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Trump, Biden clash over Transgender Day of Visibility falling on Easter

Trump camp decries 'assault on the Christian faith', while White House blasts 'cruel, hateful, and dishonest rhetoric'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/B1kMjza via IFTTT

Polls open in Turkey local elections in key test of Erdogan’s popularity

Vote will decide who gets to control Istanbul and capital Ankara, both of which the Turkish president lost in 2019. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/TuSQkda via IFTTT

US approves bombs, jets for Israel amid threat of offensive in Gaza’s Rafah

White House authorises transfer of $2.5bn of warplanes and weapons to Israel, The Washington Post reports. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xq0kIu2 via IFTTT

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 765

As the war enters its 765th day, these are the main developments. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/qNS63ZH via IFTTT

Russian bombs turn Ukraine border village into ‘hell’

Authorities in Velyka Pysarivka and surrounding frontier villages recorded 567 attacks over two weeks. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/qLJ6Ppy via IFTTT

More than 30 killed in Israeli strikes on Syria’s Aleppo: Reports

Attacks have escalated amid continuing war in Gaza and clashes with Hezbollah across Israel-Lebanon border. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/vwZDMrX via IFTTT

The Global Magnitsky Act: Make it make sense, Joe

I have no love lost for Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa, but I will not celebrate the sanctions imposed on him by the US. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/sjkt0Ea via IFTTT

South Korean bus drivers return to work after strike causes rush-hour chaos

Seoul Bus Labor Union agrees to 4.48 percent wage rise to return to work. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/fAJ6mWE via IFTTT

Israeli soldiers shoot dead two unarmed Palestinian men in Gaza: Video

Advocacy group condemns 'heinous war crime', and says said Israel appears to 'kill Palestinians on a whim'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/1WvQSyb via IFTTT

Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid

Leftist opposition leader's assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/3FMVui9 via IFTTT

Angry farmers block Brussels to protest EU policies, cheap Ukraine imports

EU ministers hope to calm anger over foreign imports, red tape and strict environmental standards. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/xrZKowO via IFTTT

Brazil’s Vinicius says racist abuse in Spain has taken joy out of football

Real Madrid winger says he 'will stay because that way the racists can continue to see my face more and more'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/v2IBC4c via IFTTT

Moscow theatre attack suspects show signs of beating in court

Four men accused of participating in the ISIL-claimed attack on a Moscow theatre have appeared in court. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/TSVWiQe via IFTTT

Kamala Harris says an assault by Israel in Rafah would be a ‘huge mistake’

The US vice president says that it would be a ‘huge mistake’ to move into the city in southern Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/JrfmOAo via IFTTT

Austria’s Baumgartner scores fastest-ever international goal

Baumgartner unleashed a 25-metre shot past the goalkeeper after six seconds to break the record for the fastest goal. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/zsA9Kij via IFTTT

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz wins F1 Australian GP after Verstappen retires

Sainz finished ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc after Red Bull's Verstappen retired on the fourth lap with engine fire. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/f6LE9sU via IFTTT

Pakistan cricketer Imad Wasim comes out of retirement for ICC T20 World Cup

The all-rounder has made himself availble for Pakistan's squad for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in June. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/G7l2ETw via IFTTT

The tax inspectors competing to be Senegal’s new president

Three candidates and one former favourite for the office of president have tax inspector backgrounds. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/fcpvV0s via IFTTT

Captured Somali pirates arrive in India to face trial over ship hijacking

The 35 men are to be prosecuted for the hijacking of cargo vessel MV Ruen in December when they took the crew hostage. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ZcPH685 via IFTTT

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 169

At least three patients at al-Shifa Hospital have died amid a five-day blockade on the facility by Israel. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/QtxBW09 via IFTTT

Senegal’s 2024 election: Why does it matter?

