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Video: Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad reads her poem ‘Only in Gaza’
Palestinian journalist and writer Plestia Alaqad shares a poem with Middle East Eye's Mohamed Hassan during a conversation about the power of storytelling, leaving Gaza and what the world is still missing in the way it sees Palestine.
World
ICJ orders Israel to stop preventing ‘delivery of urgently needed’ aid
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ordered Israel to provide immediate, unhindered delivery of aid to...
Gaza Genocide
Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow
Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.
World
In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital: Euro-Med Monitor
The Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City...
Opinion
Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats
Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney
Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees...
World
Ramadan begins on Thursday in Gulf countries, Palestine
The holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday, authorities in Gulf countries except Oman have announced, based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon.
Science & Technology
Google begins opening access to its AI chatbox Bard
Google on Tuesday began the public release of its Artificial intelligence chatbot Bard in the US and the UK, in an attempt to catch up with Microsoft's ChatGPT.
Consumers...
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World
Court rules climate activitsts can sue Sweden for ‘insufficient climate policy’
A Swedish court on Tuesday ruled that hundreds of youth climate activists including Greta Thunberg can collectively sue Sweden for the government's "insufficient climate policy."
More than 600 people under age 26, including 20-year-old...
World
At least 11 dead in Afghanistan earthquake
At least nine people were dead and 44 injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday night, Reuters reported.
A disaster agency official have...
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India
Powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
A powerful earthquake was felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Tuesday night, alarming hundreds of people to evacuate their homes due to tremors.
An earthquake of 6.6...
World
CAGE calls for prosecution of those responsible for Iraq war on its 20th anniversary
On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, CAGE, a London-based advocacy organisation that aims to empower communities impacted by the 'War on Terror', has called for the prosecution of all those responsible for the catastrophic invasion of Iraq, to ensure justice is delivered to those affected by the devastation brought on by the Iraq war.
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World
“One of the greatest crimes against humanity”: World remembers 20th anniversary of US invasion of Iraq
Starting on March 19, 2003, a coalition consisting of US, UK, Australian, and Polish soldiers began bombing Iraq, followed by a ground invasion the next day.
World
UNICEF: 190 million children across Africa face high risk from water-related crises
UNICEF has recently conducted an analysis revealing that about 190 million children residing in ten African nations face the most significant danger due to a combination of three water-related risks: lack of sufficient access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH); water-borne illnesses, and climate-related hazards.
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India
Amritpal Crackdown: Canada leader Jagmeet Singh raises concerns, calls for Trudeau govt intervention
Canada's New Democratic Party leader Jagmeet Singh raised concerns over the Punjab police's massive crackdown in the state – to arrest self styled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh – leading to the suspension of the internet.
World
Police raid Imran Khan’s house as ex-Pakistan PM heads to court
Pakistan police have raided the home of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan who is on his way to the capital, Islamabad, for a court appearance.
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World
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Putin
The Pre-Trial Chamber of the UN-backed International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Friday, in connection with alleged war crimes concerning the deportation and “illegal transfer” of children from occupied Ukraine, the head of the ICC said.
World
Remembering Rachel Corrie: American activist killed by Israel’s bulldozer while protesting demolition of Palestinian homes
Twenty years ago, on March 16, 2003, Rachel Aliene Corrie, a 23-year-old American woman, was run over and killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli military bulldozer as she protested the demolition of Palestinian homes.
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