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Israel’s disregard for the UN “is not normal behaviour”

Daniel Levy talks about the ways in which Israel has systematically attacked the United Nations and its institutions. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/rBouV7h

Presidential candidate Chase Oliver wants to disrupt US politics

Chase Oliver is the Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate in the 2024 US election. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/rsAJfw9

CNN bans conservative commentator after verbal attack on Mehdi Hasan

US network says it has 'zero room for racism' after Girdusky tells Hasan: 'I hope your beeper doesn't go off.' from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Cfo5dSm

JD Vance questions reaction to racist Puerto Rico joke at Trump rally

Republican Vice Presidential Candidate JD Vance suggested that people should ‘take a chill pill’. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/69mI8xn

Philippines ex-President Duterte says he kept a ‘death squad’ as mayor

The former president admits he had instructed policemen to 'encourage' suspects to fight back to justify their killings. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/LvjmCQG

Japan PM Ishiba says will stay in office despite election setback

Sunday’s snap election was the governing party's worst result in 15 years, exit polls and media showed. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/nJg4jp3

Topuria retains featherweight title at UFC 308; Chimaev defeats Whittaker

Ilia Topuria defends his featherweight championship against Max Holloway, while Khamzat Chimaev remains undefeated. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/FZOhy4c

Pakistan thrash England to win Test series after Noman, Sajid heroics

Pakistan beat England by nine wickets inside three days in the third Test to seal a 2-1 series win in Rawalpindi. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/14hDIGW

Can China’s Xi and India’s Modi reset rocky ties after border detente?

The two sides have revealed little about their deal. But there's plenty at stake, from investments to TikTok. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/DNwWK4y

Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, released from prison

The couple was sentenced in January to 14 years in prison on what they claim are trumped-up corruption charges. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/dDSsnO8

Israeli military killed 165 children in occupied West Bank in past year: UN

OHCHR reports death toll after Israeli military’s shooting of 11-year-old Abdullah Jamal Hawash in Nablus. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/LavdiGD

Belarus President Lukashenko to seek seventh term in January vote

Opposition calls for non-recognition of vote set to extend Lukashenko’s 30-year rule. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/wgEWfoU

Video: Israeli forces attack Tyre in Lebanon and tell people to leave

Video shows smoke rising after a series of Israeli air attacks on the city of Tyre in Lebanon. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Yax6s9N

Meta combats celebrity scam ads with face recognition tech

Celebrities including Elon Musk and Martin Lewis repeatedly feature in ads for products they have not endorsed. from BBC News https://ift.tt/LyNv2p4

South Korea mulls arms for Ukraine as North accused of sending troops

South Korea warns it could reopen discussions regarding supply of arms to Ukraine. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/s4QuwWt

Israel bombs Hezbollah-linked finance group in Lebanon

Al-Qard al-Hassan offers microcredit in a country where traditional banking system collapsed five years ago. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/nji6kRX

Video: Trump visits McDonald’s and Harris gets birthday wishes

Candidate Donald Trump made a campaign stop at a McDonald’s, while Harris celebrated her birthday at a church. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4bXGO1V

Why Netanyahu won’t let Israel stop fighting after killing Hamas’s Sinwar

The Israeli PM has seized every opportunity to expand the fighting, and to sink any possible ceasefires. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/V30l7dz

Moldova votes for president, EU path amid Russian interference allegations

As war in Ukraine rages, twin votes will determine if ex-Soviet republic leaves Russia's orbit and moves towards West. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Sapdtgi

Teams, time: South Africa vs New Zealand – Women’s T20 World Cup final

There will be a new name on the Women's T20 World Cup as the Proteas and the White Ferns vie to become 2024 champions. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/LU9N3M2

Drone hits Netanyahu’s home as Hezbollah rockets target northern Israel

Sirens activated across northern Israel as 'large volley of rockets' is fired towards several areas, including Haifa. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/pAxZITk

Kenya parliament approves new deputy president after Gachagua sacked

Kithure Kindiki is set to take over from Rigathi Gachagua, who has filed a court application to stop his removal. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/qr2ChYb

Alleged Bitcoin hacker Googled 'signs the FBI is after you'

A man from Georgia is alleged to be part of a group which hacked the US regulator's X account. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ShxA13t

Baby dies as asylum seekers’ boat sinks off French coast

European Union leaders have called for new legislation to 'speed up returns' of asylum seekers from the 27-nation bloc. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/MmrEs8D

Fuel tanker explosion kills more than 150 people in Nigeria

Deadly accidents are common in Nigeria, with most attributed to reckless driving and poor road conditions. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/dJ3Rto9

UN report says 1.1 billion people living in acute poverty

Index shows that 83.2 percent of the world's poorest people live in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/KA6PrVW

How much does food cost in Gaza?

