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‘A love letter to Beirut’: Lana Daher on sifting 20,000 sources and 70 years of film to make Do You Love Me
ByYassin El-Moudden February 19, 2026

Remembering and documentation are radical acts in Lebanon, a country with a tumultuous history and no national archive. Daher’s effervescent cultural collage is a direct challenge to collective amnesiaAt one point in Lana Daher’s film Do You Love Me, a…

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Amid tensions, Ukraine’s Chernobyl site remains part of a war zone
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

Al Jazeera's Nils Adler has seen how the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster is affected by the war on Ukraine.

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Bangladesh referendum: The big post-election flashpoint?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

The referendum based on the July National Charter in Bangladesh has revealed divisions between the BNP and Jamaat.

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Trump’s Board of Peace live: Representatives converge for inaugural meeting
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

US President Trump will host the inaugural meeting of his so-called 'Board of Peace' in Washington, DC today.

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What we know so far about arrest of UK’s former Prince Andrew
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is in custody after being arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

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Real Madrid send ‘all available’ Vinicius evidence to UEFA in racism row
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Jr alleges he was racially abused by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni.

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Israel installed security at Epstein’s Manhattan apartment for ex-PM Barak
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

Investigation reveals the Israeli government installed surveillance equipment at a Jeffrey Epstein-managed residence.

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Israeli raids in occupied West Bank at start of Ramadan
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

Israeli forces carried out violent raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining Palestinians and demolishing homes.

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Slot offers Vinicius support, saying football ‘must do more’ against racism
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

Liverpool manager Arne Slot speaks out about racism in football and says it must do more to prevent future incidents.

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What happened to ISIL?
ByAl Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera February 19, 2026

At the height of its power, ISIL held around a third of Syria and 40% of Iraq.

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