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US attacks ‘Iranian-backed military infrastructure’ in Syria

Pentagon spokesman says move was in response to recent rocket attacks on US troops in Iraq.

US’s first military action under Biden draws criticism

Biden’s approval of US raid in Syria targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias critcised in the Middle East.

‘Wake up call’: Deadly Iraq rocket attack puts pressure on US

Rocket barrage launched from inside Iraq’s Kurdish region raises questions about who is responsible.

UN condemns ‘reckless’ Iraq rocket attack as US weighs response

Washington, European allies promise to hold attackers accountable but say it is too early to know who is responsible.

Nigerian school students abducted in second kidnapping in a week

An unspecified number of school children abducted in northwest Zamfara state, a spokesman for the state governor said.

Al Jazeera World

Living with the Volcano

Life in the shadow of an active volcano might be risky but people living near Mount Vesuvius in Italy are there to stay.

System change, not charity, will end the vaccine apartheid

The global patent system divided the world into two camps – those who have access to vaccines and those who do not.

‘Moral evil, economic good’: Whitewashing the sins of colonialism

How war, violence and extractivism – rather than ethics – defined the legacy of the empire in Africa.

UK Supreme Court’s Uber decision is a victory for all gig workers

The court affirmed that Uber drivers are workers and they should be treated as such.