From $180/kg tomatoes to $60/kg sugar, Al Jazeera examines the cost of basic food items amid Israel’s assault on Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/iLkEuQC

Grand Egyptian Museum opens for trial run

Egypt opens series of galleries in new flagship museum that neighbours the pyramids of Giza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/9EGj1iJ

Israel says ‘national interests’ will dictate retaliation against Iran

PM Netanyahu's office says it will consider US 'opinions', but Israel will make its own decision in attacking Iran. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/uwN7yIl

Desperate journeys: Syrian refugees fleeing Israel’s assault on Lebanon

From one war zone to another, and back again - how some of the most vulnerable cannot escape wherever they turn. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/cMtjTzw

Israeli attack on Gaza hospital tent camp kills displaced Palestinians

Several Palestinians have been killed and some injured in an Israeli attack on tents housing forcibly displaced people. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/zdUIThi

‘Apocalyptic’: Israel destroys mosque, bombs market in southern Lebanon

Israel targets southern Lebanon in new round of raids as at least 15 people are killed in attacks across the country. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/42KljyI

Israeli army threatens to attack ambulances in southern Lebanon

After hitting UN peacekeepers, military claims without evidence that Hezbollah is using ambulances for fighters. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/J4Z0Hsk

‘Nothing but lies’: New Navalny memoir foretells collapse of Putin’s regime

Posthumous memoir, Patriot, of Russian opposition leader who died in prison is set to be released on October 22. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/XhDldeV

Japanese anti-nuclear group awarded Nobel Peace Prize

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been given to Japanese anti-nuclear weapons group Nihon Hidankyo. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/CtqhP2B

Over 79 million girls in sub-Saharan Africa raped, sexually assaulted: UN

UNICEF report finds more than 370 million girls worldwide have faced sexual violence before the age of 18. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/2rouGUa

Scene at north Gaza hospital under threat from Israeli forces

Al Jazeera’s Moath al-Kahlout has been seeing casualties arrive at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/aWQrX9V

‘Will I be next?’: Fear haunts Kenyan women athletes after Cheptegei murder

At least four professional female runners have been murdered by their intimate male partners since 2021. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NoDLpej

Sudan’s RSF accuses Egypt of involvement in air strikes on its forces

Egypt denies the allegations by the paramilitary group's leader and says its military is not involved in the conflict. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/CUMe5EG

Israeli air strike hits Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley

Al Jazeera obtains exclusive video showing explosions in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley as a result of intense Israeli attacks. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/loFPL1v

Repression concerns as Tunisia’s president gets 90% election win

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied has won the presidential election by a landslide but with a historically low turnout. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/oIAxjZz

‘No way out’ of Gaza war

Palestinian correspondent Hind Khoudary reflects on a year of reporting and living Israel’s war on Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/p24mPTM

Video: Protesters worldwide demand end to Israel’s year of war on Gaza

Protesters have marched this weekend in cities around the world to demand an end to Israel’s brutal war on Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/axELHjK

France’s Macron calls for arms sales ban on Israel as Gaza war nears a year

French leader also criticises Israel's decision to send troops to Lebanon, saying regional 'escalation' must be avoided. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/elQ2DtJ

What is the deadly Marburg virus and where has it spread?

World Health Organization warns outbreak risk is 'very high at the national level' in Rwanda, but low globally. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/uQWKiFr

Ukraine kills Russian official at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in car bomb

The attack is the latest killing of a pro-Russian figure during the war in Ukraine. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xM8IdFn

Bird flu suspected of killing dozens of captive tigers in Vietnam

Tigers at resort in Dong Nai province died after being fed sick chicken, additional deaths reported in other locations. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4P9oQDT

‘Ukraine’s very existence is at stake’: Zelenskyy enters the US election

An aide to Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not play favourites after the president's meetings with Trump and Harris. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/EosnaRV

‘We are all the same’: Lebanese come together to feed those forced to flee

As the number of people forced from their homes by Israeli attacks grows, communities are stepping in to help. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/mMhD19W

The United States is already at war

And it is very much a willing belligerent in a conflict of its own making. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/pJevQIM

US out of step as world reacts to Israel’s ground offensive into Lebanon

Several countries call for restraint amid Israel's expanded military operations, but Washington offers support. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/k3UeVDj