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
In a news conference on April 7, United States President Donald Trump said there were direct talks between Iran and…
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Why is Israel attacking Syria? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel has attacked several locations across Syria, a move condemned by Damascus as a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty. Israel…
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Wave of Kashmir disappearances, mystery deaths spook tribal community | Conflict
Kulgam, Indian-administered Kashmir — When Showkat Ahmad’s body was found, it had sores and a bloodied eye. His hair was…
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Palestinian Bedouins say Israeli settlers terrorising them off their land | Israel-Palestine conflict News
When Israel began bombing Gaza on October 7, 2023, Fayez Atil sensed his community in the occupied West Bank would…
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Israeli strike on media tent extends journalist death toll in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Deaths add to the casualty numbers in what has been declared the deadliest ever war for media workers. An Israeli…
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Israel kills, lies, and the Western media believe it | Israel-Palestine conflict
Fifteen members of the Palestine Red Crescent Society and Civil Defence were killed. Not fighters. Not militants. Not people hiding…
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I am not a number, I am a real story from Gaza. Remember it | Israel-Palestine conflict News
I’ve been thinking about writing a will. I didn’t expect to feel death so close to me. I used to…
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Israel deports two British MPs amid backlash over killings of Gaza medics | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Top British diplomat slams Israel’s detention and deportation of Labour MPs Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed. Israel has detained and…
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‘Unprecedented’: Video shows last moments of Gaza medics killed by Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News
A video recovered from the mobile phone of a Palestinian medic killed along with 14 of his colleagues in Gaza…
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UN says 100 children killed or injured in Gaza every day since war resumed | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United Nations says at least 100 children have been killed or injured every day in Gaza since the strikes…
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