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UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Israel bears responsibility and is outsourcing coercion to settlers.
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Emotional reunions greeted 35 Palestinians prisoners released by Israel into Gaza.
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Hamas calls on Board of Peace to ‘compel’ Israel to accept the Gaza peace plan after meeting Jared Kushner in Cairo.
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ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US Army soldiers take part in the Ulchi Freedom Shield military drills in South Korea on August 27, 2025 [Chung Sung-Jun/AP] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP, Reuters and The Associated Press Published On 17 Aug 202617 […]
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Advertisement Education in Hong Kong Hong KongEducation How to help more of Hong Kong’s non-Chinese-speaking students reach university Admission rate for NCS students sitting university entrance exam has remained persistently low over past five academic years 3-MIN READ3-MIN Listen William Yiu Published: 8:30am, 17 Aug 2026 The percentage of non-Chinese-speaking students who sat Hong Kong […]
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