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PAKISTAN – Daniel Pearl’s family condemns release of accused in Pakistan (Al Jazeera)

The family of American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan in 2002, has expressed hope that the men involved in...

INDIA – India: Modi addresses farmers, claims opposition fuelling fears (Al Jazeera)

A month into enormous farmer protests that have rattled his administration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held virtual talks with Indian farmers, asking them...

PAKISTAN – To survive Pakistan’s COVID pandemic, grocery stores go online (Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera)

Aamer Khattak started his grocery store 20 years ago when he was just 17, with a small amount of capital, a small location and...

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC – CAR ceasefire between rebels, gov’t collapses before Sunday polls (Al Jazeera)

A rebel coalition that has been fighting the government in the Central African Republic (CAR) has called off a three-day ceasefire ahead of a...

ETHIOPIA – As violence grips Ethiopia, June parliamentary vote announced (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia will hold a parliamentary election on June 5, 2021, its National Electoral Board has said on Friday, after postponing the vote from August...

SURVEILLANCE – The world of surveillance: Who does ‘Big Brother’ answer to? (Al Jazeera)

In this episode of UpFront, we discuss the surveillance industry and how it is operating unchecked with Ron Deibert, the director of Citizen Lab, a...

TURKEY/ISRAEL – Erdogan says Turkey wants better ties with Israel, talks continue (Al Jazeera)

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would like to have better ties with Israel and that talks at intelligence level continue between the two...

SYRIA/ISRAEL – Syria’s air defences ‘intercept barrage of Israeli missiles’ (Al Jazeera)

Syrian air defences have intercepted Israeli missiles over the western province of Hama, Syrian state TV said early on Friday, citing a military statement. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/25/syrias-air-defences-intercept-barrage-of-israeli-missiles

KENYA – Kenya’s sexual violence survivors get justice, though imperfect (Naitore Nyamu-Mathenge, Al Jazeera)

The women gathered around the table as they had done so many times before, united by their shared trauma and wounds. But this time,...

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