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🌏 War Erupts Between Israel And Palestinian Militant Group Hamas, Sweden's "Ugliest Lawn" Contest And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Kassy Cho
Kassy Cho is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Almost. She is based in Taipei, Taiwan. Email her at kassy@almostmag.co.
Activism
Australia’s Prime Minister Gave A Moving Speech About Not Losing Hope After An Indigenous Rights Referendum Failed
“We argued for this change not out of convenience but from conviction, because that’s what people deserve from their government.”
Featured
People In Australia Have Voted To Reject Including Indigenous People In Its Constitution In A Referendum
Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese gave a tearful, moving speech about not losing hope after a referendum on including Indigenous people in the country’s constitution failed to pass.
Featured
Israel Has Ordered 1.1 Million Palestinians To Evacuate Gaza Within Just 24 Hours
1.1 million people is half of Gaza’s population.
Politics
Palestine’s UK Envoy Said His Family Were Killed By Israeli Airstrikes And Then Got Asked To Condemn Hamas Again
“My cousin is not Hamas. These kids have nothing to do with Hamas.”
Featured
The War Between Israel And Palestinian Militant Group Hamas, Explained
Here’s what you need to know about the war between Israel and Hamas.
Featured
Palestine’s UK Ambassador Blasted Blasted A BBC Presenter For Biased Coverage Towards Israel On Live TV
“You bring us here whenever it is the Israelis who are killed. Did you bring me here when many Palestinians in the West Bank were killed?”
Featured
Israel’s Defense Minister Has Ordered A “Complete Siege” Of Gaza After Palestinian Militants Hamas’ Attack
“We’re fighting human animals and are acting accordingly.”
Newsletter
🌏 Two Chinese Athletes Hugged And Got Censored Over Tiananmen Square, Iranian Girl Allegedly Beaten Into Coma By "Morality" Police And More
All the world news you need to know this week.
Video
A Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Struck Afghanistan And More Than 2,000 People Are Dead
If the death toll is confirmed, it would be one of the deadliest earthquakes to hit Afghanistan in 20 years.
Activism
This Jailed Iranian Woman Activist Has Been Awarded The Nobel Peace Prize
51-year-old Narges Mohammadi has spent the last 30 years pushing for peaceful change in Iran.
Featured
These Two Chinese Athletes Hugged Each Other After A Race And Got Censored Over Tiananmen Square
The women wore stickers with their lane numbers and formed the numbers “64”, a common reference to the Tiananmen Square Massacre which happened on June 4, 1989.