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Wael Dahdouh: Gaza’s voice amid loss and courage

Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief bears scars of war, echoes resilience globally. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/DLhdO8F

India opposition protests in capital over Kejriwal’s arrest before election

Rally held against arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal over long-running corruption probe ahead of election. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/oTPc5Vw

Communing with spirits and coping with death: Grief food in three cultures

From Russia to Sri Lanka, rituals around the preparation and eating of special 'grief food' bring comfort to mourners. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/jzg7Xps

Several people being held hostage in Dutch town, police say

The hostages are being held in a building in town of Ede, with 'no indication of a terrorist motive'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/CadDl3Z

Japan raids factory making health supplements linked to deaths

Government orders review of approval system for health products in response to supplement-related illnesses. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NcZy5nP

As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police

New report says number of victims of gang violence has surged, calls for rapid deployment of UN-backed security mission. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Ef8hiZa

In Gaza, Palestinians drown in desperate attempt to get aid dropped in sea

Yusuf Ghaben was one of 12 who drowned, as starvation drives Palestinians in Gaza to take deadly risks. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/l4LYydQ

Mothers fight to protect daughters as The Gambia considers unbanning FGM

As politicians work to repeal anti-female circumcision law, women stand firm to shield the next generation of girls. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/VNyO8jU

China lifts steep Australian wine tariffs as relations improve

Beijing imposed the tariffs in 2020 during a diplomatic feud, raising duties from zero to above 200 percent. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/EJQhXxP

Israeli bombardment targets more residential areas in Rafah

Israel’s military has carried out new air attacks on Palestinians in a residential area in Rafah. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/quA6ig3

India rejects remarks by US, Germany on opposition leader Kejriwal’s arrest

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest a month before national election comes under increasing global scrutiny. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ycvJZAk

Indian police detain opposition protesters in New Delhi

Dozens detained in the Indian capital as they try to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xzYTdl8

Federal agents raid Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s homes amid sex crime allegations

Nature of probe not revealed, but raids follow sex offence allegations, including trafficking, made by ex-girlfriend. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/dkUyYLO

Five Chinese nationals killed in suicide bomb attack in Pakistan: Police

Suicide bomber rams explosives-laden vehicle into convoy of Chinese engineers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/O8GAYCr

Opposition celebrations in Senegal as Faye takes early election lead

Supporters of the leading opposition candidate have been celebrating in Senegal. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/QPxngrv

Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by land, UN chief Guterres says

During a visit to Egypt, Antonio Guterres warns of impact Israel's months-long war on Gaza is having around the globe. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/RSqoIhC

Pro-West candidate beats Slovakia PM’s ally to set up presidential run-off

Ex-Foreign Minister Ivan Korcok and current parliament Speaker Peter Pellegrini to face off in April's vote. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/2ApWxti

Does Israel need to be forced by the US to end the war in Gaza?

Palestinian politician Mustafa Barghouti and US professor Ian Lustick dissect Biden's refusal to end the war in Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Q6G5qgj

US Senate passes $1.2 trillion budget, averting government shutdown

Bill passes after hours of gridlock over funding for three-quarters of the government for the next six months. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ESL8GwK

The tax inspectors competing to be Senegal’s new president

Three candidates and one former favourite for the office of president have tax inspector backgrounds. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/GKjFyPT

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 168

The Israeli military says it is continuing to conduct 'precise operations' at al-Shifa Hospital. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/68LQwn5

Why is the Biden administration suing Apple? All to know

Apple has been accused of monopolising the smartphone market in an antitrust lawsuit. Here is what we know. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/3azJOIB

Palestinian man risks life to give neighbours a burial in Gaza

A Palestinian man risked his life to retrieve the bodies of two neighbours who were killed by Israeli snipers. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/2iH5IPF

EU agrees to cap tariff-free Ukraine farm imports

Beset by angry farmer protests, EU to implement 'safeguards' to prevent cheap imports flooding market. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/FCuDkLa

Pakistan, IMF reach staff-level deal to release $1.1bn from bailout package

It's the final tranche of $3bn programme agreed last year to avert default as Islamabad seeks another long-term bailout. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/q74tI3y

Article 23: Hong Kong legislature passes tough new national security law

This is a breaking news story. More details to follow. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/aSlx97O

Taking a page from the French anti-Islam playbook, UK redefines ‘extremism’

The British government's new definition of extremism is another attempt at thought policing Muslims. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/8XNmwtf

Why are Black voters backing Donald Trump in record numbers?

Latest polls show 17 percent of Black voters would vote for former president today - more than twice the number in 2016. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4lW0Cjk

Tensions high after Pakistan launches cross-border attacks into Afghanistan

Taliban claims to have fired across border following air raids targeting Pakistani Taliban. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/kRpbNG0

‘He’s lost my vote’: Many Irish Americans turn against Biden over Gaza war

A series of protests on St Patrick's Day points to the threat Biden faces from the loss of a key vote in swing states. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/7ZaTzF5

At least 21 dead after bus collides with tanker in southern Afghanistan

Nearly 40 people injured after a bus collided with an oil tanker on a highway in Helmand province, officials said. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/zJdDlCR

Dozens of people from the same family killed in Gaza

36 members of the Tabatibi family were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/FcmZpMo

Professor Jeffrey Sachs: ‘‘US is complicit in Israeli genocide’

Columbia University’s Jeffrey Sachs says the war in Gaza could end today if the US stopped supplying weapons to Israel. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xMi8ReI

Ramadan repression in the West Bank

Violent repression in the West Bank is making a bad situation unbearable. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/O0DMf1o

At gunpoint, Ukrainians in occupied regions back Putin in Russia’s election

Ukrainians and a rights group say people are being forced to vote by their occupiers in election dismissed as a sham. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/pNdkWVu

Is SpaceX’s latest Starship launch a ‘great stride’ in space? Key takeaways

The rocket flew halfway around the world and accomplished new manoeuvres but broke apart on re-entry. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/jhJsTo9

Why has the US passed a bill to ban TikTok, and what’s next?

