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Gaza protests in US universities: Over 550 students arrested so far

Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on peaceful and iconic protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.

Half of Gaza’s population ‘starving’, food relief a ‘drop in the ocean’ of need: WFP

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said half of Gaza’s population – estimated to be some 2.3 million people – are starving.

After Columbia, Pro-Palestine protests expand to major US universities

Students of major universities in the United States have launched pro-Palestinian protests demanding divestment from companies involved in...

Leicester Ram Navami procession: Muslim groups seek police action against Hindutva mob for Islamophobic chants

Multiple Muslim organisations lodged complaints with Leicestershire police seeking action against a Hindutva mob for their Islamophobic chants raised during Ram Navami procession.

Setback for BJP as foreign parliamentarians demand action on human rights violations in India

Parliamentarians from several countries have come together to express their profound concern over escalating human rights violations in India.

Ukraine says 243 children killed amid war, 444 wounded

Ukraine says 243 children have been killed since Russia started its offensive, with another 444 wounded.

Nepal: 14 bodies recovered from site of plane crash

Rescue workers in Nepal have recovered 14 bodies from the crash site of a small plane that went down with 22 people on board.
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Real Madrid wins 14th European title defeating Liverpool

Real Madrid defeated Liverpool 1-0 on Saturday in the European Champions League final to win their record 14th European title. Vinicius Junior scored just before the hour with Real's...

14-year-old Palestinian shot dead, Israeli attacks kill 13 children so far in 2022

Israeli forces shot a Palestinian teenager dead near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. The victim was the second Palestinian teenager killed this week.
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Crisis between West, Russia gives Turkey chance to strengthen

Ali Bilgic, Loughborough University The longstanding neutrality of Sweden and Finland was abandoned when both states submitted formal applications to Nato. But they are facing an unexpected obstacle on the...

Al Jazeera to refer Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing to ICC

The Al Jazeera Media Network announced Thursday it will submit to the International Criminal Court a case file regarding the killing of its veteran reporter Shireen Abu Akleh. Abu Akleh was shot dead...
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Putin says Ukraine ‘sabotaging’ negotiating process

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine of “sabotaging” the negotiating process between the two countries, the Kremlin said, citing comments he made to Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in a phone call.

World’s richest countries damaging child health worldwide: UNICEF

Over-consumption in the world’s richest countries is creating unhealthy, dangerous, and toxic conditions for children globally, according to UNICEF.
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Texas shooting: UNICEF urges leaders to keep schools safe

Governments must take greater action to ensure school remains a safe place for boys and girls, the head of the UN children’s agency, UNICEF, said on Wednesday, following the latest deadly school shooting in the United States.

We can’t find my daughter. She might not be alive: Father of missing 10-year-old girl in Texas

A South Texas town is reeling Tuesday after at least 21 people—including 19 students and two adults—were killed and an unknown number of others wounded in a mass shooting by a lone gunman at a local elementary school.
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‘I’m sick and tired. We must act’: Biden after 19 children, two adults killed in Texas school shooting

At least 19 children and two adults have been killed after a gunman opened fire in a Texas primary school.

‘COVID-19 is not over’, Tedros warns World Health Assembly

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told health ministers on Sunday that although reported COVID-19 cases and deaths have declined significantly, it is not time yet for any country to lower its guard.
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