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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
Turkey seeks to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel…
Foreign minister says Ankara will submit a formal request to the International Court of Justice to join the case.Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey will j
The wrongs and harms of a Roma register in Norway
I was trained to be an academic, not a whistleblower. But when I found out that the Norwegian police had put together a register of Roma people, a national mino
Photos: May Day rallies across Asia demand improved labour rights
Workers and activists have taken to the streets across Asia as the world marks May Day. Rallies took place in South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines, am
Gaza, a thorn in Israel’s side or its dream?
The Israeli army is reinforcing its positions within the Gaza Strip, ostensibly before a long-telegraphed assault on Rafah and the Hamas brigades it says are pr
Photos: Southeast Asia swelters in record-setting heatwave
Southeast Asia is grappling with a brutal heatwave as record-high temperatures have led to school closures and triggered urgent health warnings across the regio
