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It's the latest attack on security forces in a region where tensions have long simmered between locals and the state.

Residents of several 'hotspots' have been afflicted by kidney failure in the past few decades - and no one knows why.

South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election.

The law is backed mainly by Shia Muslim parties who form the largest coalition in Iraq's parliament.

The two men, identified as Keith Siegel and Omri Miran, send love to their families and ask to be released in the video.

The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says.

Large-scale demonstrations take place in US universities and on European streets amid arrests and clashes with police.

President Ramaphosa lauds South Africa's achievements under his party's leadership since the end of apartheid in 1994.

Students keep protesting at universities across the US as law enforcement steps in to remove protesters from campuses.

Two Palestinian youths shot dead and 20 arrested as Israeli forces continue deadly crackdown in the occupied West Bank.

Two decades since images of Iraqi men being abused by US soldiers shocked the world, victims still seeking justice.

Trailblazing former Pakistan women's cricket captain Bismah Maroof says 'emotional' farewell was for team and family.

Elections are important for democracy, but political and social mobilisations are crucial.

Moscow has renewed strikes on Ukraine's energy facilities, drawing retaliatory attacks on refineries by Kyiv.

The influencer, who had hundreds of thousands of followers, had been sentenced to six months in prison last year.

Domestic rivalries and external players pollute the Sudanese information space.

Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna reflects on April 27, 1994 and the lessons from the transition from apartheid to democracy.

Hundreds of students and academics have been arrested during rallies opposing Israel's war on Gaza.

MV Andromeda Star suffers damage and MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down in latest escalation by the Houthis.

Abu Ala al-Walai, leader of Iraqi armed group KSS, tells our correspondent that the Islamic Resistance will prevail.

New weapons seen as crucial as Kyiv faces dire battlefield conditions, ammunition shortage amid Russian military gains.

Big socio-political gains have followed apartheid but the legacy of racism and segregation is still starkly visible.

Palestinian group says it is 'open to any ideas' but sticks to its demand that a deal must permanently end the Gaza war.

University oversight panel says president undermined academic freedom by allowing New York police break up Gaza protest.

New York district attorney accuses two prominent art dealers of the illegal trafficking of antiquities worth $3m.

These politically neutral problem solvers' do short stints in political campaigns and are valued for their data skills.

Experts say growing protest movement on university campuses could help shift US policy on Israel in the long term.

Former National Enquirer publisher faces grilling from Trump defence team as first full week of US testimony wraps up.

More than 120,000 people have been displaced, Kenyan government says, with 22 others injured and eight reported missing.

The baby girl who was rescued from her dead mother's womb after an Israeli air strike in Rafah has died.

Students from universities in Australia are joining their American peers in protests for Palestine

This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the authors of a new scathing report on US arms sales to Israel.

Funds aim to provide support for children, others affected by armed conflict in Ukraine, Qatari foreign ministry says.

Attack on al-Fashir would have 'devastating consequences' for civilians in area already on brink of famine, UN says.

Organisers say the initiative aims to challenge Israel's 17-year-old blockade and put an end to the ongoing 'genocide'.

Forensic experts in Porto Alegre are working to determine the cause of the blaze and identify the victims.

SNP leader says 'confident' to win vote as pressure builds following decision to end coalition deal with the Greens.

From France to Australia, students are part of pro-Palestine protests as Columbia students continue encampments.

Mexico has a tradition of granting asylum, but experts see political motive behind offers made under Lopez Obrador.

Sabreen al-Rouh Jouda dies just days after her mother, father and sister were killed in Israel attack on Rafah.

Marc Lamont Hill discusses student activism for Palestine with Columbia University student organiser Maryam Alwan.

Facing hate speech and violence, who - and where - you are can make all the difference for Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

Modi pricks challengers by focusing on hot-button issues such as religious discrimination, affirmative action and taxes.

The top lawmaker in Vietnam has been forced to step down as the country's anticorruption drive gathers pace.

ARBIH, formed in April 1992, managed against all odds to successfully defend the country's sovereignty.

Students say growing protests on US university campuses are part of a 'fight against genocide' in the Gaza Strip.

Gaza emergency officials have presented evidence of mass grave killings they say were by Israeli forces at two hospitals

Chanting their support for Palestinians, students demonstrated at the Paris Institute of Political Studies.

China says it prefers to bolster its ties with the United States, but considerable challenges remain.

The brutality of Israel's war on Gaza has opened Western eyes to the suffering of the Palestinian people.