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Ireland, Spain, The Netherlands And Slovenia Are Boycotting Eurovision Over Israel Being Allowed To Compete
Despite multiple petitions and threats of boycotts, Eurovision had allowed Israel to compete in 2025.
Cherry Mohamed
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Israel Has Said It Will Reopen The Rafah Border Crossing But Only For Palestinians To Leave Gaza
Egypt said it will only open the border if there can be movement in and out.
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Egypt Has Opened The World’s Largest Museum And Wants Other Countries To Return Its Stolen Artifacts
After the opening, the Netherlands said it would return an artifact to Egypt and people are now calling for stolen egyptian artifacts to be returned.
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Pope Leo Has Said The Vatican Endorses A Two-State Solution Even If "Israel Does Not Accept" It
“We all know that that in this moment Israel does not accept that solution but we see it as the only solution that could offer a solution to a conflict that is still lived,”
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Israel Is Still Violating The "Ceasefire," Bombing Tents In Gaza Sheltering Palestinians And Killing Five People
The attack set several tents on fire, killing five people: two women aged 46 and 30, a 36-year-old man, and two children, aged eight and 10, and injuring at least 32 other people.
Climate
1,338 People Have Been Killed Across South And Southeast Asia Due To Intense Floods And Tropical Storms
The monsoon rains affected several countries, including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines.
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Netanyahu Formally Requested To Be Pardoned In His Corruption Trial, Claiming It Is For "National Interest"
Netanyahu has faced bribery, fraud, and breach-of-trust charges since 2020, but denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty in 2021.
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Israeli Soldiers Were Filmed Killing Two Unarmed Palestinian Men In The West Bank After They Surrendered
The Israeli military said its troops had pursued wanted individuals who were “affiliated with a terror network” in the Jenin area and had “initiated a surrender procedure that lasted several hours,” Reuters reported.
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Gaza Has Been Flooded By Heavy Winter Rains, Worsening Conditions For Palestinians Mostly Living In Tents
90% of housing in Gaza has already been damaged or destroyed by Israel’s genocide, and about 1.5 million Palestinians live in makeshift shelters or tents.
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This Far-Right White Australian Woman Politician Wore A Burqa To Parliament To Call For It To Be Banned
Shortly after her bill of banning burqas, niqabs and similar full-face coverings in public spaces was blocked, Hanson returned wearing a black burqa in protest.
Climate
COP30 Ended With A Deal That Doesn't Even Mention Fossil Fuels, The Main Drivers Of Climate Change
Early drafts of the deal had included direct language about transitioning away from fossil fuels, but negotiators removed it in the final hours after strong opposition from major oil-exporting countries such as Saudi Arabia and Russia.
Politics
Bangladesh's Ex-Prime Minister Has Been Sentenced To Death For Crimes Against Humanity In The 2024 Protests
The UN estimates that up to 1,400 people were killed in the protests, which is the worst political violence in Bangladesh since its independence war in 1971.