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Preserving Oualata’s fragile manuscript legacy amid desert threats
Centuries-old manuscripts in Oualata libraries face destruction as desert sands encroach on ancient Mauritanian town.
New US plan for Gaza aid is “not just nonsensical, it’s cruel”
Rami Khouri of the American University of Beirut says Gazans are choosing being starving and being shot
Gaza aid chaos condemned by humanitarian leaders
At least 3 people died when thousands of starving Palestinians rushed to an aid distribution point.
Why millions of people don’t have enough to eat
On World Hunger Day, AJLabs examines how war, weather and wealth gaps drive starvation.
The cost of conscience: I lost friends for defending Palestinians
Bearing witness to injustice has a price. I paid it - and I would, again, because silence is complicity.
Gaza’s aid system isn’t broken. It’s working exactly as designed
What unfolded in Rafah on Tuesday was not a tragedy - it was the grim success of colonial humanitarianism.
Video: Paris protesters dye fountain red to signify Gaza bloodbath
Activists in Paris dyed a fountain red to symbolise what they called “the bloodbath” taking place in Gaza.
US pauses new student visas: What it means and who it will affect
The Trump administration has paused new visa interviews for international students set to attend US universities.
‘US, China, India can all fit into Africa’: On a quest to fix the world map
Common projections shrink the size of Africa, but experts have long debated whether creating a precise map is possible.
Harvard students protest Trump’s university crackdown
Harvard students protested Donald Trump’s decision to cut all remaining federal contracts with the university.
German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE
Judge rules that companies 'may be obligated to take preventive measures' to counter their emissions.
US-backed Gaza aid model ‘distraction from atrocities’, UNRWA chief says
Philippe Lazzarini's remarks come a day after a deadly incident at an aid distribution centre in Rafah.
Putin is “testing the waters” in Trump relationship
Mark Storella breaks down Trump’s response to Russia’s Ukraine attack, his Putin ties, and whether sanctions may finally
Gulf states, China take centre stage at summit of Southeast Asian nations
The GCC, China, ASEAN countries pledged to promote trade and work to 'unleash the full potential of our partnership'.
Video: Families in Tel Aviv mark 600 days for Gaza captives
Families of captives held in Gaza lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a protest.
Aboriginal man, 24, dies in police custody in Australia’s NT
NT police say 'the man stopped breathing' shortly after officers restrained him in a supermarket.
Rizza in Indian-administered Kashmir
A video diary for Al Jazeera
Was the shooting of Israeli embassy staff at Jewish museum a false flag?
Authorities are investigating the fatal shootings outside the Capital Jewish Museum as hate crimes and 'terrorism'.
Life expectancy in Gaza
We compare life expectancy in Gaza before the war versus after one year of conflict.
Israel launches attack on Yemen’s Sanaa airport
Four strikes hit the runway and a Yemenia Airways plane, according to Houthi-affiliated media report.