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Israeli forces violently raided and beat Palestinian worshippers inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. Warning: Video shows extreme violence by Israeli forces against Palestinians.

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“If you spoke [Irish], you would get beaten.” KNEECAP tells @dena how the brutal suppression of the Irish language informs their music, and why they think Irish rap resonates all over the world.

A Congolese woman in South Africa was told to hand her salon over to a South African. She destroyed her salon instead.

Did you know Nestlé tried to patent South Africa's national tea, rooibos?

Israeli forces raided a kindergarten in Gaza, trapping some 200 Palestinian children under gunfire. Their teachers tried to calm them, saying it was fireworks.

“You’re a f*cking war criminal.” This activist from the U.S. called out ex-Israeli soldiers vacationing in Vietnam for the genocide in Gaza.

Nepal produces less than 0.1% of the world’s carbon emissions. But it’s paying the price for unchecked global pollution.

Oppenheimer has been released in Japan, eight months after its global release. We spoke to historian Naoko Wake to learn why the U.S. refuses to take accountability for the war crimes it committed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki and why all of this is relevant to us today.

Nationwide blackouts have left millions across Cuba without power. Some outages can last up to 20 hours, disrupting everything from food storage, to cooking, to sleep. Blackouts have become an ongoing crisis since the U.S. blocked all oil shipments to the island in January.

In Gaza, families are facing extreme heat with little water, no electricity, no fans and almost nowhere to find shade. This is what the climate crisis looks like when there’s nowhere to escape it.

Melissa Barrera was fired in 2023 from “Scream 7” for saying Palestinians deserve human rights. Now she’s talking about the price she paid for being one of the first to speak up.

Fans are calling out Sabrina Carpenter for mocking this cultural expression of joy, common across the Middle East.

Palestinian children in Gaza are posting solidarity messages for Algerians facing deadly wildfires: “We’re the people who most know what fire, fear and a loss of safety mean.” “My heart is with you, Algeria.”

Political activist Angela Davis held up a Palestinian flag at a lecture in Mexico. “I am so happy that finally we see the international consensus changing and it is no longer with Zionism. It is with Palestine.” Davis had shown Palestinian solidarity since the 1960’s.

“Our existence here is political.” Irish rap trio @kneecapceol are no strangers to controversy or for standing up for the oppressed – from Palestine to Cuba. @dena spoke to them about their music and their politics.

Over 150 wildfires are burning in Algeria, but the country has received little international coverage or aid compared to European countries on the other side of the Mediterranean.

Sudan has more than 200 ancient pyramids, almost double the number Egypt has. But its archaeological heritage is now at risk. Here’s the history of Sudan’s ancient kingdoms and how their artifacts have been threatened by looting, destruction and neglect for centuries.

Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, who escaped genocide, are protesting for justice and the right to return home.

Families are trying to find their loved ones after flash floods hit the Nepal and China. At least 750 people were killed and over 3,000 others are missing.