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‘She could die any moment’: Jana, 8, awaits urgent evacuation from Gaza
ByMalak A Tantesh in Gaza and William Christou in Beirut September 5, 2025

Doctors lack supplies to treat Jana, whose referral to Israeli agency in charge of humanitarian affairs has yet to be approvedIn recent photos, Jana Ayyad is curled up in a ball, her face covered with her hands. Sometimes, the emaciated eight-year-old …

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Belarus arrests Polish priest on spying charges
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera September 5, 2025

Relations between Poland and Belarus have hit a new low amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Israel destroys one of Gaza City’s biggest buildings
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera September 5, 2025

Israeli forces attacked and destroyed the 12-storey Mushtaha tower in Gaza City on Friday.

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Downton Abbey star interrupts TV interview with plea for Gaza
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera September 5, 2025

Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville interrupted a red-carpet interview with a plea to stop Israel’s incursion in Gaza.

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Israel Steps Up Attacks on Gaza City Ahead of a Planned Wider Offensive
ByLiam Stack September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

The Israeli military destroyed a landmark building after saying it had taken control of almost half of the city, where hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering amid a worsening humanitarian crisis.

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Israel Now Controls Almost Half of Gaza City, Military Says
ByLiam Stack September 5, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of civilians are sheltering in the city as Israel’s planned takeover looms, with the potential to worsen the humanitarian crisis.

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FAST to retain power after Samoan election victory confirmed
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera September 5, 2025

While incumbent held on to power, the Polynesian island nation will have a new PM: Laaulialemalietoa Leuatea Schmidt.

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US imposes sanctions on Palestinians for requesting war crimes inquiry
ByWilliam Christou in Beirut and agencies September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Rights groups in Gaza and Ramallah had asked international criminal court to investigate Israel over genocide claimsThe US has imposed sanctions against three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the international criminal court (ICC) to investig…

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UN suspects all sides in DR Congo conflict guilty of war crimes
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera September 5, 2025

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk calls for accountability for victims of 'horrific' atrocities.

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Australian parties all “very tough” on asylum seekers
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera September 5, 2025

Mark Kenny on Australia’s new migrant resettlement deal with Nauru and its hardline approach to asylum seekers.

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