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Deadly Israeli settler attack on school kills two in Ramallah | Occupied West Bank

Deadly Israeli settler attack on school kills two in Ramallah | Occupied West Bank

NewsFeed Two people have been killed after Israeli settlers opened fire on a school in the occupied West Bank, including a 14-year-old boy shot in the head. The attack comes amid a surge in violence by settlers and Israeli forces against Palestinians. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

Israeli soldiers accused of ‘torturing’ toddler in Gaza | Gaza

Israeli soldiers accused of ‘torturing’ toddler in Gaza | Gaza

NewsFeed The family of a two-year-old boy in central Gaza says Israeli soldiers tortured him to extract information about his father. Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum met Jawad Abu Nassar, who was detained with his father near Israel’s so-called Yellow Line. Published On 24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link

US responsible for deadly attack on Iranian school: Amnesty International | US-Israel war on Iran News

US responsible for deadly attack on Iranian school: Amnesty International | US-Israel war on Iran News

Rights group says Tomahawk missile likely used in Minab school strike that killed at least 170 people, mostly children. Listen to this article | 4 mins info Published On 16 Mar 202616 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share plus2googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The United States is responsible for an attack on an Iranian primary school that killed at least 170 people, most of them children, Amnesty International has said in a new investigation, urging accountability for the assault. The rights group said on Monday that a US-manufactured Tomahawk missile was likely used in the attack on the school in the southern city of Minab on February 28. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list “Tomahawk missiles are used exclusively by US forces in this conflict and are precision-guided missiles,” it said. Using satellite imagery, video footage and interviews with experts, Amnesty said its investigation showed the school was “directly struck” alongside a dozen other structures in an adjacent Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) compound. “This points to a failure by …

EU opens probe into online global retailer Shein after sex-doll scandal | Retail News

EU opens probe into online global retailer Shein after sex-doll scandal | Retail News

Investigation to focus on e-commerce platform’s internal systems overseeing the alleged sale of illicit goods and ‘addictive design’. Listen to this article | 3 mins info Published On 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share The European Commission launched an investigation into online retail giant Shein over its sale of child-like sex dolls, weapons, and the “addictive design” of its service. The probe announced on Tuesday comes after an uproar in France in November when the country’s consumer watchdog said it discovered childlike sex dolls on Shein’s website that left little doubt as to their “paedophilic nature”. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list After the attention from French authorities, the commission “suspects that Shein’s system may pose a systemic risk for consumers across the entire European Union”, it said in a statement. The commission’s formal proceedings under the Digital Services Act (DSA) allow it to continue gathering evidence, conduct interviews, and request information from Shein or third parties, it said. The sweeping DSA legislation, adopted in 2022, aims …

Protecting children is a priority – now is the time to prove it | Child Rights

Protecting children is a priority – now is the time to prove it | Child Rights

When governments adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we committed to a world that invests in our children, where every girl and boy grows up free from violence, exploitation and neglect. Establishing, for the first time, global targets to end all forms of violence against children, grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Today, 10 years on, we must confront a stark reality: we are not on course to achieve those targets. Each year, half of the world’s children are victims of violence. Bluntly, we are failing to keep a billion girls and boys safe in their homes, schools, communities, care settings and online. We recognise the complexity of the issue, and we recognise its consequences, often lasting lifetimes and spanning generations. Violence erodes every investment that families, communities, and governments make in children, from their education and social inclusion to their mental and physical health. The violence experienced by a billion children today is the same violence that will undermine the health, prosperity, and stability of our societies tomorrow. As Ministers, …