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Category: 3. Middle East
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Greta Thunberg to join major humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza – Middle East Monitor
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has announced that she will join dozens of activists in launching a new flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip later this month. -
Why is India so scared of my book on Kashmir that it has banned it? | Human Rights
On August 5, 2019, the Indian government stripped the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state of its special status under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, split it into two entities and demoted the two units to Union Territories under New…
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Italian athlete dies at World Games in China | Athletics News
Mattia Debertolis discovered unconscious during an orienteering event in Chengdu on August 8 and died four days later.
Italian orienteering athlete Mattia Debertolis died on Tuesday after being found unresponsive during competition at the World…
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Wildfires in Spain kill one person as thousands forced to flee | Environment News
Victim suffers serious burns amid strong winds that whip flames through Tres Canto near Madrid.
A man has died from burns and thousands of people have been forced to flee as wildfires sweep through parts of Spain, fuelled by strong winds during a…
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Carter feared racist abuse for James after penalty miss in Euros shootout | Football News
England beat Sweden on penalties in the Euro 2025 quarterfinal before going on to beat Spain in the final.
England defender Jess Carter said she felt a sigh of relief when her non-Black teammates missed penalties during their shootout win over…
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‘I knew these giants, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Qreiqeh and Anas al-Sharif’ | Israel-Palestine conflict
Deir el-Balah, Gaza – The first time I met Mohammed Qreiqeh was at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City on January 31 when we had just returned from southern Gaza to the north.
I went to Al Jazeera’s media tent at the hospital, where he was….
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As Trump tacitly backs Gaza City offensive, Netanyahu–army rift widens
An exchange last week between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top general suggests that the Israeli premier himself does not believe in the plan he is touting for Israel to take full control of Gaza City.
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Israel bombards Gaza City overnight; Hamas leader due in Cairo in bid to salvage ceasefire talks
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli planes and tanks kept bombarding eastern areas of Gaza City overnight, killing at least 11 people, witnesses and medics said on Tuesday, with Hamas leader Khalil Al-Hayya due in Cairo for talks to…
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UN probe finds evidence of ‘systematic torture’ in Myanmar | Human Rights News
Investigators name senior figures among those responsible for alleged abuses at detention facilities.
United Nations investigators say they have gathered evidence of systematic torture in Myanmar’s detention facilities, identifying senior…
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Illia Zabarnyi: PSG sign Ukraine defender from Bournemouth | Football News
Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain sign Ukraine international defender Illia Zabarnyi from Bournemouth.
Paris Saint-Germain have signed centre back Illia Zabarnyi from Premier League club Bournemouth on a five-year contract, with the…
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