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South Africa urges ICJ to consider action on Israel’s planned Rafah assault

World Court asked to order additional emergency measures ahead of an assault on Gaza city crammed with displaced people.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

Pakistan election: PTI joins religious parties, PPP backs rival PMLN

Two leading parties announce separate coalition plans to help secure a majority needed after Pakistan’s contested polls.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

‘We lost hope. We lost everything’: Gaza City residents struggle to cope

When Mahmoud Murtaja and his family returned to their home in Gaza, they never imagined the desolation that awaited.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

Pakistan election: Can Imran Khan’s winning candidates form a government?

Pakistan is in limbo after a split verdict. But what options does Khan’s PTI have, after candidates won the most seats?

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

‘There will be massacres’: Palestinians in Rafah speak of their fears

The Israeli army has pushed them from one spot in Gaza to another. Now these exhausted people say they’re done moving.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

122 deaths and counting: Despite ICC, ICJ cases, little hope for press freedom in Gaza

The toll in Gaza continues to rise, and with it, the number of blue press vests and helmets on bodies. Never in this century have so many journalists and media professionals been killed during a conflict – over 122 have died in the region since October 7, according to UN…

Newslaundry · Feb 13, 2024

Families of detained Palestinian Americans decry US government’s silence

Three Palestinian Americans were detained last week by Israeli forces, but their families say the US has yet to step in.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

‘Fix it from within’: More Chinese Indonesians chase seats in parliament

Ethnic Chinese candidates running for office aim to challenge stereotypes that linger from Soeharto era.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

‘Disappointed’: Indonesians reflect on legacy of departing Joko Widodo

While economic growth and infrastructure improved under Jokowi’s watch, some worry about democratic decline.

Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2024

Biden’s frustrations with Netanyahu ‘meaningless’ without action: Analysts

US president must do more than criticise Israeli leader behind closed doors, advocates say, as Rafah offensive looms.

Al Jazeera · Feb 12, 2024