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Poland gunman fascinated by Norway’s neo-Nazi mass killer Breivik | Gun Violence News | Al Jazeera

Suspect in deadly November 7 Krakow shooting looked up the white supremacist who killed dozens in 2011, a minister says.
A Polish man who opened fire in Krakow city’s main square and killed six people on Saturday visited websites about…
Waldemar Zurek said on Tuesday that there was “a very strong indication of right-wing extremism” behind the gunman’s actions…

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Deadly Egypt train crash prompts calls for political accountability | Transport News | Al Jazeera

A deadly train collision in Egypt’s al-Ayyat prompts demands for political accountability and rail upgrade reviews.
A deadly train collision in the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo…
The disaster raises urgent questions about the effect of the millions of dollars the Egyptian state has poured into upgrading…

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‘Positive momentum’: Is the US war on Iran about to end? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Domestic pressures are injecting new life into stalled diplomatic talks, but analysts say peace still hangs by a thread.
Diplomatic efforts to end the United States-Israel war on Iran have gathered pace…
US President Donald Trump and Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani hailed positive closed-door talks…

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Hegseth impeachment: What is he accused of, and could he be removed? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Eight articles brought by a Republican lawmaker accuse US Pentagon chief of waging unlawful wars on Iran and Venezuela.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing possible impeachment after Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduced a resolution to remove…
On Monday, Massie took the floor of the House of Representatives to accuse Hegseth of carrying out unlawful orders…

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What is Shahid Kaveh, ⁠⁠the Iran cyberunit tied to France’s fridge hacking? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

IRGC-linked unit operates through front groups posing as vigilante hackers to hit adversaries, says French intelligence.
The French government has accused Shahid Kaveh – a group it says is linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
The alleged sabotage campaign last month hacked into refrigeration systems in hundreds of stores in France and remotely cranked up…

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Meta’s AI age-check goes global: Can it protect teens? | Mental Health News | Al Jazeera

The tech giant rolls out age-detection tool for Instagram and Facebook, but experts doubt whether it can help protect teens.
Meta has rolled out artificial intelligence (AI)-powered age-estimation technology worldwide in an effort to better detect teenage users who signed…
The world’s largest social media company announced the change on Monday…

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Who is Jean Leonard Teganya, deported by US over Rwanda genocide claims? | Genocide News | Al Jazeera

Teganya, a former medical student, is accused of participating in the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
Jean Leonard Teganya, a former medical student accused of helping identify Tutsi civilians who were later killed during Rwanda’s 1994…
Rwanda’s National Public Prosecution Authority (NPPA) confirmed that Teganya arrived at Kigali International Airport on the evening of November 9…

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Israeli soldiers are also settlers in West Bank: Al Jazeera investigation | Human Rights News | Al Jazeera

Blurred lines between Israeli soldiers and settlers fuel systematic West Bank violence and mass displacement.
Israeli settlers carrying out pogroms in the occupied West Bank often also then return dressed in military uniforms to impose…
The incidents captured in the investigation bolster the evidence presented by many Palestinian communities, international and Israeli human rights groups…

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Spain pushes to suspend TikTok after probe into child sex abuse videos | Regulation News | Al Jazeera

Ministry of Youth and Children calls for a temporary suspension following a meeting with TikTok leadership in Spain.
Spain has asked its data protection agency to temporarily suspend TikTok after an independent investigation found more than 1,000 child…
Spain’s Youth and Children Minister Sira Rego said she met with social media platform’s representatives on Tuesday and described…

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Iran lifts 2,000km limit on its ballistic missiles: What that means | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Experts ask whether longer-range missiles are intended to hit targets beyond the Middle East.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has lifted its self-imposed 2,000km (1,250-mile) limit on the range of its…
“This limitation has been lifted for us,” IRGC spokesman Brigadier-General Hossein Mohebbi announced at a news conference in Tehran…

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Why the GCC is setting up an advanced military command base in Kuwait | GCC News | Al Jazeera

Gulf leaders emphasised the need to strengthen defence coordination to confront present and future regional challenges.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has agreed to establish an advanced headquarters for its Unified Military Command in Kuwait…
The announcement on Tuesday followed the 23rd meeting of the GCC’s Joint Defence Council…

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France summons Iran’s ambassador over supermarket fridge ‘sabotage’ | Cybersecurity News | Al Jazeera

Iran categorically denied the French accusations, calling the claims ‘baseless’.
France blames Iran for October supermarket cyberattack France says it has summoned Iran’s ambassador to Paris “to lodge a very…
“It marks the first large-scale cyberattack aimed at sabotage on our national territory…

