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Several Venice Biennale pavilions shut in protest over inclusion of Israel
ByLanre Bakare in Venice May 8, 2026

About a dozen pavilions affected, while some artists backed strike by adding Palestine references to their workA strike called in protest over the inclusion of Israel at the 2026 Venice Biennale meant several pavilions closed on the last day of the pre…

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FIFPRO in ‘landmark’ win as European body admits football calendar failings
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

Players' union challenges French state's failure to protect professional footballers from risks to health and safety.

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‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform UK makes huge election gains?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

Keir Starmer's Labour has suffered a humiliating blow as the hard right makes sweeping gains.

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Rubio says Iranian boats firing at Americans will be ‘blown up’
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the US military’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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South Africa’s top court revives impeachment inquiry against president
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

The scandal centres on a large sum of foreign currency stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farmhouse in 2020.

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‘Make up their own minds’: Pentagon releases first tranche of UFO files
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

US President Trump ordered the release in February amid renewed public interest; critics claim distraction.

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Virginia Supreme Court strikes down Democrats’ redistricting plan in US
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

Virginia's top court blocks redistricting plan, handing Republicans a key win before crucial midterm elections.

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‘In the days of old, the world was safe’: West Bank family’s enduring unity
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

Resistant and resilient, the Masallam family fight to stay on their land in Palestine's occupied West Bank.

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Botswana’s former President Festus Mogae dies aged 86
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

The former leader won praise for good governance and the fight against HIV/AIDS in the southern African nation.

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Kenya cancer cluster sparks ‘environmental genocide’ claims over oil waste
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera May 8, 2026

Kargi residents believe rising cancer cases are linked to toxic waste left behind during oil exploration in the 1980s.

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