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World Press Photo of the Year: Cropping history and reality
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,
Northern Gaza in ‘full-blown famine’, UN food agency chief says
‘It’s horror’: World Food Programme head calls for immediate ceasefire and ‘unfettered access’ into besieged territory.Northern Gaza is experiencing a
Journalists ‘have zero protection’: Hind Khoudary on reporting from Gaza
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
How students around the world are taking a stand for…
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
China launches Chang’e-6 probe to study dark side of the…
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
Palestinian journalists covering Gaza war win UNESCO press freedom prize
UN agency’s chief calls award a tribute to courage of journalists facing ‘difficult and dangerous’ conditions in Gaza.All Palestinian journalists covering
World Press Freedom Day: Gaza conflict deadliest for journalists
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
‘First time’: Wild orangutan performs self-medication
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
Israeli Security Cabinet set to approve closure of Qatari news…
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
Gaza will need largest post-war reconstruction effort since 1945, UN…
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,
West Indies’ Thomas hit with five-year ban after agreeing to…
blinking-dotLive updatesLive updates, West Indies batter Devon Thomas has been banned by the International Cricket Council for five years for match-fixing.West
China trying to develop world ‘built on censorship and surveillance’
China is exporting its model of digital authoritarianism abroad with the help of its far-reaching tech industry and massive infrastructure projects, offering a
