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‘Falklands are Argentinian’: Celebrations over England win revive old wounds

The Falkland Islands have been at the heart of a long-running dispute between the United Kingdom and Argentina.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Powerful storm floods hundreds of homes in Russia’s urals

Powerful storm floods hundreds of homes in Russia's urals

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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US hosts global meet on ‘far-left terror’: Who’s attending, why it matters

More than 65 countries expected to address 'renewed threats' from 'far-left political violence and terrorism'.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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John Esposito, pioneering scholar of Islam in the US, dies aged 86

Georgetown scholar and author spent decades building bridges between the Islamic and Western worlds.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Palestinians in Gaza search through homes destroyed by Israeli strikes

Palestinians are inspecting the damage in Nuseirat after Israeli strikes reduced their homes to rubble.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Biggest takeaways from the semifinals

The semifinals are now behind us, with plenty of key moments and incidents to digest ahead of Sunday's final.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Thousands to lose their homes as Ivory Coast demolitions begin

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Trump wants to fence off the park closest to the White House, a popular protest spot

The Trump administration wants to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Park, directly outside the White House. It's long been a popular spot for protesters, who worry barriers will change that.

NPR News · 16 Jul 2026
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Iran claims strikes on US bases, warns of wider attacks on region

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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EU court upholds Spanish amnesty law as compatible with EU law

Amnesty for people involved in Catalonia independence movement introduced in 2024 by PM Pedro Sanchez's government.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Venezuela’s recovery clouded by uncertainty three weeks after earthquake

In Venezuela, the focus has shifted from rescue to rebuilding three weeks after devastating earthquakes.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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‘Destroyed my whole life’: Lebanese families wiped out in Israeli attacks

Hussein Saleh describes an Israeli air attack in Tyre that killed his family, including his wife and his only child.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Palestinians fight fires after settler attacks in the occupied West Bank

Overnight Israeli settler attacks set farmlands ablaze in Masafer Yatta and burned vehicles near Tulkarem.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Zelenskyy fires Ukraine's tech-savvy defense minister in government reshuffle

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, who pushed for innovation in the battlefield through the use of drones and turned the tables on Russia.

NPR News · 16 Jul 2026
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World Cup: Tuchel, Messi and why Argentina beat England in semifinal

England's poor defensive tactics, Lionel Messi's enduring brilliance, and Argentina self-belief behind 2-1 comeback win.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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The political risks from war in Iran. And, ICE's use of force is rising, report finds

The political implications the war in Iran is having on the GOP. And, a new report has found that ICE officers' use of force is not rare since President Trump took office for his second term.

NPR News · 16 Jul 2026
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Hundreds protest in Kyiv over Zelenskyy’s dismissal of defence minister

Mykhailo Fedorov has been credited with reforming defence procurement and tackling corruption.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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Fire at orphanage in Algeria kills 11 people, including children

Eleven people died and 19 were injured after a fire swept through a state-run child welfare home in east Algiers.

Al Jazeera · 16 Jul 2026
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