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June 2, 2016

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Israel moves towards controversial death penalty revival

Israel's parliament is debating a controversial bill that would bring back the death penalty for deadly attacks.

Arab, Muslim nations slam US envoy's Israel land remarks

Why is Indonesia sending thousands of troops into Gaza?

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Africa

Ghana takes transatlantic slavery case to UN

The African Union backs Ghana's push for transatlantic slavery to be recognized as 'gravest crime against humanity.'

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Asia

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan escalate

Despite a ceasefire agreed last October, dozens of Afghans have been killed or wounded in Pakistani airstrikes.

Germany

Germans approve of democracy but say it doesn't work well

Democracy is indispensable, say respondents to the new "Germany Monitor" survey, but many feel the system doesn't work.

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Europe

Weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro boom in UK

Weight-loss drugs are booming in the UK. But they have downsides.

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Middle East

Fresh student protests in Iran as tensions with US rise

As US military presence near Iran intensifies, students have resumed anti-government protests.

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North America

US and EU battle over online censorship

The EU and the US are opposed on the topic of censorship. Big tech, the far right and misinformation are all at play.

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Latin America

Mexican army kills drug lord Oseguera 'El Mencho'

Nemesio Oseguera headed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most violent drug trafficking organizations

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