As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner – The Washington Post

  1. As Taliban starts restricting men, too, some regret not speaking up sooner  The Washington Post
  2. The Taliban is removing every shred of freedom from women  The Economist
  3. Afghan women have been robbed of health care, education and now their voices. But they won’t remain silent  The Conversation Indonesia
  4. The Taliban’s Misogyny Finally Needs a U.S. Response  Foreign Policy
  5. Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Afghanistan  United States Mission to the United Nations
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Israeli troops raid, order closure of Al Jazeera’s West Bank bureau – Reuters

  1. Israeli troops raid, order closure of Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau  Reuters
  2. Israeli soldiers raid and order closure of Al Jazeera’s Ramallah offices  CNN
  3. Israeli forces shut down Al Jazeera’s West Bank bureau  The Washington Post
  4. Israel’s Military Closes Al Jazeera’s Office in the West Bank  The New York Times
  5. Watch: Israeli forces order 45-day closure of Al Jazeera West Bank office  BBC.com
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Hezbollah claims rocket attack at Israeli base near Haifa – Al Jazeera English

  1. Hezbollah claims rocket attack at Israeli base near Haifa  Al Jazeera English
  2. The latest on Israel’s attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon  CNN
  3. Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as fears of war mount  NBC News
  4. Live Updates: Hezbollah Retaliates With Missiles in Northern Israel  The New York Times
  5. Hezbollah, Israel exchange heavy fire after deadly Israeli strike  Reuters
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Three wounded when houses hit in Kiryat Bialik during Hezbollah attack – The Jerusalem Post

  1. Three wounded when houses hit in Kiryat Bialik during Hezbollah attack  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Hezbollah rocket fire now targeting areas with some two million inhabitants  The Times of Israel
  3. Hezbollah and Israel exchange fire: Over 100 rockets launched as tensions surge towards all-out war  Mint
  4. Hezbollah attacks Israeli military industry complex in Haifa in response for pager blasts, statement says  Reuters
  5. Multiple rocket barrages pour over Israel's North, six wounded  The Jerusalem Post
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Brother of man arrested over 1977 Easey Street cold case says he is ‘100% sure’ of his innocence

Perry Kouroumblis, 65, was arrested at Rome airport and held for the alleged murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett

The brother of a man accused of the 1977 Easey Street killings in Melbourne says he is “100% sure” that there has been a mistake and his brother is innocent of the double murder.

Perry Kouroumblis, 65, was arrested at Rome airport on Thursday Australian time and held for the murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett. Police plan to apply to Italy for extradition for the man to face charges in Australia.

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Football-mad Morocco dreams of a World Cup final in its own ark

Buoyed by the team’s success in 2022, the kingdom is eyeing a bigger goal

The rendering is dramatic, a vast white stadium inspired by the design of a Maghrebi communal tent, known as a moussem.

The language used to describe it is no less flowery: think of it as “almost like a Noah’s Ark, a place for all nature and animals to come together”, says Tarik Oualalou, head of Paris architecture firm Oualalou + Choi, one of five teams in the design consortium.

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