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From: Inside Story
What can stop Palestinians being evicted from Sheikh Jarrah?
Palestinians in the occupied East Jerusalem neighbourhood face the imminent threat of eviction by Israel.
Sadiq Khan elected London mayor for a second term
In victory speech, Khan promises to ‘build bridges’ and create jobs as UK capital emerges from pandemic.
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Libya: Gunmen storm hotel used as Presidential Council HQ
Dozens of armed men raid the hotel in the capital, Tripoli, as divisions within the unity government surface.
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Opinion
‘Not $1’: US lawmaker urges end to complicity in Israeli abuses
Congresswoman Betty McCollum tells AJE about effort to ensure Israel doesn’t use US aid to violate Palestinian rights.
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India records more than 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day
Record 4,187 new deaths takes India’s overall total toll to 238,270 with a caseload of nearly 22 million victims.
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