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How effective is Turkey’s ban on trade with Israel?

Posted by May 4, 2024

Turkey says the ban will stay in place until Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.For years, Israel and Turkey have been crucial trade partners. It wa

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World Press Photo of the Year: Cropping history and reality

Posted by May 4, 2024

Inas Abu Maamar wears a plain blue garment and a mustard brown headscarf decorated with a pattern of raised knots. Her arms cradle the shroud covering a small,

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Northern Gaza in ‘full-blown famine’, UN food agency chief says

Posted by May 4, 2024

‘It’s horror’: World Food Programme head calls for immediate ceasefire and ‘unfettered access’ into besieged territory.Northern Gaza is experiencing a

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Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza

Posted by May 3, 2024

Marc Lamont Hill talks to Al Jazeera journalist Hind Khoudary on World Press Freedom Day about reporting from Gaza.As the world marks Press Freedom Day, we turn

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How students around the world are taking a stand for…

Posted by May 3, 2024

Students around the world are raising their voices to protest against Israel’s continuing war on Gaza.More than 50 universities across the United States have

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China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the…

Posted by May 3, 2024

Unprecedented 53-day mission aims to retrieve lunar rocks and soil from far side that never faces Earth.China’s largest rocket has blasted off to space carryi

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Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize

Posted by May 3, 2024

UN agency’s chief calls award a tribute to courage of journalists facing ‘difficult and dangerous’ conditions in Gaza.All Palestinian journalists covering

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World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists

Posted by May 3, 2024

Every year on May 3, UNESCO commemorates World Press Freedom Day. It is being marked today at a particularly perilous time for journalists globally, with Isra

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‘First time’: Wild orangutan performs self-medication

Posted by May 3, 2024

A Sumatran orangutan named Rakus was seen using a plant to treat a facial wound possibly sustained during a fight.An orangutan in Indonesia has been observed ap

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Israeli Security Cabinet set to approve closure of Qatari news…

Posted by May 2, 2024

The Al Jazeera satellite channel's Jerusalem bureau is pictured in 2017. Israel's Security Cabinet on Thursday is expected to vote to temporarily sh

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Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN…

Posted by May 2, 2024

UN Development Programme official estimates post-war reconstruction will cost between $40-50bn.The level of destruction in Gaza has not been since World War II,

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West Indies’ Thomas hit with five-year ban after agreeing to…

Posted by May 2, 2024

blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, West Indies batter Devon Thomas has been banned by the International Cricket Council for five years for match-fixing.West

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