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The months-long conflict has forced more than 1.7 million people from their homes [File: Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah/Reuters]

‘A Tigrayan womb should never give birth’: Rape in Tigray

Displaced people from Ethiopia’s western Tigray region report alleged cases of rape, looting and other crimes.

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In 2008, rebels reached Ndjamena before being pushed back [File: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters]

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Fighters from the Libya-based Front for Change and Concord in Chad crossed into Chad last week seeking to remove Deby.

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Proponents of the patent waiver say it will allow more factories worldwide to produce jabs without breaking international rules [Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Advocates have vowed to maintain the pressure for police reform after the Derek Chauvin verdict [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters]

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Navalny's supporters fear he could die soon and are demanding he be given proper medical care [Anton Vaganov/Reuters]

Hundreds arrested as Russia cracks down on Navalny supporters

In the Americas, the United States and Chile have made the most progress in their vaccination campaigns, the rest of the region lags behind [Daniel Becerril/Reuters]

COVID vaccine scarcity and fake doses hamper efforts in Americas

A photo taken on February 18, 2020 during a guided tour organised by the Syrian Ministry of Information shows a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning the M5 highway connecting Aleppo to Damascus. [Louai Beshara/ AFP]

Western countries, activists slam Syria’s upcoming election

President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting people from Muslim-majority countries drew protests [File: Yuri Gripas/Reuters]

US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’

Migrant families pray after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, on April 20 [Go Nakamura/Reuters]

‘I don’t feel safe’: Migrants face attacks, threats in Mexico


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In 2008, rebels reached Ndjamena before being pushed back [File: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters]

Who are Chad’s FACT rebels and what are their goals?

Security personnel and firefighters arrive at the site of the explosion in Quetta [Banaras Khan/AFP]

Pakistan: At least 4 killed in explosion at Quetta hotel

Proponents of the patent waiver say it will allow more factories worldwide to produce jabs without breaking international rules [Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

MSF urges rich countries to back COVID vaccine patent waiver

Advocates have vowed to maintain the pressure for police reform after the Derek Chauvin verdict [File: Carlos Barria/Reuters]

‘Exception not the rule’: What’s next after Chauvin conviction?

Navalny's supporters fear he could die soon and are demanding he be given proper medical care [Anton Vaganov/Reuters]

Hundreds arrested as Russia cracks down on Navalny supporters

In the Americas, the United States and Chile have made the most progress in their vaccination campaigns, the rest of the region lags behind [Daniel Becerril/Reuters]

COVID vaccine scarcity and fake doses hamper efforts in Americas

A photo taken on February 18, 2020 during a guided tour organised by the Syrian Ministry of Information shows a poster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad adorning the M5 highway connecting Aleppo to Damascus. [Louai Beshara/ AFP]

Western countries, activists slam Syria’s upcoming election

President Donald Trump's travel ban targeting people from Muslim-majority countries drew protests [File: Yuri Gripas/Reuters]

US House passes bill to prevent another ‘Muslim ban’

Migrant families pray after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico, in Roma, Texas, on April 20 [Go Nakamura/Reuters]

‘I don’t feel safe’: Migrants face attacks, threats in Mexico

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Senior doctor Thomas Marx (R) talks to a patient infected with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in an intensive care unit (ICU) at the hospital in Freising, southern Germany [Lennart Preiss/AFP]

Link between cardiac arrests and COVID may help map the pandemic

Members of Australia Task Group attend a training session conducted by coalition forces for Nineveh police forces at Taji military base north of Baghdad, Iraq, on February 13, 2017 [File: Thaier Al-Sudani/ Reuters]

Australia announces inquiry into military suicides

Drag queens welcome New Zealand travellers at Sydney airport as quarantine-free travel between Australia and New Zealand begins [Mick Tsikas/AAP Image via Reuters]

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Activists in Brisbane have been campaigning for the release of men held at Kangaroo Point immigration centre, a makeshift holding centre for refugees and migrants who came from island detention centres for medical attention [Lux Adams/Al Jazeera]

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Surfers jump off the rocks at Bronte Beach as large waves hit the Sydney coastline Monday, April 12, 2021 [Mark Baker/ AP]

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Latest Bangladesh News

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Dhaka's streets wear a deserted look following a lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus [Mahmud Hossain Opu/AP]

Bangladesh extends coronavirus lockdown for another week

Protesters set a motorcycle on fire during a clash with police as they demonstrated against Modi's visit in Dhaka on March 26, 2021 [File: Munir Uz zaman/AFP]

Bangladesh cracks down on Islamist group after anti-Modi protests

Workers were protesting over unpaid wages, working hours and alleged discrimination [File: Monirul Alam/EPA]

At least 5 shot dead by police at Bangladesh power plant protests

Migrant people and workers leave Dhaka in speedboats before the countrywide lockdown, at Mawa ferry port in Munshiganj [Mohammad Ponir Hossain/Reuters]

Bangladesh COVID shutdown triggers exodus from capital Dhaka

A few vehicles ply on a usually clogged street during a coronavirus lockdown in Dhaka last week [Al-emrun Garjon/AP]

Bangladesh to impose week-long air travel ban after COVID surge

Bangladeshi police make a rickshaw puller wear a mask as they enforce a lockdown in Dhaka [Al-emrun Garjon/AP]

Bangladesh protest over COVID curbs turns violent, three shot

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epa09146773 (FILE) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno speaks during his meeting with the Israeli President (not pictured) at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Israel, 25 November 2018 (reissued 20 April 2021). Chad’s President Idriss Deby died of injuries suffered in clashes with rebels in the country’s north, an army spokesperson announced on state television on 20 April 2021. Deby has been in power since 1990 and was re-elected for a sixth term in the 11 April 2021 elections.  EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN

Chad President Idriss Deby dies

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Mahamat Idriss Deby was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers [Handout/Chadian Presidency via Anadolu]

Son of Chad’s slain leader named ‘president of the republic’

Chad's late President Idriss Deby was a former military officer who came to power after a rebellion in 1990 [File: Claire Soares/Reuters]

Idriss Deby: Chad ruler who held on power, died battling rebels

The 68-year-old succumbed to wounds suffered during a visit to the battlefield in the country’s north where government troops are battling rebels [File: Benoit Tessier/Reuters]

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A Chadian army tank seen on Monday near the presidential palace in N'Djamena [Reuters]

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The 68-year-old was one of the longest-serving leaders in Africa [File: Marco Longari/AFP]

Chad President Idriss Deby dies visiting front-line troops: Army

Mahamat Kaka, otherwise known as Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, was named interim president by a transitional council of military officers [Reuters]

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Minneapolis activists vow to maintain pressure for police reform

Pledge follows Justice Department launch of investigation into city police for ‘systemic failures’ after Floyd verdict.

Activists say since the year 2000 some 465 cases that involved an officer-involved killing should be be reopened. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]

Lebanon crisis: Boutique hotels pivot in the age of ‘Lollars’

As Lebanon’s economic crisis stretches into its 18th month, some boutique hotel owners are pivoting to survive.

Colette Khalil runs the boutique hotel Beit al Batroun, about an hour and a half from Lebanon’s capital, Beirut [Anchal Vohra/Al Jazeera]

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Attorney General Garland says Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict does not address ‘potentially systemic policing issues’.

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Putin warns foreign powers against crossing Russia’s ‘red lines’

President’s comments in annual state-of-the-nation address come as tensions with the West plunge to post-Cold War lows.

Putin's speech came against the backdrop of acute tension between Russia and the West [Sputnik/Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin via Reuters]

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