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Stephon Clark taking pictures: Police car strikes protester

A sheriff’s vehicle in the US state of California has hit an activist as protesters continued their near-daily rallies, calling for justice for Stephon Clark, an unarmed black man killed by police. Video of the incident shared on Twitter shows the police vehicle accelerating as a protester walks in front of the car. The protester…

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Yemeni ladies folk contemplate on war in a city ravaged by air strikes

Sanaa, Yemen – Suha Salem tries to hide her pain and anguish, but the suffering and fortitude of Yemen’s three-year-war is etched on her face. As her eyes shift from left to right, the conflict has devastated nearly every neighbourhood in the densely populated capital, she says, with death and destruction stalking every family. « My brother was injured by a landmine and…

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Bashar al-Assad visits navy in Eastern Ghouta as strikes continue

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s has visited army positions in Eastern Ghouta, weeks after a Russian-backed government bombardment campaign started there, killing more than 1,250 people. Government forces have retaken about 80 percent of the Damascus suburb, which was controlled by armed opposition groups since mid-2013. In footage released by Syrian state TV, Assad was seen…

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Palestinian kids killed in Israeli air strikes

Two Palestinian teenagers were found killed in the southern area of the besieged Gaza Strip, following two waves of Israeli air raids. The two bodies of the two 17-year-old boys were retrieved in the city of Rafah on Sunday morning, Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for Gaza’s health ministry, confirmed. At least two other Palestinians have been…

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Sleepless in Yemen: Living in difficulty of Saudi air strikes

This article was based on audio diaries used for a The Debrief podcast episode, Sleepless in Yemen, which was made in collaboration with Save the Children. The hum of warplanes over Sanaa’s sky is almost constant, stalking Anas Shahari’s thoughts as he tries to maintain his daily routine in the face of Yemen’s war. It is not…

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Dozens of civilians killed in Syria air strikes

Dozens of civilians have been killed in air strikes and artillery shelling in war-ravaged Syria, activists said on Sunday. Air raids targeting Eastern Ghouta district outside the capital Damascus killed at least 23 people as Syrian government forces continue to increase military pressure on the rebel-controlled area. « The toll could rise further because of the…