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Israeli forces kill 14-year-old Palestinian boy in occupied West Bank | Israel-Palestine conflict News | Al Jazeera

Israel’s military says its soldiers opened fire to prevent Palestinians from throwing stones at vehicles in Burqa.
Israeli forces have shot and killed a 14-year-old Palestinian boy and wounded two other teens during a raid…
The Palestinian Ministry of Health identified the victim on Tuesday as Moataz Iyad Daghlas and said Israeli authorities were withholding…

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European diplomats press Rubio for a role in Russia-Ukraine talks | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

G7 foreign ministers are meeting in Paris ahead of the US-mediated Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi.
European foreign ministers have told United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Europe must have a say in any…
They made the appeal on Monday in Paris, at a meeting of foreign ministers from the Group of Seven…

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Saudi Arabia downs missiles fired at Riyadh after Houthi attack on pipeline | Houthis News | Al Jazeera

Saudi forces intercept two missiles fired towards Riyadh, hours after reporting damage to key East-West pipeline.
The Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has announced it intercepted two missiles fired towards the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh…
Major-General Turki al-Maliki, a spokesperson for the coalition, blamed the Iran-backed Houthis for Tuesday’s attacks.

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First day of Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi ‘constructive’: Zelenskyy | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera

Zelenskyy claims Russia ‘suffering record losses’ as Trump says US seeing ‘strong inclination’ to end war in Ukraine.
Negotiators from Russia and Ukraine are set to meet for peace talks brokered by the United States in Abu Dhabi…
The meeting in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday will be the third round of talks there…

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Cameroon sets date for twice-delayed legislative and local elections | Elections News | Al Jazeera

President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest leader, sets February 7 for Cameroon’s delayed legislative and local polls.
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has announced that legislative and local elections will be held in the country on February 7…
Biya, who is 93, made the announcement in a decree read on public radio on Monday.

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Poll finds Americans less likely to back pro-war candidates by 3-1 margin | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Americans say the US should prioritise avoiding higher prices over achieving Trump’s military goals in Iran.
A YouGov poll completed on the eve of the 2026 midterm elections has found that Americans were far less likely…
The poll, released on Monday, found that 44 percent of people said they were less likely to support candidates who…

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Verdict delayed in Honduras sex-trafficking case linked to disappearance | Human Trafficking News | Al Jazeera

Angie Pena’s disappearance in 2022 exposed what prosecutors called a sex-trafficking network and state corruption.
A court in Honduras has delayed a verdict in a sex-trafficking case linked to the 2022 disappearance of Angie Pena…
On Monday, Honduras’s judiciary cited the need to review evidence and wait for the return of a court interpreter…

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Iran war live: Tehran demands US ‘surrender’ to its 7 conditions to end war | News | Al Jazeera

US president says war ‘effectively over’ after meeting Qatar’s prime minister in Washington, DC.
Iran’s weapons Who's in charge in Iran?
Live updates Live updates, Iran war live: Tehran demands US ‘surrender’ to its 7 conditions to end war US President…

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US congressman files resolution to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth | Donald Trump News | Al Jazeera

Outgoing Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie calls on Congress to oust Hegseth over accusations of unlawful orders.
United States Republican Representative Thomas Massie has introduced a resolution to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war…
Reading from the text of the resolution in the House of Representatives on Monday…

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US Supreme Court allows border wall in Big Bend National Park to proceed | Courts News | Al Jazeera

Lawsuit had sought to block border wall construction in national park by targeting waivers that sidestep protections.
The United States Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to build a border wall through a remote section…
In its decision on Monday, the court granted the government’s emergency request to lift a lower court’s injunction that had…

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After meeting Qatar PM, Trump calls Iran war ‘effectively over’ militarily | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Iranian officials dismissed Trump’s remarks as ‘fake news’ after he suggested keeping the ‘status quo’.
United States President Donald Trump has signalled that he considers the US-Israel war on Iran “effectively” at an end…
In a surprise briefing on Monday, Trump reiterated his position that the US had destroyed Iran’s military.

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Pope meets with clergy abuse survivors in Argentina | Crime News | Al Jazeera

During private meetings with survivors, Pope Leo XIV pledged to reinforce safeguards and listen to victims.
Pope Leo XIV has met with five survivors of clerical sexual abuse on the second day of his historic visit…
The private meetings in Buenos Aires on Monday were the first of several talks the pope is planning to hold…

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