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Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces in Hebron

Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces in the city centre of the West Bank town of Hebron

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Thousands protest in Sydney in support of Palestinians

Thousands march through Sydney in support of Palestinians over the deadly ongoing conflict with Israel

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Inauguration of symbolic synagogue in Kyiv

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Chief rabbi of Kyiv Jonathan Benyamin Markovitch attend the inauguration of a symbolic synagogue at the memorial site commemorating the victims of Babyn Yar, one of the biggest massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust.

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Israel bombards Gaza in the most intense fighting since 2014

The Israeli army said its overnight operation involved fighter jets and tanks hitting a Hamas tunnel network dug under civilian areas.

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Colombia: Indigenous people leave Cali after protests

Indigenous people that had travelled to Cali to join protests against the government of Ivan Duque leave the city to return to their homes in the Cauca region, where they plan to continue demonstrations.

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World shows support for Palestinians and for Israel

Muslim worshippers organise rallies in support of Palestinians in Aden, Tripoli and Nairobi. Supporters of Israel stage rally in Los Angeles and in New York.

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Gaza journalist reports live when building is hit

An Israeli airstrike that toppled a high-rise building in central Gaza City startled a Gaza-based journalist as she was reporting for Al Jazeera.

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Eid prayers celebrated at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia

Muslim worshippers in Istanbul pray inside and outside the Hagia Sophia Mosque for the Eid holiday which marks the end of Ramadan. Many of them express solidarity with Palestinians as hostilities with Israel continue.

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Muslim community gathers for Eid payers at mosque

Muslim community gathers for Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of Ramadan.

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Mourners attend funeral of teacher killed in Kazan shooting

Mourners attend the funeral of English teacher Elvira Ignatyeva, the day after a lone gunman killed nine victims, mostly children, at a Russian school in one of the country's worst shooting incidents in recent history.

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Final touches before Majestic cinema reopening at Bastille

Mathieu Guetta, director of the Majestic Bastille in Paris, prepares the finishing touches at his cinema before it reopens on 19 May after 20 weeks of closure.

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Destruction in Gaza and tension in Israel

Destruction in Gaza the morning after intense Israeli strikes and Israeli city tense after clashes and rocket attack.

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Guatemala's volcanic pizza chef uses lava-fired oven

In an improvised kitchen among sharp volcanic rocks, David Garcia spreads the dough and places the ingredients to form a pizza that will be put in a rather unique oven: an extensive river of fiery lava that flows from the furious Pacaya volcano in southern Guatemala.

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Early morning Israeli strikes on Gaza City

lames and smoke billow following early morning Israeli strikes on Gaza City. Palestinian militants and the Israeli army exchanged a barrage of deadly fire in the early hours as intense fighting continued overnight.

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Czechs light 30,000 candles for Covid-19 victims

The office of the president put up 29,711 candles at Prague Castle. They symbolise each Czech Covid-19 victim registered as of May 10th morning. The first candle was lit by President Milos Zeman. He was followed by scores of the presidential office staff and by ordinary Czech citizens.

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People lay flowers and soldiers stand guard outside Kazan school

Soldiers stand guard and people lay flowers at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at School No. 175 in the central Russian city of Kazan.

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Pakistan barber offers hair-raising cuts with cleavers and blowtorches

Hoping to prove a cut above the competition, Pakistani barber Ali Abbas relies on an unusual array of tools to practice his craft -- including blowtorches, meat cleavers, and even broken glass.

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Israel forces clash with Palestinian protesters

Demonstrators and Israeli security forces clash at Qalandia checkpoint, between the West Bank town of Ramallah and Jerusalem, during a gathering in support of protesters in Jerusalem.

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Stun grenades fired at Palestinians inside Al-Aqsa

Israeli police in riot gear threw stun grenades to disperse Palestinians who were throwing stones at a holy site in Jerusalem.

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Heaven or sacrilege? Italy's pizza vending machine stirs controversy

Italy's national dish is now available via a vending machine in Rome but what's the verdict on the street?