After election delay and weeks of protests, 19 candidates are competing on Sunday to succeed President Macky Sall. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/7xZVah4 via IFTTT

Russian missile strikes target power supply in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Attacks follow largest raids on Kyiv in weeks, as Zelenskyy pleads with West for air defence systems. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/DRTun8L via IFTTT

A Jordanian flight across Israel, an airdrop over Gaza’s ruins

Al Jazeera joined a Royal Jordanian Air Force flight that dropped essential aid over Gaza City. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/wWpIy54 via IFTTT

Celebrating Nowruz: Ancient festival marks arrival of spring and renewal

Some 300 million people around the world celebrate the Persian New Year, a festival rooted in Zoroastrianism. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/XiPEVwu via IFTTT

Praying for Armageddon: Evangelicals, the US and the Middle East

Episode 1 of a doomsday political thriller about evangelical Christian influence on US foreign policy in Middle East. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/aBjIlFq via IFTTT

Haitian gangs unleash new attacks on upscale Port-au-Prince

Armed gangs attacked two upscale neighborhoods in the capital in a rampage that left at least a dozen people dead. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/rtJwW2j via IFTTT

Harsh Mongolian winter leaves 4.7m animals dead; Red Cross issues appeal

Mongolian herders are experience extreme 'dzud' cold waves more often with little time to recover in between the UN says from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/GMsurez via IFTTT

Spanish protesters’ tribute to Gaza war victims

Protesters in Spain’s San Sebastian lay together on the ground in a tribute to victims of Israel’s war on Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/PiWJVxu via IFTTT

Niger suspends military cooperation with US: Spokesman

The suspension follows an earlier move that has seen thousands of French soldiers exit the West African nation. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/FPLES0h via IFTTT

How Yazan starved to death amid Israel’s war on Gaza

A family remains in shock at how a vicious war destroyed their son's health and took him away from them. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/5HT1MLn via IFTTT

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 752

As the war enters its 752nd day, these are the main developments. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/F4PUZji via IFTTT

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 162

Palestinian officials say Israeli forces have killed 36 people, mainly children, near the Nuseirat refugee camp. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/BrsdW3V via IFTTT

Why are one-fifth of the world’s migratory species facing extinction?

Nearly half of all migratory species are in decline. Can they be saved? from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/wREQKeV via IFTTT

Why is India’s Modi pushing for simultaneous elections? Who would gain?

An Indian government committee has recommended that polls for local bodies to parliament be held together. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/vKE13ya via IFTTT

South Korea to China: Why is East Asia producing so few babies?

The reasons are complex — the consequences more straightforward: An ageing population and deepening labour shortage. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/KGMSnNb via IFTTT

How India came to embrace the politics of Hindutva

As Modi prepares for India's elections, Sreenivasan Jain examines the tussle between Hindutva and secularism. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Ez8eJ5Q via IFTTT

Land grabs and vanishing forests: Are ‘clean’ electric vehicles to blame?

Communities in Indonesia say they are bearing the brunt of an intensifying race to make our cars 'green'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/D5mUxae via IFTTT

A tale of two US court decisions, and the Palestine exception

Contrasting verdicts in similar court cases raise questions about the US judiciary's objectivity on Israel-Palestine. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/dJiZFSr via IFTTT

Luca Nardi stuns boyhood tennis idol Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells

Nardi said it was 'crazy' that he beat the 24-time Grand Slam champion after qualifying for the match as a lucky loser. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/LwON5Qy via IFTTT

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls

Protests break out in parts of the country. Police presence beefed up. Critics of the law call its timing cynical. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/w75Mdn8 via IFTTT

At least 26 people killed after floods, landslides hit Indonesia’s Sumatra

At least 26 people reported killed and 11 missing as rescuers recover more bodies. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/mJxL9at via IFTTT

Carolina Toha: Chile still healing more than 30 years post-dictatorship

Chile's interior minister on the nation's journey from authoritarian rule. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/U9HfjqL via IFTTT

Ramadan and the power of faith and unity

The holy month provides a framework for voluntary change and communal cohesion. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/UryuKOw via IFTTT

