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Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread coral bleaching on
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record in 2024 due to climate change-driven heat stress, with coral cover dropping sharply, especially in the south, Al Jazeera reported. Experts warn urgent emissions cuts are needed to protect the reef's future.
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All five miners trapped in Chile's El Teniente mine found dead after earth
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
All five miners trapped in Chile's El Teniente copper mine after last week's earthquake have been found dead, Al Jazeera reported. Rescue teams had cleared over 24 metres of collapsed underground passages. The mine, one of the world's largest, halted operations following the 4.2-magnitude tr
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Druze clashes erupt in Syria's Suwayda, ceasefire violated amid renewed vi
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Druze armed groups attacked Syrian security forces in Suwayda, killing at least one soldier and injuring others, violating a ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported. The violence, linked to sectarian tensions with Bedouin tribes, comes amid wider instability, including Israeli strikes and ISIL attack
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Hamas denies "prepared to be demilitarised" claim, calls Witkoff visit a "
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Hamas has dismissed reports that it expressed willingness to disarm during Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Israel, affirming its "national and legal" right to resistance against Israeli occupation, Al Jazeera reported.
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Indonesia releases hundreds of prisoners under President Subianto's unity
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Indonesia has started freeing hundreds of prisoners, including those convicted of political offences, as part of President Prabowo Subianto's first stage of a broad clemency initiative aimed at fostering national unity, as reported by Al Jazeera on Saturday. This move follows parliamentary a
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Former Colombian President Uribe sentenced to 12 years house arrest over w
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has been sentenced to 12 years of house arrest for witness tampering and bribery, becoming the country's first ex-president convicted in a criminal trial, Al Jazeera reported. He plans to appeal. The verdict has sparked political reactions in both Colo
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Slovenia becomes first EU nation to ban arms trade with Israel over Gaza w
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Slovenia has become the first EU country to ban all weapons trade with Israel over the Gaza war. Citing humanitarian concerns, it also barred two Israeli ministers and recognized Palestinian statehood, Al Jazeera reported. The move comes as global pressure grows over Israel's actions in Gaza
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9 dead, 124 injured in Russian attack on Ukraine's Kyiv
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
A Russian drone and missile attack hit Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, killing at least nine people, including a six-year-old boy, and wounding 124 others, Al Jazeera reported, citing a Ukrainian authorities' statement.
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Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating hours-old ceasefire; border tension
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a new ceasefire after clashes resumed in disputed border areas. Thai forces responded in self-defence, while Cambodia denied any violations. Despite tensions, both sides say the situation is mostly calm, Al Jazeera reported.
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Gaza death toll tops 60,000 amid rising famine, malnutrition
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Over 60,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, as famine worsens and aid remains restricted. Al Jazeera reports rising malnutrition, especially among children, with severe health impacts. Despite brief pauses in fighting, Israeli attacks continue, deepening the humanit
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Thailand, Cambodia to hold peace talks in Malaysia amid escalating border
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Leaders from Thailand and Cambodia are set to meet in Malaysia on Monday in an effort to defuse the deadly border conflict, even as both countries continue to accuse each other of renewed artillery strikes in contested territories, Al Jazeera reported.
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Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound flotilla, detains 21
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Handala, organized by the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, had departed from Syracuse, Italy, on July 13, aiming to deliver humanitarian aid and symbolically challenge Israel's blockade on Gaza. The group said the vessel was carrying 19 activists and two journalists from Al Jazeera, represent
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