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Kashmir – Two Indian soldiers among several killed in Kashmir gunbattles (Al Jazeera)

Eight suspected rebels and two Indian soldiers have been killed in a series of counterinsurgency operations in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said. Many shops were shut...

USA/Afghanistan – US speeds Afghanistan withdrawal as Biden sets August deadline (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden said on Thursday the US military would complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan by August 31, ahead of schedule, and...

South Sudan – South Sudan’s decade of independence: A timeline (Al Jazeera)

It has been 10 years since South Sudan gained independence to become the world’s youngest nation. Here is a look back at the country’s decade of...

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – Ethiopia’s massive Nile dam explained (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia has built a giant hydropower dam on the Blue Nile and started holding back the water flow to fill the reservoir behind it...

Ethiopia/Egypt/Sudan – UNSC discusses Ethiopia dam amid strained ties with Egypt, Sudan (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations Security Council tackled a bitter regional dispute on Thursday over a massive dam built by Ethiopia on the main tributary of...

UK/Nigerian Diaspora – Being Ijaw in the UK: An oddity among fellow Nigerian youth (Ayis Stephen-Diver, Al Jazeera)

“Ijaw? What’s that? Do you mean Igbo?” The first time I heard these questions was when a girl I’d met in secondary school asked me...

South Sudan – South Sudan celebrates 10 years of independence – but few rejoice (Sam Mednick, Al Jazeera)

Friday marks 10 years since South Sudan gained independence to become the world’s youngest nation – yet few citizens are rejoicing. Over the past 10...

Israel – Contentious ‘Jewish state law’ upheld by Israeli court (Al Jazeera)

A controversial law that defines Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people was upheld by the Supreme Court, which rejected claims by...

Jordan/Israel/West Bank – Jordan, Israel agree to water deal; more West Bank trade (Al Jazeera)

Israel and Jordan reached a deal on Thursday for the Jewish state to sell an unprecedented amount of water to the kingdom, while significantly...

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