Operation to build a temporary pier in Gaza for aid delivery begins

Critics of pier plan for aid delivery by sea demand Israel open land crossings as Gaza humanitarian crisis deteriorates. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/nh0DtJo via IFTTT

Is­rael’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 156

Famine in northern Gaza has reached dangerous levels with 25 people dying of hunger and dehydration, Gaza officials say. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/sqTfyAQ via IFTTT

Why Google’s AI tool was slammed for showing images of people of colour

Gemini's attempt to correct the marginalisation of ethnic minorities has backfired. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/j3b6qZw via IFTTT

Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 155

Three more children die of malnutrition in Gaza as US President Biden says ceasefire by Ramadan 'looking tough'. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/0Ol9jzY via IFTTT

Indonesian single mother makes ends meet as autorickshaw driver

'I must be strong because I make a living on and from the street,' says Ekawati, who plies Jakarta's notorious traffic. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/6xc8qih via IFTTT

Why Afghan women are leaving Afghanistan

As the world celebrates women’s rights, Afghan women are losing hope they will regain theirs. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/IyhYolL via IFTTT

Israel’s illegal West Bank settlement plans face global condemnation

The 3,500 illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank add to nearly 20,000 approved in the past year. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/khTQZwE via IFTTT

Senegal sets delayed presidential elections for March 24

President Macky Sall has also dissolved the government and named Sidiki Kaba as the new prime minister. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ctXD8QK via IFTTT

Sudan war threatens ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

Warring generals leave at least 25 million facing food insecurity, with humanitarian response at ‘breaking point’. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Bgbs831 via IFTTT

Who is Jason Palmer, the only Democrat to beat Joe Biden on Super Tuesday?

Palmer won against Biden in American Samoa, a territory he never visited before the caucus. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/730KHed via IFTTT

Ukraine claims another critical strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet

Kyiv's military intelligence unit says it sank the patrol ship Sergey Kotov near the Crimean peninsula. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/EHcpPh0 via IFTTT

Joe Biden, the Espionage Act, and me

Just like me, Biden shared classified information with the press. But the prosecutors treated us very differently. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/Rza42Ki via IFTTT

Panama blocks ex-president Martinelli from election

Tribunal disqualifies candidacy due to 10-year prison sentence for money laundering handed down last year. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/WucVOz6 via IFTTT

Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023

Use of the death penalty surged by 43 percent following huge protests prompted by Mahsa Amini’s death. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/KFnmVis via IFTTT

Israel agrees to revise lyrics rejected by Eurovision

Public broadcaster Kan says Israeli President Herzog has called for adjustments of song due to political content. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/rOGJ72W via IFTTT

Nikki Haley beats Trump in first Republican primary in Washington DC

Nikki Haley is the first woman to win a Republican primary in US history, but victory looks little more than symbolic. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/8lJjcD9 via IFTTT

‘If UNRWA goes, so do our dreams of returning home’, Palestinians fear

Residents of the occupied West Bank fear total loss of healthcare and education, aid workers warn of escalating tensions from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/UdJClGZ via IFTTT

Israeli protester says Israel is behaving like Nazi Germany

This Israeli demonstrator believes his country is treating Palestinians like Nazi Germany treated Jews in the 1930s. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/C8pv6Aa via IFTTT

Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ for ‘facilitating Israel’s genocide’ in Gaza

Managua accused Berlin of violating the Genocide Convention by funding Israel's war on Gaza. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/3XqcBlh via IFTTT

A woman has to be ‘stronger than a lion’ to cross the Mediterranean

From finding love in a smugglers' den to risking all for a new life, these are the stories of women crossing the sea. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/ZxzRoQp via IFTTT

‘In Gaza, football is the only escape’: Palestine star Mahmoud Wadi on war

Wadi talks about growing up in Gaza, leaving to follow his dream and the struggles of being a Palestinian footballer. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/96phAxl via IFTTT

Gunfire paralyses Haiti as gang leader pushes for PM’s removal

Police stations and the international airport have come under attack in the chaos. from Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera https://ift.tt/DrGxw5v via IFTTT