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Kenya, Tanzania brace for Cyclone Hidaya as flood death toll rises 2024-05-03
Al Jazeera

Kenya and Tanzania have been bracing for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains and floods that have devastated East Africa, killing nearly 400 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. Cyclone Hidaya is inching closer to the eastern coast of Tanzania, with an expected landfall...

photo: AP

Gaza reconstruction could take 80 years, damage unseen since World War II: UN 2024-05-03
Press TV

A United Nations official says the destruction caused by Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip is unseen since the Second World War, estimating that the reconstruction of the Palestinian territory could take 80 years and cost up to $40 billion. Speaking at a press conference in the Jordanian capital Amman...

photo: AP / Ismael Abu Dayyah

Türkiye suspends all trade operations with Israel 2024-05-03
BRTK

In the second phase of restrictive measures, Türkiye suspended all export and import operations with Israel due to its “aggression against Palestine in violation of international law and human rights,” the Turkish Trade Ministry announced late Thursday. Previously, Türkiye restricted 54 product...

photo: AP / Markus Schreiber

EU announces US$1 billion aid to Lebanon to curb migration 2024-05-02
The New Arab

EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen announced US$1 billion in aid to Lebanon over the next three years during a visit to Beirut aimed at curbing the number of irregular migrants travelling to Europe via boat. Von der Leyen said that the aid was aimed at bolstering social services such as education and...

photo: AP / Hassan Ammar

Active Clubs: A new far-right threat to democratic elections 2024-05-02
Al Jazeera

Across North America and Europe, the far-right Active Clubs movement is expanding at an unprecedented pace, presenting new threats to democratic elections and minorities. With a network of decentralised cells in most states in the United States and European Union member countries, the Active Clubs...

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‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal? 2024-05-02
Al Jazeera

As the green revolution revs up, the European Union has signed a deal with Rwanda that will ensure a supply of precious minerals needed to build clean tech like solar panels and electric vehicles. What’s not to like? As the European Commission described it, after inking a Memorandum of Understanding...

photo: AP / Marc Hofer

Abortion is still consuming US politics and courts 2 years after a Supreme Court draft ... 2024-05-02
Wtop

Two years after a leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion signaled that the nation’s abortion landscape was about to shift dramatically, the issue is still consuming the nation’s courts, legislatures and political campaigns — and changing the course of lives. On Wednesday, a ban on...

photo: AP / Eric Gay, File

Tensions high at UCLA as police order pro-Palestinian protesters to leave 2024-05-02
Al Jazeera

Tensions are high at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus where hundreds of police in riot gear have deployed in force, ordering peaceful pro-Palestinian protesters to leave or face arrest, less than 24 hours after their encampment was attacked by a violent pro-Israel mob. But...

photo: AP / Jae C. Hong

Indonesia volcano eruptions force thousands to evacuate as airlines cancel flights 2024-05-02
CNN

Renewed eruptions from a remote Indonesian volcano have triggered fresh evacuation orders and sparked flight cancellations and airport closures this week with smoke, lava and volcanic gasses spewing out of the fiery mountain. Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano on Ruang Island, North...

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Protests erupt in Georgia as parliament passes 'foreign influence' bill 2024-05-02
Anadolu Agency

Security forces in the former Soviet republic of Georgia intervened against demonstrators on Wednesday who were attempting to besiege parliament while protesting against a controversial "foreign influence" bill. Protests in the capital Tbilisi against the government's "transparency of foreign...

photo: AP / Zurab Tsertsvadze