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The island of Santa Rosa sits in the Amazon River between Colombia and Peru, with the government in Lima recently naming it a federal district.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the neighbouring country of Peru of annexing a disputed island on the Amazon River, resuscitating a longstanding disagreement between the two nations.

In a social media post on Tuesday, Petro said that Peru had acted to “unilaterally” assert control over the small island of Santa Rosa in a recent…

US president’s comments come amid warnings that expanding Israeli operations would be ‘catastrophic’ for Palestinians.

Washington, DC – United States President Donald Trump has suggested that he will not block possible Israeli plans to take over Gaza.

When asked on Tuesday about reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to occupy the entire Palestinian territory, Trump said he is focused on getting “people fed” in Gaza.

“As far as the rest of it, I really…

Washington (Quds News Network)- The Trump administration is moving to charge Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old US citizen, with federal hate crimes in a case that could lead to his execution, reported CNN. Rodriguez is accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, D.C., one of whom was an Israeli soldier.

According to CNN, the Justice Department plans to add special findings to the indictment. These findings would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty. The…

A student uprising shook Bangladesh, toppling its most powerful leader. After 15 years in office, Sheikh Hasina’s grip on power broke under the pressure of a movement that began with a dispute over government jobs, and ended with her fleeing the country. To mark the anniversary, here’s the first episode of 36 July: Uprising in Bangladesh, the new season of Al Jazeera Investigates.

Labour activist Chris Smalls is back in the US after imprisonment and abuse by Israeli forces for joining the Handala Freedom Flotilla to Gaza. He tells us about his time in detention, the silence from the US, and what the flotilla movement means for worldwide solidarity with Palestinians facing genocide.