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At least 56 people killed in crush at Guinea football stadium
Witnesses say people scrambled to escape after teargas used during pitch invasion at match in Nzérékoré
At least 56 people have died and dozens of others were injured in a crowd crush at a football stadium in southern Guinea, authorities in the west African state said.
The Stade du 3 Avril in Nzérékoré, the country’s second largest city, was hosting the final of a football tournament in honour of the leader of the country’s junta, Mamady Doumbouya, on Sunday afternoon. Local reports said thousands of spectators were present at the stadium and children were among the victims but did not give a definitive figure in either case.
Continue reading...Analysis: Biden’s pardon for son shows presidents now act differently
Joe Biden may be criticised for protecting his son but is likely to pay little political price.
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Biden in Angola: What’s behind the last-ditch Africa trip?
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There are no ‘humanitarian zones’ or ‘evacuation orders’ in Gaza
It is time the world starts using the correct terminology for Israel's actions in Gaza: genocide.
Ad campaign comparing Peter Dutton to Donald Trump sees Climate 200’s donations surge by $380,000
Organisation asked supporters if they ‘want to feel different on our election night’ in an ad with half of Trump’s face and half of Dutton’s
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Climate 200 has reported a surge in first-time donors in November off the back of a donation-matching campaign comparing the Coalition and Peter Dutton to the politics of Donald Trump.
The funding aggregator claims to have raised $377,000 from 3,900 donations including 1,373 people who donated to it for the first time, the biggest wave of first-time supporters since it was launched in 2021.
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Continue reading...Guardian Essential poll: election warning signs for Labor as voters flunk government on housing costs and wages
But survey finds strong support for under-16s social media ban, despite concerns about how to enforce it
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Voters have given the Albanese government an F on containing housing costs and surprisingly little credit for increasing wages in two troubling signs for Labor heading into a cost-of-living election.
Those are the results of the latest Guardian Essential poll of 1,123 voters, which found strong support for social media regulation, including two-thirds in favour of the under-16 age ban.
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Continue reading...Iran frees rapper Toomaj Salehi jailed for supporting protests
Rapper who spoke up for Woman, Life, Freedom movement is released five months after death sentence overturned
The Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, who was sentenced to death in April for his support of anti-regime protests, has been released from prison by the Iranian authorities.
Salehi was sentenced by a revolutionary court in April for backing the Woman, Life, Freedom protests in September 2022 after the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman who died in police custody.
Continue reading...Renewed fighting in Syria leaves thousands internally displaced
Thousands of people are displaced in Syria after intense fighting between opposition groups and government forces.
Dozens killed in crush at Guinea football match
Prime Minister Oury Bah pays tribute to the victims and announces an inquiry into the "tragic" disaster.
How a Ugandan opposition leader disappeared in Kenya and ended up in military court
Uganda is facing condemnation following the arrest of the veteran politician while in Kenya.
Russian Warplanes Join Strikes Against Rebels in Syria – The New York Times
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Syria, Russia forces step up air raids in a bid to slow opposition advance
Joint Syrian-Russian strikes hit residential areas in Idlib city, causing destruction and killing several civilians.
Iran-backed Iraqi militias join fight in Syria after militants seize Aleppo – The Guardian
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Belgium ordered to pay reparations for colonial kidnappings
Mixed-race children were forcibly removed from their families under a state policy in the 1940s.
Landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas – The Associated Press
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Joe Biden pardons son Hunter: What it means and why it matters
Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases. Here is what we know.