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Ultra-Orthodox Jews rally in Israel against military service

Ultra-Orthodox Jews brought West Jerusalem to a standstill to protest plans to draft them into the Israeli army. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/DW9VwuC

Israeli strike kills two more Palestinians despite Gaza ceasefire

The Israeli army carried out multiple airstrikes across Gaza, despite Israel’s claiming it returned to the ceasefire. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/XfrAzTj

Nine people killed as record rains and floods lash Vietnam

More rain predicted after the flooding of more than 100,000 houses, most in tourist areas of Hue and Hoi An. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/TASg2p6

Bangladesh’s fugitive ex-leader warns of mass voter boycott in 2026 polls

Sheikh Hasina puts up defiant front from exile in India, saying ban on her Awami League will disenfranchise millions. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/vEjHJK3

Is artificial intelligence to blame for Amazon job cuts?

Amazon confirms 14,000 layoffs after CEO says AI likely to lead to job losses. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/XguAvw1

Jamaica “bracing” for Category 5 Hurricane Melissa

“We are a praying nation, and we’re just hoping that this will pass.” from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/bqtvu3p

Bombs left behind in Gaza present significant challenge

Nicholas Torbet, Middle East director at The HALO Trust, says the scale of unexploded ordnance in Gaza is remarkable from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/8c3v6P0

Deadly violence in Cameroon ahead of presidential election results

Deadly clashes have broken out in Cameroon after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma declared victory in an election yet from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/6NSZF2e

Women in Gaza struggling to overcome damage inflicted by Israel’s war

One woman is desperate to be evacuated for cancer treatment while another is recovering from abuse in an Israeli prison. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/hHm6VYC

Trump oversees Thailand-Cambodia extended ceasefire deal

The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia have expanded a ceasefire deal in the presence of US President Donald Trump. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/aFnzxQC

We survived the war, we may not survive the ceasefire

There may be a ceasefire in place, but Israel still kills Palestinians in Gaza every day. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/owz2MWS

Will millions of low-income Americans lose food stamps during shutdown?

About 42 million people rely on SNAP benefits but now face reductions or losing access altogether. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/L7nTCbj

Anthony Aguilar: Witness to the Gaza genocide

Anthony Aguilar talks about the violence he witnessed as a security contractor with the notorious GHF in Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/foxcYJj

Court throws out corruption case seeking to oust Turkish opposition leader

Case seen as test of judicial independence amid crackdown on opposition members including 2028 presidential candidate. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4xv7iXV

Victor Wembanyama scores 40 points as Spurs dominate Mavericks in NBA

The 228cm (7-foot-5) player scored the most points in San Antonio history for an NBA season opening fixture. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Khs0kQd

Gaza funerals held for unidentified Palestinians, bodies returned by Israel

Funeral procession honours deceased Palestinians amid grief as bodies are buried in mass graves in Deir el-Balah. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4v3UEnB

Video: Londoners join viral ‘Scream Squad’ to let off steam

Young people gathered in London for a collective “Scream Squad,” letting out a unified yell against the skyline. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/96MhnfV

Shifting Roots: A Lebanese Woman’s Fight to Save Her Olive Trees

At 81, Nouhad fled her village in southern Lebanon as Israeli white phosphorus burned her olive trees and legacy. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/BIiGFsn

Pakistan navy seizes drugs worth nearly $1bn in the Arabian Sea

Narcotics worth more than $972m seized in two separate operations carried out within 48 hours. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/d90I1Gc

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year jail term

Sarkozy was convicted of criminal conspiracy for seeking campaign funds for 2007 election from Libya's Muammar Gaddafi. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/eNjsnyF

Drone attack in Sudan threatens Khartoum airport’s reopening: Reports

Sources and witnesses report early-morning explosions near Khartoum international airport, due to reopen on Wednesday. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ZyDsdQF

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy starts five-year prison term

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is starting a five-year prison term for raising campaign funds from Libya. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/v3T4XV7

Poland detains suspected saboteurs amid fears of Russian ‘hybrid warfare’

Moscow is accused of running sabotage and espionage operations across Europe targeting nations supporting Ukraine. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/8xnm6i9

“No chance”of Chicago becoming a fascist hub

At a No Kings rally in Chicago, actor John Cusack condemned Trump’s “authoritarian rule” and ICE’s actions nationwide from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NKXqpM8

Zelenskyy eyes invite to Trump-Putin talks in Budapest

Ukrainian president said he would attend if invited, although wary of Hungarian setting. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/NO0bfnr

LIVE: Amazon Web Services outage hits Snapchat, Fortnite, other apps, sites

Connectivity issues for many companies around the world disrupted as outage hits Amazon's cloud unit. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/dgamUxO

Week in Pictures: From death of ex-Kenyan PM to Gaza ceasefire

A global roundup of some of last week’s events. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/1OTfJNI

Crisis-hit Bolivia to vote in run-off election, ending decades of socialism

The vote marks a decisive rejection of the socialist government and a likely foreign policy shift closer to the US. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/71Ku3lz

UK military says ship ablaze after being struck off coast of Yemen

Cameroon-flagged tanker issues distress call about 60 nautical miles (110km) south of Yemen's Ahwar in Gulf of Aden. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/sj5mZfv

Dozens injured, heavy security in Kenya as Odinga mourned before burial

The final public viewing event in the western city of Kisumu has been preceded by deaths and injuries on previous days. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/HgRsNqo

Iran says restrictions on nuclear programme ‘terminated’ as deal expires

Iran also expresses commitment to diplomacy as landmark 10-year nuclear deal with Western powers officially ends. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/4AIVWqU

Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show sign of execution, torture

Many bodies of Palestinians returned by Israel to Gaza showed signs of torture and execution. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/UEgAyOQ

Who is John Bolton and what has he been indicted for?

