
UNRWA says Gaza has become ‘a land of desperation’ as Israel continues to pound the strip and block humanitarian aid.

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UNRWA says Gaza has become ‘a land of desperation’ as Israel continues to pound the strip and block humanitarian aid.
Author: Al Jazeera
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Israeli forces have killed at least 28 Palestinians in Gaza since dawn, including 11 people who burned to death inside their home in Khan Younis. Seven members of a family were also killed by an air raid on the home where they were sheltering in western Gaza City. Nearly 3,000 trucks of UNRWA supplies and humanitarian aid remained stuck outside Gaza. “The Gaza Strip is facing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” the group said in a statement citing severe shortages of food, water, fuel and medicine. It added that the siege as well as daily attacks on shelters, hospitals and residential areas amount to a “premeditated crime” by the Israeli leadership. Hamas blamed the situation on a political, moral, and humanitarian failure on the part of the international community. Israeli military has launched huge and heavy waves of air strikes. Israeli army claimed heavy equipment destroyed in overnight attacks on Gaza w
At least 20 tourists killed as gunmen open fire in India-controlled Kashmir, police say
Kashmir has seen a spate of targeted killings of Hindus, including immigrant workers from Indian states, after New Delhi ended the region’s semi-autonomous status in 2019.
Author: Gavin Blackburn
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Police say at least 20 tourists have been killed at a resort in Indian-controlled Kashmir. At least four gunmen fired at dozens of tourists from close range, police say. Police describe the incident as a "terror attack" and blame militants fighting against Indian rule. ADVERTISEMENT Kashmir has seen a spate of targeted killings of Hindus. India and Pakistan each administer part of Kashmir, but both claim the territory in its entirety. Tensions have been simmering as India intensifies its counterinsurgency operations. India was set to face a 27% "reciprocal" tariff from the US before the duties were put on hold. The world's most populous country is currently subject to a baseline levy of 10% by Washington. Modi established a good working relationship with Trump during his first presidency.
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Despite their differences, Trump, Milei, Zelenskyy and others are to attend the pontiff’s funeral.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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As tributes pour in from around the world for Pope Francis, who died aged 88 on Monday, is being remembered by many for embracing communities and challenges that the Roman Catholic Church had carefully avoided previously. Many of those issues — including the wars in Gaza and Ukraine, climate change and immigration — also put Francis on a collision course with several world leaders. Donald Trump Francis battled with the United States president over the issue of migration for nearly a decade. During his first presidential campaign in 2016, Donald Trump promised to build a “big, beautiful wall” along the US border with Mexico. Trump hit back in a statement posted on his Facebook account, saying: “No leader, especially a religious leader, should have the right to question another man’s religion or faith” Mauricio Macri and Javier Milei Francis left his hometown, Buenos Aires, in 2013 after he was elected pope. He
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is visiting Russia ahead of a third round of talks between Tehran and Washington.
Author: Al Jazeera
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed Iran’s nuclear programme with Oman. Oman has been mediating between Iran and the United States. US President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Iran unless a deal is reached. Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran in January. Russia has a role in nuclear talks with Iran as a signatory to a previous landmark 2015 nuclear deal that Trump abandoned during his first term as US president in 2018. A third round of negotiations between Tehran and Washington is scheduled to take place in Oman on Saturday. Ahead of the visit, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is set to visit China on April 23 at the invitation of Beijing, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday.
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Hundreds of people packed into a Barcelona church to mourn a Spanish family of five who died earlier this month in a sightseeing helicopter crash in New York City
Author: JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press, SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press, ABC News
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 15:36:39
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Agustn Escobar, Mercè Camprub Montal and their three young children were killed in a helicopter crash in New York City on April 11. "We have been in pain for the last 11 days, but they will always remain in our memories," the woman's father says. A visit to the city was intended to celebrate the ninth birthday of the couple's middle child ended up being the family's final moments. Their children Agustn, Mercè and Vctor were 10, 9 and 4. The service ended with photos displayed of the family during previous holidays and at family gatherings.
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Search underway after suspected shark attack on Israeli coast
Video. Israeli police continued their search on Tuesday for a swimmer feared to have been attacked by a shark off the Mediterranean coast near Hadera.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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The search comes amid growing concerns over human-shark encounters in the area between October and May. Conservation groups urging authorities to separate swimmers and sharks, the warnings have largely gone unheeded.
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A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices have started proceedings to determine whether federal officers, retired military officers and an aide of former President Jair Bolsonaro will also stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup
Author: GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press, ABC News
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 14:54:08
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A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices starts proceedings on Tuesday morning. The panel unanimously accepted charges against Bolsonaro and 33 others. Bolsonario and his closest allies, including running mate Gen. Braga Netto, were placed in the “core group” a coup conviction alone carries a sentence of up to 12 years. He is expected to stand trial in the next few months at Brazil’s Supreme Court.
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The international police agency Interpol says that police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast that lured people into paying fees and providing coerced labor by promising them jobs in Canada
Author: WILSON MCMAKIN Associated Press, ABC News
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 13:58:10
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Police raids have rescued 33 West Africans from a human trafficking ring in Ivory Coast. Victims paid as much as $9,000 to supposed recruiters who instead trafficked them to the city of Abidjan. They were forced to help scam others with the same promise of finding a job abroad.
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At least eleven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a residential building in Khan Younis.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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At least 11 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a residential building. Neighbours of the victims in Khan Younis expressed their distress.
