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Tensions high as Israel nationalists march into east Jerusalem
AFP, Published on 19/05/2023
» JERUSALEM - Tens of thousands of Israeli nationalists marched to Jerusalem's Old City on Thursday in an annual flag-waving march commemorating Israel's capture of it, as tensions on the Gaza border remained high.
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Israel far-right minister visits Al-Aqsa compound
AFP, Published on 22/05/2023
» JERUSALEM - Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound Sunday, a controversial move by the extreme-right politician amid heightened tensions in annexed east Jerusalem.
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The second life of Hiroshima's origami cranes
AFP, Published on 17/05/2023
» MIYAJIMA (JAPAN) - At a hillside temple, a monk in saffron robes blows a refrain on a conch and begins chanting prayers as thousands of origami cranes donated to Hiroshima burn.
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Japan's 'crying baby sumo' festival returns after pandemic
AFP, Published on 23/04/2023
» TOKYO - Dozens of bawling Japanese babies faced off Saturday in a traditional "crying sumo" ritual believed to bring the infants good health, which returned for the first time in four years after the pandemic.
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China, Ukraine headline as G7 foreign ministers meet
AFP, Published on 16/04/2023
» KARUIZAWA (JAPAN) - The G7's top diplomats arrive Sunday in the Japanese resort town of Karuizawa for talks set to be dominated by twin crises: China's growing pressure on Taiwan, and Russia's war in Ukraine.
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Worshippers celebrate in Jerusalem amid surge in violence
AFP, Published on 09/04/2023
» JERUSALEM: Thousands of worshippers held tense celebrations in Jerusalem Sunday, as Christian Easter coincided with Jewish Passover and the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, amid a surge in violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Clashes as Israeli police enter Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque
AFP, Published on 05/04/2023
» JERUSALEM - Clashes erupted inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem early Wednesday as Israeli police said they had entered to dislodge "agitators", a move denounced as an "unprecedented crime" by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas.
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Indian state extends internet ban in hunt for Sikh separatist
AFP, Published on 21/03/2023
» AMRITSAR (INDIA) - Indian authorities extended a mobile internet blackout across a state of about 30 million people on Monday as police hunted a radical Sikh preacher.
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Israel raid on West Bank militants kills four Palestinians
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» JENIN (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israeli forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the latest deadly raid on Jenin which Israel said targeted "armed suspects".
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'Everything Everywhere' enters Oscars as unlikely favorite
AFP, Published on 12/03/2023
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - "Everything Everywhere All at Once, a wacky sci-fi film featuring multiple universes, sex toys and hot dog fingers, enters Sunday's Oscars ceremony as the highly unorthodox frontrunner for best picture.
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