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Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 46,707 Palestinians and wounded 110,265 since October 7, 2023.

‘We’re not pirates’, say hijackers who seized Chinese ship off Somali coast
After seven-week hijack, Puntland locals say they are victims of foreign trawlers. But China calls the attack ‘vicious’.
Published On 15 Jan 2025
How will Trump approach — and possibly transform — presidential power?
The power of the presidency has grown for decades, but experts say Trump could go further in his second term.
Published On 16 Jan 2025
TikTok users in US flock to ‘China’s Instagram’, RedNote, ahead of ban
Chinese users of Xiaohongshu welcome influx of Americans, but caution that sensitive topics are off-limits.
Published On 15 Jan 2025
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe: ‘This is the last phase of Zionism’
Pappe talks to Al Jazeera on ‘neo-Zionism’, ceasefire talks, the second coming of Trump and ‘indoctrination’ in Israel.
Published On 14 Jan 2025
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Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
Her name at birth was Abake – meaning ‘born to be loved by all’ among the Tarkar people of Western Africa.
Published On 12 Jan 2025