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Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey shares why he advocates for Palestine

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  Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey shares why he advocates for Palestine | Gaza | Al Jazeera NewsFeed Irish comedian Tadhg Hickey shares why he advocates for Palestine Irish comedian and civil rights activist Tadhg Hickey tells Al Jazeera what it was like aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla when it was intercepted by Israel in June 2025. His comedy often compares the Irish experience to Palestinian conditions today. Published On 10 Feb 2026 10 Feb 2026

Protests erupt in New Delhi over Indian PM’s name in Epstein files

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  Protests erupt in New Delhi over Indian PM’s name in Epstein files | Sexual Assault News | Al Jazeera NewsFeed Protests erupt in New Delhi over Indian PM’s name in Epstein files Members of the Indian Youth Congress protested in New Delhi after Narendra Modi was named in documents linked to the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Heavy gunfire heard near prison in Guinea’s capital, Conakry

  Heavy security has been deployed after sustained gunshots were heard near the central prison in Guinea’s capital, Conakry, according to media reports. It was unclear who was shooting or what triggered the gunfire on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from the authorities. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Nigeria military frees oil hostages list 2 of 4 ‘A wall of BRICS’: The significance of adding six new members to the bloc list 3 of 4 Turkey sets up largest overseas army base in Somalia list 4 of 4 Video shows ‘Gaddafi’s killer’ end of list A witness reported seeing several military pick-up trucks carrying armed security forces and a machinegun-mounted armoured carrier deployed around the central administrative district of Kaloum, the Reuters news agency reported. The presidential palace is also located in Kaloum. A security detail made up of police officers and special forces blocked access to the area leading to the prison on Tuesday morning, an AFP news ag...

Why did Saif al-Islam Gaddafi have to die?

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  A drone view shows people attending the funeral of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi after he was killed in Zintan, in Bani Walid, Libya, February 6, 2026 [Khaled Suleiman/Reuters[ Saif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot 19 times inside his compound in Zintan, a mountain town in western Libya, where he had lived since his capture in 2011. Four masked men entered the compound after disabling the security cameras. Roughly 90 minutes earlier, his guards had withdrawn from the area for reasons that remain unexplained. When the shooting ended, the assailants did not flee. They left. No gunfight. No pursuit. No claim of responsibility. The perpetrators vanished into the kind of silence that, in Libya, usually means the killers have nothing to fear from an investigation. Saif was the son of Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for more than four decades before being overthrown and killed in the 2011 revolution. Since 2014, the country has been divided between two rival power centres. In the west, successive gov...

What happens when Netanyahu visits Trump? A look at his past six US visits

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  Washington, DC –   No other world leader has visited the United States in an official capacity over the past year more than Israel’s   Benjamin Netanyahu . And the Israeli prime minister is set to break his own record when he embarks on yet another trip to the US this week – his sixth since President Donald Trump returned to the White House early in 2025. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 US judge blocks Trump effort to deport pro-Palestine Tufts student list 2 of 3 US kills two people in attack on boat in eastern Pacific, one survivor list 3 of 3 US strikes civil nuclear agreement with Armenia, Russia’s former close ally end of list The visit comes at a tense moment for the region. Israel is tightening  its illegal grip  over the occupied West Bank; the bombardment and  siege of Gaza  are continuing despite a US-brokered “ceasefire”; and US and Iranian officials are holding indirect talks to stave off a war that appeared imminent a few...