The former NSA is accused of sharing sensitive government information and retaining similar secrets without permissions. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/WbfLjQC

Thousands protest in Tunisia over pollution from phosphate plant

Thousands in southern Tunisia rally to shut a state phosphate plant blamed for cancer, illness, and mass poisoning. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/GiDOPaI

Indonesia and Kluivert part ways after FIFA World Cup 2026 miss

Indonesia appointed Patrick Kluivert in January on a two-year deal to boost hopes of reaching next year's World Cup. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/FY0S6Ro

Tech Now

Lara Lewington explores the tech being trialled to find 'hidden' pancreatic cancer cases. from BBC News https://ift.tt/fLlXgBO

Police break up pro-Palestine protests during Italy-Israel qualifier

Riot police used tear gas and water cannons to break up pro-Palestinian protests at Israel’s World Cup qualifier against from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/pXvLEbA

Palestinians released from Israeli prisons is not “true liberation”

“So, we have to also question what does freedom mean under a brutal colonial Zionist regime.” from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/nU5cNwx

NGOs welcome Lebanon’s push for justice over Israeli attack on journalists

The attack on southern Lebanon in October 2023 killed a Reuters journalist and wounded six other reporters. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Ggb0sKH

Russia and NATO face off

How should NATO respond to Russian drones and jets over Baltic airspace? from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/chJOal9

Is the US eyeing its next Latin American target?

US warships massing off the coast of Venezuela raise the spectre of yet another military intervention. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/3yEb2Jo

Afghanistan-Pakistan border clashes: What we know so far

Afghanistan says 58 Pakistani soldiers killed while Pakistan claims of killing 200 Taliban and affiliated 'terrorists'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/aeh7Ftz

Tech Life

Two big social media companies face a class action lawsuit in Italy. from BBC News https://ift.tt/b3R0LcP

RSF drone strike kills dozens in Sudan’s war-ravaged el-Fasher: Activists

Activists say nearly 60 killed as RSF attacks displacement shelter and university grounds besieged area in Darfur. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/C3RGclk

Al Jazeera reporters follow Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza

Al Jazeera reporters followed Palestinians making their way back to northern Gaza after a ceasefire deal was announced. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/l82rzv6

Apple and Samsung users could be due share of £480m payout

Consumer group Which? is taking tech giant Qualcomm to the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on Monday. from BBC News https://ift.tt/ZfPMITj

Venezuela’s opposition leader Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Committee announced Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado as this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ISZEjcU

Video: Palestinians in Gaza speak of cautious optimism on ceasefire deal

Palestinians in Gaza voiced their hopes and fears after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was annouced. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/D7UxTG3

PM Keir Starmer hails Gaza deal as ‘moment of profound relief’

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the new Gaza ceasefire deal marks “a moment of profound relief". from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/1xKwJOh

‘Do you want a player to die on court?’ – Tennis stars wilt in China heat

Weather conditions have led to player complaints; mercury is likely to rise through to Sunday's Shanghai Masters final. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/0OQRfJE

US media implying that Hamas threatens Gaza deal is just “nonsense”

“It's even been reported in Israeli media that Netanyahu is not particularly happy..." from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/JQcsAZ2

Syria’s justice minister on rebuilding rule of law after al-Assad

Mazhar al-Wais on Syria's transitional justice process and the fight for truth after Bashar al-Assad's fall. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/R6P1oIO

Australian police search for motive in rare mass shooting in Sydney

Police say 60-year-old man in custody after he shot 50 bullets into busy Sydney street, injuring one person critically. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/axuV3JS

Georgia PM says storming of presidential palace aimed at overthrowing gov’t

Irakli Kobakhidze calls on EU envoy to condemn Tbilisi protests, saying he bears 'special responsibility' for unrest. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/8IT59GF

Tech Life

An exclusive interview with Bill Ready, boss of social media platform Pinterest. from BBC News https://ift.tt/DUOLJri

Hundreds of thousands turn out at pro-Palestine marches across Europe

Demonstrators demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of flotilla activists trying to get aid to enclave. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/kGLNevn

Russian attack hits passenger train in Ukraine’s Sumy, causing casualties

No figure has been given for the number of casualties in Moscow's latest attack on Ukraine's railway infrastructure. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/BOv2g6K

Palestinians celebrate progress on Trump’s Gaza peace deal

Palestinians are celebrating in Gaza amid a reduction in Israeli military action. The relative quiet followed Donald from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ON2L5kY

Is sea blockade of Gaza a “war crime”?

Professor Douglas Guilfoyle explains the legal ins and outs of Israel’s Gaza blockade. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/hdetvpC

Are internet rumours of a comet hurtling towards Earth true?

Space agencies say the comet, 3I/ATLAS, poses no danger, despite viral conspiracy claims. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/84X3IeY

Israel taking “illegal actions” against Gaza aid flotilla

Huwaida Arraf says the intl community is failing to protect the flotilla & Palestinians under Israel’s genocide in Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/tshbHRd

Facebook and Instagram to get £2.99 UK subscription fee to stop ads

Subscriptions for user opting not to see personalised ads on its platforms will start from £2.99 a month for UK users. from BBC News https://ift.tt/iMKEC8Z

‘Congress members get paid, janitors don’t’ in US shutdown: Fact check

US podcast host and former presidential assistant Dan Koh made this claim - but is it true? from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/7A6vfYa