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France 24Context26 Apr, 10:07 UTC

Deadly Israeli strikes hit Lebanon despite ceasefire extension

Lebanese state media reported a series of new Israeli strikes in at least four different locations in the country's south late Saturday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his...

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Al JazeeraPrimary01 Jan, 00:00 UTC

New footage shows moment of deadly bus bombing in Colombia

Newly released dashcam video shows the moment that a bomb-laden bus exploded in Colombia.

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Al JazeeraPrimary01 Jan, 00:00 UTC

Yemen’s landmine crisis endures despite truce and de-mining efforts

Landmines in Yemen continue to kill and maim, even amid ceasefire efforts and ongoing de-mining initiatives.

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UN News MEPrimary01 Jan, 00:00 UTC

Yemenis are ‘hanging by a thread’ top aid official warns Security Council

Yemen must not be drawn into the escalating conflict in the Middle East, the Security Council heard on Tuesday, stressing the need for de-escalation, political progress and urgent humanitarian...

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BBC MEContext26 Apr, 19:16 UTC

Did Trump save eight Iranian women from execution?

The US president says he saved eight Iranian women from execution, but Iran says otherwise.

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The GuardianContext26 Apr, 12:00 UTC

Pete Hegseth’s Iran war messaging echoes sermons from his extremist church

US defense secretary’s openly Christian nationalist church continues to have growing influence in the White HouseOn 17 April, at a briefing on the Iran war, secretary of defense Pete Hegseth told...

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France 24Context26 Apr, 10:07 UTC

Deadly Israeli strikes hit Lebanon despite ceasefire extension

Lebanese state media reported a series of new Israeli strikes in at least four different locations in the country's south late Saturday, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his...

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BBC MEContext25 Apr, 17:01 UTC

Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections

Local elections have been held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

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France 24Context25 Apr, 15:36 UTC

Festive mood in West Bank as local elections underway

A festive and cheerful mood has taken hold of the West Bank as the Palestinian Authority holds local elections, FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky said, reporting from Bethlehem. Most electoral lists...

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France 24Context25 Apr, 14:46 UTC

Low voter turnout in Gaza as West Bank holds local elections

Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low turnout and a limited political field. Nearly 1.5 million...

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France 24Context25 Apr, 12:47 UTC

Elections in West Bank provide 'credibility to Palestinian sovereignty', expert says

Local elections are being held in the West Bank and parts of Gaza on Saturday. The vote will determine the makeup of local councils tasked with overseeing water, roads, and electricity. Bertrand...

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France 24Context25 Apr, 11:38 UTC

Elections in West Bank: ‘Barometer’ on Palestinian public opinion

Palestinians on Saturday cast ballots in tents and damaged buildings in Deir al-Balah, marking the first local election in part of Gaza Strip in over 20 years. With Hamas affiliated candidates on...

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France 24Context25 Apr, 09:39 UTC

Displaced Lebanese remain skeptical despite extended truce

In the coastal city of Sidon, displaced families sheltering from months of conflict express little relief at the extension of a fragile truce between Lebanon and Israel. While Donald Trump voiced...

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France 24Context25 Apr, 09:03 UTC

Mojtaba Khamenei remains out of the spotlight in Iran

Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the spotlight since being named supreme leader of Iran, fuelling speculation that he was seriously injured in the strike that killed his father almost two...

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The GuardianContext25 Apr, 05:00 UTC

Hanged under the cover of war: letters and videos tell stories of Iran’s death row victims

Testimony emerges from Babak Alipour, who spent three years on death row before being taken to gallows in March Writing from his cell in the Rajai Shahr prison in the northern Iranian city of...

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France 24Context25 Apr, 01:25 UTC

Low turnout as Palestinians vote in first local elections since Gaza war

Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted on Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the Gaza war erupted, in a vote marked by low turnout and a narrow slate of contenders.

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