#BREAKING Al Jazeera journalist killed by Israeli forces in West Bank: AFP photographer
#UPDATE Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh has been shot dead by Israeli troops as she covered a raid on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, an @AFP photographer reports
#BREAKING Al Jazeera says reporter killed 'in cold blood' by Israel forces
#UPDATE Al Jazeera says reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh killed 'in cold blood' by Israel forces.
"In a blatant murder, violating international laws and norms, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated in cold blood Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Palestine"
#BREAKING Qatar minister says reporter shot 'in the face' while wearing press vest
#UPDATE
Israeli troops killed Abu Aqleh while she was "wearing the press vest and a helmet," Qatar's assistant foreign minister Lolwah Al Khater tweeted, adding that "this state sponsored Israeli terrorism must STOP, unconditional support to Israel must end".
#UPDATE Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday it was "likely" that Palestinian gunfire killed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Aqleh in the occupied West Bank, a death the network blamed on Israeli troops
#UPDATE Veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh was shot dead as she covered an Israeli army raid on Jenin refugee camp.
The TV channel said Israeli forces shot her while the Israeli PM said it was "likely" that Palestinian gunfire killed her u.afp.com/w2Ez
VIDEO: People mourn veteran Al Jazeera Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh, who was shot dead as she covered an Israeli army raid on the West Bank's Jenin refugee camp
#UPDATE Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed while covering clashes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, was among Arab media's most prominent figures and widely hailed for her bravery and professionalism u.afp.com/w2zf
#BREAKING US urges transparent probe into journalist's killing in W.Bank
#UPDATE The US envoy to the UN on Wednesday said the killing of Palestinian-American Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as she covered an Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank must be "investigated transparently"
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"The arrest of Cardinal Zen is a blow for the entire church in Hong Kong, China and the world"
International outrage follows arrest of 90-year-old Catholic cardinal under Hong Kong national security law - deepening fears at China's crackdown on the city
#BREAKING North Korea confirms first case of Covid-19: state media
#BREAKING North Korea's Kim Jong Un vows to 'overcome' Covid-19 outbreak: state media
#UPDATE As North Korea reports first case of Covid, Kim Jong Un vows to overcome the outbreak, declares a "maximum emergency" quarantine control system.
Kim "assured us that because of the people's high political awareness ... we will surely overcome the emergency": KCNA reports
#BREAKING US annual inflation slowed in April, consumer prices rose 8.3%: govt
#UPDATE US consumer price inflation slowed slightly last month, jumping 8.3 percent compared to April 2021, according to government data released Wednesday
Graphic showing change in the US consumer price index since 1948 #AFPgraphics@AFP
French authorities have opened a case against Interpol chief Ahmed Nasser al-Raisi of the United Arab Emirates over accusations of torture and arbitrary detention by two Britons who were detained in the country, a source close to the inquiry told @AFP
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The two Britons, Matthew Hedges and Ali Issa Ahmad, accuse al-Raisi of having ultimate responsibility -- as a senior interior ministry security official -- for the torture and arbitrary detention they say they suffered in the UAE
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The case has been handed to an investigating magistrate who must decide (a) whether to press charges and (b) if al-Raisi -- who was elected Interpol president in November -- enjoys diplomatic immunity from prosecution in France
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