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Russia bans two French lawmakers, two journalists in tit-for-tat move | Politics News | Al Jazeera

Kremlin spokeswoman says ban responds to the expulsion of a Russian commentator who used to head RT France.
Russia has blacklisted two French lawmakers and two French journalists in response to France’s expulsion of a pro-Kremlin media network…
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that lawmakers Sacha Houlie and Arthur Delaporte would be banned from entering…

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Kenya discharges last Ebola patient, awaits disease-free status | Ebola News | Al Jazeera

Health Minister Aden Duale says Kenya will continue to exercise prevention measures until December 23.
Kenya has released its last Ebola patient and begun a 42-day countdown to be declared free of the disease.
Health Minister Aden Duale made the announcement at a news conference in Nairobi on Wednesday…

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Schools across Italy evacuated after receiving email bomb alerts | Education News | Al Jazeera

Italian PM Meloni says there is no danger as UK and Northern Ireland authorities also report ‘bogus’ alerts.
Schools across Italy have been evacuated after about 6,300 of them received the same hoax bomb threat by email…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stressed on Wednesday that there was no indication of any concrete danger to Italian schools…

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Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi end with prisoner exchange agreement | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

The talks in the UAE capital were the first ⁠between the two warring sides since February.
Two days of talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials, mediated by the United States…
Russia’s chief ⁠⁠negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, said at the talks ⁠⁠in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi…

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‘Climate crisis is outrunning us,’ UN chief Guterres says at COP31 | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Guterres says the world must fight harder, accuses the fossil fuel lobby of delaying climate action at critical talks.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has sought world leaders’ immediate response to climate change…
Accusing the fossil fuel lobby of “delaying” climate action…

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Rights group raises concerns about jailed Dr Abu Safia amid strikes on Gaza | Gaza News | Al Jazeera

PHRI says the arbitrary detention of Gaza doctors violates individual rights and undermines healthcare system.
An Israeli rights group has accused Israeli authorities of ignoring the deteriorating health of Dr Hussam Abu Safia…
It comes as two Israeli courts rejected petitions on Wednesday seeking to release 14 doctors from Gaza imprisoned without charge…

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Chinese university buys Nvidia AI H200 chips despite US ban, records show | News | Al Jazeera

Investigation reveals Chinese entities accessing US-restricted AI tech despite stringent export control measures.
A Chinese university with ties to the army bought Nvidia’s powerful H200 AI chips last month despite being…
Northwestern Polytechnical University, a member of China’s “Seven Sons of National Defense” group of elite defence-focused universities…

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Yemeni forces, Houthis exchange attacks, claim to inflict heavy losses | Houthis News | Al Jazeera

Yemen’s government says 190 rebel fighters killed and wounded, as Houthis also claim dealing heavy blows.
Fighting continues to rage in Yemen, with forces aligned with the country’s internationally recognised government claiming to have killed…
Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili, a spokesman for Yemen’s government forces, said on Tuesday that the attacks targeted Houthi positions in Lahij…

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Ebola cases in DR Congo pass 11,000, with 5,387 deaths | Ebola News | Al Jazeera

Authorities struggling to contain DRC’s largest Ebola outbreak due to delayed detection and conflict.
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached 11,042…
The figures, released on Tuesday, came as health authorities in the DRC struggle to contain the largest and deadliest Ebola…

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Russia, Ukraine exchange strikes as Baltic nations issue drone alerts | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Attacks also reported in the Russian-occupied Donbas region of Ukraine as US-mediated talks continue in Abu Dhabi.
Russia has said it has ‌shot down more than 140 drones in an ongoing attack on the country’s Leningrad region…
“A total of 146 drones have been downed over the Leningrad Region,” Governor Aleksandr Drozdenko said on Telegram on Tuesday…

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Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani found dead in Beirut | News | Al Jazeera

Lebanese authorities investigate the killing after al-Alwani’s body is found in an apartment in Beirut.
Former Iraqi lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani has been found dead in an apartment in the Lebanese capital, Beirut…
The source, who spoke to Al Jazeera on Tuesday, did not disclose how al-Alwani had died.

