Sofia Hou is a reporter and producer for Almost and is based in San Salvador. Contact this reporter at sofia@almostmag.co.
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About 500 people marched in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Nov. 25 in support of Palestine and to call for a permanent ceasefire, organizers told Almost.
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Aside from Israeli nationals and dual-citizens, Hamas also released a number of Thai and Filipino citizens, as part of a separate deal mediated by the Egyptian government and Hamas.
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Javier Milei ran on a “chainsaw plan”, which would close the ministries of culture, women, education and others to reduce government spending.
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23-year-old Jane Dipika Garett is an advocate for mental health and body positivity.
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An Israeli official said that there were some unidentified bodies that they now believe belong to Hamas fighters and not Israelis, according to AFP.
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Christian church leaders encouraged people to “to advocate, pray, and contribute” to the thousands of people affected by the war instead.
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The hostages’ families have complained that the Israeli government has failed to provide updates on the situation and did not meet with them until Oct. 26, almost three weeks after the kidnapping.
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“We as medical staff want to leave, but we cannot. We might not survive until the morning,” Haj-Hassan read as she broke down.
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There are about four million Afghan migrants and refugees in Pakistan, and about 1.7 million of them are undocumented.
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Thousands of Palestinians are fleeing northern Gaza on foot as food and water are running out.
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Hate crimes against Muslims increased five times and antisemitic incidents soared fourfold in the UK since the war began.
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At least 153 people have been killed after an earthquake struck remote villages in western Nepal on Friday Nov. 3.