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Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law
ByRobert Jimison August 25, 2025

A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.

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Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law
ByRobert Jimison August 25, 2025

A bipartisan pair of members of Congress made the first official U.S. visit there since the fall of the Assad government, arguing that it was time to permanently lift American sanctions.

Read More Lawmakers Visit Syria to Push for Repealing Sanctions Law
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Polish veto risks Ukraine’s crucial Starlink access amid refugee aid row
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

Neighbour Poland has been one of Ukraine's staunchest backers since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.

Read More Polish veto risks Ukraine’s crucial Starlink access amid refugee aid row
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Once elusive Mexican drug kingpin ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in US
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

Charges relate to his decades-long involvement in leading the Sinaloa cartel and its role in funnelling drugs to the US.

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Musk sues Apple, OpenAI over alleged AI competition suppression
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

Elon Musk filed a US lawsuit against the two tech giants in Texas that alleges that Apple suppressed Grok’s xAI.

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Trump threatens new China tariffs over magnets
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

The US president’s escalation comes despite a 90-day pause on increased tariffs that has already been agreed.

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Don’t mourn the deaths of Palestinian journalists
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

Don’t offer condolences. Act, stop Israel, and hold journalists’ murderers to account.

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Trump predicts ‘conclusive ending’ to Gaza war within three weeks
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

The US president has made such claims before, but Israel has pressed on with its genocidal war with full US backing.

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How did Lula da Silva cut Amazon deforestation in half?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s promise to protect the Amazon Rainforest may mean a fight against crime.

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Libya’s coast guard fired upon rescue vessel searching for boat in distress
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera August 25, 2025

Before this attack, the Ocean Viking had rescued 87 people, including from war-torn Sudan, and was en route to Italy.

Read More Libya’s coast guard fired upon rescue vessel searching for boat in distress