The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that could force TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest from the firm. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/BXdHWCD

‘Death trap’: Israeli forces kill six aid seekers in Gaza City

The deadly incident comes after an Israeli air strike on an UNRWA-run aid centre kills at least five people in Rafah. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Br7Vkne

UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel in ‘seismic’ U-turn

'Hasan', who has spent most of his life in Britain, says he would have faced persecution if returned to Israel. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/24fhUQE

Neil Young to rejoin Spotify after Joe Rogan row

The star had removed his music in a protest over vaccine misinformation on Joe Rogan's podcast. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ikR6KfY

Putin resumes ‘sabre-rattling’ with warning Russia ready for nuclear war

Ahead of weekend elections, Russian president boasts his country's nuclear capabilities are superior to the West's. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ewtGs7p

China, Iran and Russia stage joint naval drills in Gulf of Oman

Military exercises running through March 16 are to involve warships and aviation. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NifwSVb

Protesters boo Israeli president at opening of new Holocaust museum

Pro-Palestinian protesters targeted the Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to the opening of a new Holocaust museum. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/MwZ4Nbc

Boeing’s woes continue as 50 injured on Australia-New Zealand flight

A dozen were hospitalised after the LATAM Airlines plane experienced 'strong movement'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/jNd08U9

Hollywood stars wear red pin badges at the Oscars, what does it mean?

Stars wear pins calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as well as the release of captives at the Academy Awards. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/JNFkehO

Nigeria school abductions: More pupils snatched as army hunts for missing

Locals tell Al Jazeera they feel abandoned by the government and will have no peace of mind until the children return. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/FQJnWgV

Carolina Toha: Chile still healing more than 30 years post-dictatorship

Chile's interior minister on the nation's journey from authoritarian rule. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/bgCxlTY

Iran condemns UN experts’ report on protest crackdown as ‘false’, ‘biased’

Report by UN fact-finding mission says Iran's brutal suppression of 2022 protests amounted to crimes against humanity. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/7gS0f3W

Will a four-day work week solve Germany’s labour shortage?

Counterintuitively, a new German experiment is testing whether working less can help overcome a labour crunch. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/i8dq1PK

Six months after the earthquake, Morocco’s Atlas villagers still in tents

Villagers are still huddled in their flimsy tents, waiting for assistance payments to rebuild their lives. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/bLPYCBH

Tunisia’s Fields of Resilience: The reality for female farmworkers

In rural Tunisia, a mother toils in the fields to secure life-changing surgery for her daughter. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/zTXC6O1

Oceans break high-temperature record in warmest February marked globally

Marine high occurs during what was also hottest February on record, the ninth straight month with such a milestone. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/zqLVpni

UK: University Challenge student wrongly accused of anti-Semitism wins case

Jacqueline Foster, a Conservative member of the House of Lords, forced to pay damages and apologise to Melika Gorgianeh. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/oZdDs0v

Spanish prosecutors accuse Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti of tax fraud

Prosecutors have called for a prison sentence of four years and nine months for the Italian manager. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/cDtigbS

Russia spins German military leak but chances of escalation slim: Analysis

Analysts say while Berlin may be embarrassed, it's far from planning an attack to help Ukraine. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/zNSrTmX

Joe Biden, the Espionage Act, and me

Just like me, Biden shared classified information with the press. But the prosecutors treated us very differently. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/BWMxXtF

Can Yulia Navalnaya unite Russia’s opposition after Alexey Navalny’s death?

At 47, the recent widow promises to take on her late husband's role, but there is discord among those opposing Putin. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/OZSQ1Xy

Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz to meet US leaders

Opposition politician's visit hints at cracks in Israeli government and growing frustration in Washington over Gaza war. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NT2obnQ

President Biden, why do you support genocide in Gaza?

Since I last wrote to you, Mr President, I have lost another 184 members of my extended family in Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/m9yPGdO

Four arrested after Spanish blogger on India motorcycle tour gang-raped

The couple had set up a tent to pass the night in Jharkhand state's Dumka as seven men attacked them. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/TBrvtF6

Will Biden reconsider his unconditional support for Israel?

Facing a rebellion in his party and starvation in Gaza, will the Biden administration consider a new approach to Israel? from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/HTmQzna

Heavy rains kill 29 in Pakistan as houses collapse, landslides block roads

The majority of deaths reported in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/pofPJZ2

‘No identity’: Why is Kenyan music failing to break through globally?

As Nigerian and South African music gains international acceptance, Kenya's absence is provoking a debate back at home. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4hDdx35

The unravelling of the New York Times’ ‘Hamas rape’ story

An horrific story in the New York Times falls apart and exposes systemic issues. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/9jps6k2

Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for ‘facilitating Israel’s genocide’ in Gaza

Managua accused Berlin of violating the Genocide Convention by funding Israel's war on Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/P8ATrEG

Who is Manuel Rocha, the US diplomat who accepted he spied for Cuba?

Rocha admitted to a four-decade betrayal of the US foreign service as a Cuban mole. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/41y9DKC

AI optimism sends Nasdaq to new post-Covid high

Investors expect artificial intelligence to unleash a new wave of growth. from BBC News https://ift.tt/6rQMAxq

As Israel strikes all around it, fear rises in Lebanon’s Sidon

Reeling from successive crises, the people of Sidon worry that the next one could come in the form of Israeli bombs. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/yJ49uhm