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Detained Columbia University student misses son's birth after temporary release plea rejected
Author: Rory Sullivan
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Mahmoud Khalil was arrested on 8 March outside his apartment in New York. He has been held for more than a month at a detention facility in Louisiana. After his wife Dr Noor Abdalla went into labour on Sunday, his lawyers sought to have the family briefly reunited. Khalil was the first person to be arrested in US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on students involved in demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza. The Trump administration is attempting to deport him on the alleged grounds that he is a threat to US foreign policy. Pope Francis was "not just our pope, he was our brother, our friend, our dear friend for Bethlehem," says Tony Tabash. Catholics in Gaza held a mass for Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church, the only Catholic church in the enclave. The pope's nightly ritual was a fervent advocate of peace in Gaza, praying for an end to the war. "I think of the people of Gaza and its Christian communit
People & Power examines whether the forced transfer of Palestinians is Israel’s ultimate goal.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Donald Trump echoed calls for the Palestinians’ massive displacement outside their homeland. Israel’s war on Gaza has displaced nearly two million Palestinians since October 2023. An Israeli minister has even called the current war the “Gaza Nakba”.
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No claim of responsibility but police call it ‘terror attack’ by rebels under intensifying military crackdown in region.
Author: Al Jazeera
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Police said multiple tourists received gunshot wounds in the 'terror attack' no group claimed responsibility for the attack, police said. Kashmir has been under an intensified military crackdown since its semi-autonomous status was revoked by the Indian government about six years ago. Pakistan denies the charge, and many Kashmiris consider it a legitimate freedom struggle. The Indian government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party, revoked Kashmir’s special status in 2019.
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Vance and Modi hail positive US-India trade talks amid Trump tariff threat
The US is India's main trading partner, and their bilateral trade stood at €113bn in 2024, with a €39.9bn surplus in favour of New Delhi.
Author: Kieran Guilbert
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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JD Vance and Narendra Modi have hailed progress in talks over a trade deal between the nations. The pair discussed improved bilateral cooperation in various areas such as energy, defence and technology. New Delhi is seeking an early trade deal with Washington against the backdrop of tariff threats. India is currently subject to a baseline levy of 10% by Washington. The US has long sought to develop a deeper partnership with India. India is seeking to market itself as the world's manufacturing hub. Khalil was the first person to be arrested in US President Donald Trump’s crackdown on students involved in demonstrations against Israel's war in Gaza. He was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Syria and has Algerian citizenship. The Trump administration is attempting to deport him on the alleged grounds that he is a threat to US foreign policy. In a separate case in federal court, they are contesting the legality
Christian Palestinians mourn Pope Francis, an outspoken voice for peace in Gaza
In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis frequently called with the only Catholic church in Gaza to see how people huddled inside were coping with the devastating war.
Author: Emma De Ruiter
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Pope Francis was "not just our pope, he was our brother, our friend, our dear friend for Bethlehem" Pope Francis "is very close to the Christian community of Gaza," says Father Gabriele Romanielli of the Holy Family Church. "he was always like a balm for our wounds," says 19-year-old Suheil Abu Dawoud. "I think of the people of Gaza and its Christian community in particular," the pope says. Pope Francis urged Hamas to release dozens of Israeli hostages it is holding. Francis urged an investigation into whether Israel's war amounted to genocide. The next month, he called the ongoing humanitarian crisis "very serious and shameful" The Holy Land's Christian community has dwindled over the decades, with only 1,000 Christians living in Gaza.
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Watch: Hundreds of firefighters battle raging fire near Prague
Video. A major fire broke out at a garbage dump west of Prague on Monday, with around 250 Czech firefighters working to control the blaze.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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The blaze erupted at a landfill in Rynholec, Czech capital. Fifteen firefighters have sustained light injuries while working to contain the fire.
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Palestinians in Gaza are facing severe food shortages as charities warn their last supplies of food are running out.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Palestinians in Gaza are facing severe food shortages as charities warn their last supplies of food are running out. Israel’s total blockade means no food, water or medicine can be brought in.
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Argentines pay tribute to Pope Francis in his hometown of Buenos Aires
Video. Mourners gathered in Pope Francis' hometown to pay tribute to the Argentine-born pontiff, who was known for his dedication to the poor.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio died at the age of 88, a day after delivering his final Easter message from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.
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Cardinals gathered at the Vatican have announced Saturday at 10am as the day and time for Pope Francis' funeral.
Author: Giorgia Orlandi
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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ADVERTISEMENT Throughout Monday evening and into Tuesday, people continued gathering in St. Peter's Square following the pope's death. His funeral will be held on [Saturday at 10 am] a date confirmed by the College of Cardinals during their meeting at the Vatican on Tuesday. Also, speculation is mounting over who could become the next pontiff. Israel ended the truce last month, renewing its bombardment and ground operations. Israel shutting the territory's two million Palestinians off from all imports. Israeli air and ground war has killed over 51,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children.
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Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children, has died
Author: KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press, ABC News
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 13:40:09
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Walter Frankenstein survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children. The foundation that oversees Berlin's Holocaust memorial also confirmed that he died Monday in Stockholm. Frankenstein was born in 1924 in Flatow in what is now Poland but was then part of Germany. Frankenstein's children were among the youngest of only 25 Jewish children who had survived in Berlin. In 1933, when Berlin was liberated by the Soviet Red Army, around 160,500 Jews lived in Germany. By the end of World War II in 1945 their numbers had diminished to about 7,000 through emigration and extermination. In 2018, Frankenstein became an honorary member of the club with the membership number 1924. Every time Frankenstein traveled to Berlin in his later years, he brought along the small blue case containing the Order of Merit. Inside the case’s lid he had attached the first “mark” he
An Israeli bombing on a cluster of tents in Al Mawasi has killed at least 10 people.
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Published on: 22/04/2025 | 00:00:00
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The coastal enclave was once an Israeli designated safe zone. Since Israel resumed its Gaza bombing campaign, it has not marked any areas as protected.
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