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As Trump heads to the Philippines for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, Filipina women and Indigenous communities in the Philippines are protesting the growing U.S. influence over their country's future.
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Three workers have died at an iPhone parts factory in India after inhaling gas during maintenance work.
The deaths raise fresh questions about worker safety in Apple's global supply chain.
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A far-right Israeli mob attacked Palestinian neighborhoods under the protection of Israel’s police…and the attacks are expected to continue amid increased far-right incitement.
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Former Israeli military officials are working with Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank to try to protect the olive harvest from settler violence.
Israeli human rights group Yesh Din recorded 180 physical attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters in just 35 days.
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The AI boom is facing a revolt. Protesters across 15 European countries are demanding a halt to Big Tech's data center expansion.
Palestinian Yahya Zahran has reunited with his family after 22 years in Israeli custody.
Zahran was sent to prison when he was 17 and was also denied treatment for his neurological condition.
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A far-right Israeli mob attacked Palestinian neighborhoods under the protection of Israel’s police…and the attacks are expected to continue amid increased far-right incitement.
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A Senegalese surfer in Dakar is turning his childhood dream into an opportunity for the next generation of African surfers.
Ms. Rachel is using her platform to speak up for children in Gaza who are facing flooded tents and freezing conditions as Israel continues to block aid.
Pro-Palestine protesters in Amsterdam marched carrying the names of over 21,000 Palestinian children killed by Israel’s genocide.
An Israeli settler trespassed on a Palestinian woman's land to graze his cattle – then slapped her when she tried to film it.
This preschooler was caught sneaking a baby duck to school in his backpack. Then he and the duck became an international news story.
Massaman curry is a Thai classic with a name widely linked to “musalman,” meaning Muslim. Its history takes us through Persian merchants, Muslim trading communities and generations of Thai cooks, raising a bigger question about how national traditions are made.
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Macklemore featured two generations of Palestinian rappers on his tour.
Tamer Nafar co-founded the first Palestinian hip hop group in 1999. He performed a song featuring MC Abdul, who went viral for rapping in front of Israel's destruction of Gaza when he was 12 years old.
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Aber Kawas just made history as the first Palestinian American elected to the New York State Senate.
AJ+ spoke with the democratic socialist about Americans’ disillusionment with the status quo and what led her to campaign.
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As Trump heads to the Philippines for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, Filipina women and Indigenous communities in the Philippines are protesting the growing U.S. influence over their country's future.
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Amsterdam turned red as more than 200,000 people marched demanding their government take stronger action against Israel over the Gaza genocide.
Protesters called to end arms sales to Israel, tighter trade restrictions and sanctions.
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Who knew that the land of romance had such a toxic past in the Global South?
Ms. Rachel is using her platform to speak up for children in Gaza who are facing flooded tents and freezing conditions as Israel continues to block aid.
Listen to what students and teachers at the nationwide general strike have to say about the student movement across France.
