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Afghanistan: Suicide bomber kills dozens at mosque
At least 50 people have been killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The attack happened during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque in the north eastern city of Kunduz.
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Afghanistan: Hazara minority fearful of future under Taliban rule
Dozens of female footballers and their families have managed to escape from Afghanistan across the border to Pakistan, including one group who’d been in hiding after their homes were burned down and some relatives were captured by the Taliban. But there are entire communities left behind who are now living in fear, like the Hazara…
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Kanye announces 2020 presidential bid
Hip hop superstar Kanye West has announced he will stand against him in November’s presidential election.
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Iraq PM to resign after hundreds killed in protests
The Iraqi prime minister has promised to resign, amid weeks of anti-government unrest which have left hundreds of people dead.
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Iraq protesters killed after masked gunmen open fire
In Iraq, at least 18 protesters have been killed and hundreds injured after masked gunmen opened fire in the Shia holy city of Karbala.
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Met Gala’s ‘camp’ outfits
New York’s annual Met Gala is known for the extravagance of its high fashion and A-list guests. This year, the theme of “camp” brought out more mind-boggling costumes than usual. And no number of Kardashians could compete with the star who stole the show, Lady Gaga.
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Series 1, Episode 24: Jameela Jamil
My latest guest on the Ways to Change the World podcast is actor, campaigner and former presenter Jameela Jamil.
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Is Iran really ‘the world’s leading state sponsor of terror’?
President Trump has claimed that Iran is the world’s “leading state sponsor of terror”. But is that fair? Before he became president, Trump said the “world’s biggest funder of terrorism” was Saudi Arabia – not Iran. So is his latest claim is just political rhetoric?
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Dozens killed in Kabul bomb attack
Dozens of people have been killed and nearly sixty injured in a suicide bomb attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul. Islamic State militants say they were responsible for the bombs which targetted a Shia cultural organisation and the Afghan Voice news agency. The government says it is the latest in a series of attacks…
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Trump hits back at military widow’s accusations
The widow of a US soldier killed by Islamists in Africa said the President was not able to remember her husband’s name during his controversial phone call to her. The call of condolence to Myeshia Johnson, widow of Sgt La David Johnson, made headlines last week when a Democratic congresswoman who heard it said the…
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Saudi Arabia’s hidden war
The Saudis have now destroyed the last building in the heart of a Shia town in the east – the centre of growing unrest which the authorities are blaming on ‘terrorist’ groups. Meanwhile dozens of people have died in the clashes and thousands are being displaced as their homes are razed to the ground.
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Iran’s involvement in Syrian civil war on Trump’s radar
Another attempt to broker peace in Syria began in Geneva this week. The Syrian regime and opposition forces agreed four main de-escalation zones in the north. Despite this ‘”truce”, though, there hasn’t been an end to the fighting and killing. There were reportedly more than 200 civilian casualties during last week’s ceasefire alone – half…
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Iran’s proxy war – 900 miles away in Syria
President Trump heads to Saudi Arabia tomorrow for a weekend summit with more than fifty Arab and Muslim leaders.
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Iran’s election – inside the holy city of Qom
Ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1979, this place Qom has been the Centre of both political and religious power in Iran.
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FactCheck: no evidence Isis leader killed or captured
There is actually no evidence that any harm has come to Baghdadi, and the US military is still working on the assumption that he is at large.
