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What happens when a city runs out of fuel?

In parts of Cuba, it means garbage goes uncollected and buses stop running. @bellybeastcuba shows us what people are dealing with.

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The Indian government has reportedly arrested or detained hundreds of Cockroach Janta Party protesters – even after an agreement to suspend the demonstrations.

Organizers say they must be released or protests will return.

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Women in India are lying on funeral pyres to protest a dam that will swallow 22 villages whole.

They say the conditions of displacement are worse than death itself.

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⚽ : This week, FIFA announced plans to sell up to 20% stakes (worth over $4B) in its competitions – including the World Cup – to private investors.

The main investor group is expected to be led by a firm founded by Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner (Donald Trump’s son-in-law).

Now, UEFA has voted to boycott FIFA events if those plans are approved.

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Is "Asian" a genre? Or should artists simply compete as pop artists? @annakook explains why BTS is protesting the Grammys.

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Journalist Rana Ayyub explains how India’s “cockroach” movement rejected Indian Prime Minister Modi’s divisive Hindu vs. Muslim narrative.

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Palestinians in Gaza are dealing with snakes and rats in their displacement tents while enduring Israel’s continued genocide.

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Palestinians can’t even walk in Gaza without the risk of being shot dead - but this Israeli soldier is boasting about running a marathon in the land his army is occupying.

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Israel killed this 18-year-old Palestinian while on his way to buy sweets to celebrate finishing high school.

Khaled Zaki Al-Breem is one of more than 1,100 Palestinians who have been killed since the October 2025 “ceasefire.”

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Listen as this mosque plays the call to prayer to a destroyed village. Israel has almost wiped out Zawtar al-Gharbiyah in southern Lebanon during its occupation of the town.

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Police interrogated a Muslim protester for distributing food at the Cockroach Janta Party’s protest in New Delhi.

His story shows how Indian citizenship changes depending on who is protesting - and what religion they belong to.

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At just 10 years old, Sebastián Corro stepped up to help earthquake survivors in Venezuela.

He’s also managed to rescue two pets, earning him the nickname “Topito,” or “little mole,” from international rescue brigades.

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Nationwide blackouts have left millions across Cuba without power. Some outages can last up to 20 hours, disrupting everything from food storage, to cooking, to sleep.

Blackouts have become an ongoing crisis since the U.S. blocked all oil shipments to the island in January.

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Did you know some pro-Palestine activists have been held in solitary confinement, while others are being sentenced as “terrorists”?

@Dena explains what’s happening to those who took direct action to protest Israel’s genocide.

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Two years on, Gen Z protesters in Kenya are demanding change.

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“Gen Z journalists … have now become the voices of 1.4 billion people in India.”

AJ+ spoke to @RanaAyyub about how India’s “cockroach” movement bypassed mainstream media – and Prime Minister Modi’s Hindu vs. Muslim narrative.

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No fuel means no trash collection. Fuel shortages have forced cuts to public services across Cuba, leaving piles of garbage in some neighborhoods.

@bellybeastcuba spoke with Cubans about the impact.

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Millions of football fans came to the U.S. for the World Cup and quickly learned what Americans already know: Getting around without a car can be a nightmare. So why does public transit suck in one of the richest countries in the world?

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DJ Khaled was asked to say “free Palestine.”
He didn’t.

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Israeli violations against religious sites in southern Lebanon continue … This time it was The Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation in the town of Zwitar – where Israeli forces destroyed religious and civilian infrastructure.