Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead in Baghdad night attack
The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.
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‘Free at last’: When South Africa voted in democracy, kicked out apartheid
Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.
Yemen’s Houthis damage oil tanker, shoot down US drone
MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.
‘Legitimate to fight occupiers’: Meeting a ‘terrorist’ fighting the US
Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.
US to provide Patriot missiles to Ukraine as part of $6bn defence aid
New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.
South Africa: 30 years after apartheid, what has changed?
Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.
Hamas receives latest Israeli proposal amid efforts to revive Gaza talks
Palestinian group says it is 'open to any ideas' but sticks to its demand that a deal must permanently end the Gaza war.
Columbia University’s Shafik rebuked over Gaza crackdown but avoids censure
University oversight panel says president undermined academic freedom by allowing New York police break up Gaza protest.
US returns ancient artefacts looted from Cambodia, Indonesia
New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.
Generation gap: What student protests say about US politics, Israel support
Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.
Key takeaways from fourth day of testimony in Trump’s hush money trial
Former National Enquirer publisher faces grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of US testimony wraps up.
Kenya flooding death toll climbs to 70 since March
More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.
Qatar pledges $3m to Ukrainian human rights body
Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says.
UN warns of possible imminent attack on city in Sudan’s North Darfur
Attack on al-Fashir would have 'devastating consequences' for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says.
Israeli pressure delayed Freedom Flotilla’s departure for Gaza: Organisers
Organisers say the initiative aims to challenge Israel's 17-year-old blockade and put an end to the ongoing 'genocide'.
‘Happened very fast’: At least 10 killed, 11 injured in Brazil fire
Forensic experts in Porto Alegre are working to determine the cause of the blaze and identify the victims.
Scottish First Minister Yousaf promises to fight no-confidence vote
SNP leader says 'confident' to win vote as pressure builds following decision to end coalition deal with the Greens.
Are US campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza going global?
From France to Australia, students are part of pro-Palestine protests as Columbia students continue encampments.
Ecuador spat: Trotsky to the shah, Mexico’s long history as home to exiles
Mexico has a tradition of granting asylum, but experts see political motive behind offers made under Lopez Obrador.
Gaza baby girl saved from dead mother’s womb dies in incubator
Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda dies just days after her mother, father and sister were killed in Israel attack on Rafah.