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US charges 3 men over alleged Iranian-backed plot at UK Fairford airbase | News | Al Jazeera

The men, including one who is already in jail…
US indicts three men over alleged 'terror' attacks in US and Europe…
The Department of Justice said on Tuesday that the three men acted in support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…

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‘Everything and everyone we love is at stake’: Thunberg slams COP31 talks | Climate Crisis News | Al Jazeera

Climate activist urges world leaders to put people and planet before profit as she arrives at UN climate talks.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has condemned the United Nations climate talks as hypocritical and urged world leaders to put…
Thunberg made the comments on Tuesday as she arrived at the COP31 conference in the Turkish resort city of Antalya…

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Iran war updates: Tehran says ball in US court, deal possible | News | Al Jazeera

Ghalibaf tells Al Jazeera US must make decision and announce it after Tehran communicated terms.
The Saudi-led coalition says it has intercepted and destroyed cruise missiles and two drones launched by the Houthis.

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Fire contained on platform in Iran’s South Pars gas field | Energy News | Al Jazeera

Officials are considering a gas leak or an operational mishap as possible causes of the fire, Fars news agency said.
Iranian authorities have contained a fire that broke out on a platform in South Pars gas field…
The Pars Oil and Gas Company said the fire broke out on Tuesday on a gas platform in Phase 14…

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Russia expels Moldovan diplomat in tit-for-tat move | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera

Relations between Moscow and Chisinau have worsened since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Russia has expelled a Moldovan diplomat in retaliation for Chisinau’s expulsion of a Russian embassy employee over the crash…
Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that it had summoned Moldova’s ambassador, Lilian Darii…

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UNIFIL patrol comes under fire in southern Lebanon | Hezbollah News | Al Jazeera

UNIFIL said on Tuesday that ‘about a dozen rounds’ were fired at one of its patrols, without identifying the assailants.
A United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) patrol has come under fire in southern Lebanon, the force said.
UNIFIL said on Tuesday that “about a dozen rounds” were fired at one of its patrols near Wadi Jilu…

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IBM’s biggest division ends most US foreign worker sponsorships | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

Announcement follows Trump administration crackdown on visa programmes for skilled foreign workers.
United States technology giant IBM has said it will stop sponsoring US foreign worker visas and green cards for most…
A company spokesperson told Reuters on Tuesday that its consultancy unit had opted to end sponsorship for most roles.

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US soldier arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia | News | Al Jazeera

London Metropolitan Police says its ‘counterterror’ forces worked closely with the FBI and US military to make arrest.
An unidentified member of the United States military has been arrested in the United Kingdom on suspicion of carrying out…
The 41-year-old was arrested on Tuesday near Gloucester in southwest England on suspicion of violating two sections of the National…

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US Senate advances major bill boosting energy infrastructure | Energy News | Al Jazeera

Rare bipartisan bill requires data centres to pay for infrastructure, but environmental groups say it falls short.
The United States Senate has voted to move forward on a bipartisan bill that would speed up the process…
Nearly all of the chamber’s Republicans, as well as more than a dozen Democrats…

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UK children’s author David Walliams accused of grooming minors | Sexual Assault News | Al Jazeera

A joint investigation by The Guardian and ITV News details allegations made by multiple women against the 55-year-old.
British comedian and children’s author David Walliams, 55…
The Guardian newspaper and ITV News broadcaster published a joint investigation on Tuesday into allegations by multiple women who gave…

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Myanmar summons German envoy over controversial video | Government News | Al Jazeera

Mathias Licharz calls for the ‘unconditional’ release of ousted politicians, including former leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Myanmar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the head of mission at the German embassy in the country over…
The ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that Mathias Licharz in the video “appeared to fuel opposition…

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Israeli president warns against repeat election in new Knesset session | Israel Election 2026 News | Al Jazeera

Herzog calls for an inquiry into the October 7 attacks during a Knesset session amid political gridlock following elections.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has urged lawmakers to “leave no stone unturned” and launch an investigation into the October 7…
Herzog called on party leaders to “make concessions” and do “everything possible to avoid a repeat election” at the swearing-in…

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Father, child among eight Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Israel has killed more than 1,600 people in Gaza since last year’s ‘ceasefire’, the enclave’s Health Ministry says.
Israeli ⁠forces have killed ⁠at least eight Palestinians, including a father and his 13-year-old son, in the Gaza Strip…
Three people were killed on Tuesday in an Israeli air attack on the Ghubain family home in Gaza City’s Daraj…

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