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People check damage in a house where two Palestinians were killed during an Israeli raid in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in occupied West Bank raid
The men were killed during an Israeli army raid in Nablus some locals described as an ‘invasion’.
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Portraits of people who were killed during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, hang on a wall on July 5, 2023.
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UN Secretary General says as an ‘occupying power’, it is Israel’s responsibility to protect Palestinians from violence.
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Tibet’s Dalai Lama marks 88th birthday, prays for world peace
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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation drops sharply in first half of 2023
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has promised to end destruction of the Amazon rainforest by 2030.
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Russian fighter jets accused of conducting dangerous manoeuvres for second day near US military drones over Syria.
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UK to target Iranian officials with new sanctions regime
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Did Israel achieve its military goals in Jenin?
After failing to destroy and isolate Jenin, the Israeli army is expected to return to the camp with more lethal force.
Portraits of people who were killed during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, hang on a wall on July 5, 2023.
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Tinubu, who took office in May, has embarked on Nigeria’s boldest reform agenda in decades to boost sluggish growth.
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Israeli court acquits officer of killing autistic Palestinian man
The officer was charged with reckless manslaughter for the 2020 killing of 32-year-old Eyad al-Hallaq.
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Photos: The wreckage Israel left behind in Jenin refugee camp
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Swedish court convicts man of supporting outlawed Kurdish group
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Ten jailed in India’s Jharkhand for 2019 lynching of Muslim man
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Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal announces shock retirement from cricket
Captain quits three months before World Cup, ending stellar 16-year career.
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epa10576844 A couple use scarf to avoid the heat wave on a hot afternoon at Juhu beach in Mumbai, India, 17 April 2023. India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heat wave warning to several parts of India. EPA-EFE/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI
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