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Israel bombards areas across southern Lebanon in latest truce violation
Raids hit hills and valleys as Israeli military keeps up pressure, it says, to force Hezbollah to disarm.
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Afghan’s Olympic hope for Taliban dialogue to prompt women’s rights U-turn
Girls in Afghanistan are banned from schools and sport beyond the age of 12 but IOC member has hope for…
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Gaza storms a “terrible situation” for Palestinians
Jonathan Crickx on how the intense storms battering Gaza are deepening an already dire humanitarian crisis.
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Why is Trump demanding travellers’ social media handles; how will it work?
Visitors from ‘visa waiver’ countries will have to provide a five-year social media history to enter the US.
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Protests at Portuguese parliament on day of general strike
Riot police moved in to put out fires started by protesters outside Portugal’s parliament on the day of a general…
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Cambodia worst it’s been “since the civil war” amid Thai conflict
“Thailand opened nine front lines as of yesterday [December 11], this morning it’s been extended.”
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Tanker seizure is US tactic “to starve” Venezuela of cash
Venezuela tanker seizure by the US aims to starve the Maduro government of funds, says analyst Christopher Sabatini
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ICC judges stoic in face of US sanctions over Israeli war crimes cases
Staff at the International Criminal Court have described the sweeping effect of US sanctions on their daily lives.
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Rights group accuses RSF of systematic sexual violence in Sudan’s civil war
Report finds paramilitary group responsible for vast majority of attacks as conflict devastates civilian population.
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LIVE: At least 10 people die in Gaza in past 24 hours amid storm
Storm Byron has caused a number of houses, walls and tents to collapse across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.
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