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Hinglaj Yatra Hindu festival brings mountainous region in Pakistan to life | Religion

The dramatic surroundings of Hingol National Park in Balochistan province are the setting for Pakistan’s largest Hindu celebration, Hinglaj Yatra, which started on Friday and ends on Sunday. Muslim-majority Pakistan is home to 4.4 million Hindus, just 2.14 percent of the population, and the ancient cave temple of Hinglaj Mata is one of the few […]

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Australians call for tougher laws on violence against women after killings

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By Katy Watson BBC News, Sydney 28 April 2024, 08:22 BST Updated 3 hours ago Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Large numbers of people demonstrated in Melbourne on Sunday Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. Demonstrators want gender-based violence to be declared a national

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Can Gen Z finally break the cycle of generational trauma? | TV Shows

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We look at the phenomenon of generational trauma and whether Gen Z are the ones who can finally break the cycle. What do the descendants of the victims of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Holocaust and the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda have in common? Studies show many will suffer higher rates of anxiety, depression

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Has South Africa’s ANC failed to live up to its promises? | Politics

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South Africa is commemorating the 30th anniversary of its first democratic election. South Africa is marking Freedom Day – the historic day that changed the course of the country. Hopes were high in 1994, as years of segregation and white-minority rule came to an end, and millions of Black South Africans cast their vote for

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Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside her Baghdad home

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An Iraqi TikTok star known to her followers as Om Fahad was fatally shot in a late-night attack outside her home in Baghdad, authorities said. A lone assailant on a motorbike approached Fahad, whose legal name is Ghufran Sawadi, as she sat in a black SUV on Friday night. He fired shots inside the car

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Twenty Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition base explosion: PM

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The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred at an army base in Kampong Speu province, Hun Manet says. Twenty soldiers have been killed in an ammunition explosion at a base in the west of Cambodia, according to Prime Minister Hun Manet. The blast, which also wounded several soldiers, occurred on Saturday afternoon at an

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IDF strikes Khan Yunis, Rafah and Nuseirat

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The IDF carried out airstrikes in the Khan Yunis and Rafah areas early on Saturday, Walla reported. Palestinian media reported that there were wounded and those killed in the strikes. The Air Force also struck in the area of the Nuseirat refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian media also

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Taiwan faces 6.1 magnitude earthquake in its capital

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Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan’s eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island’s weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei. The first quake had a depth

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Arming genocide? New report documents use of US arms in Israeli war crimes | Israel War on Gaza

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This week on UpFront, Marc Lamont Hill talks to the authors of a new scathing report on US arms sales to Israel. As Israel’s war on Gaza continues for a seventh month, killing more than 34,000 Palestinians and 200 humanitarian workers, the United States just approved roughly $15bn in military aid to Israel. But is

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Are colleges obstructing free speech for Pro-Palestinian student activists? | Israel War on Gaza

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Marc Lamont Hill discusses student activism for Palestine with Columbia University student organiser Maryam Alwan. As Israel’s war on Gaza persists for over half a year, many university students in the United States have expressed solidarity with Palestinians. Students at Columbia University set up a Gaza solidarity encampment and have called on the University to

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