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Ali Boumendjel

A group of men are shown carrying a casket on their shoulders drapped with a blanket.

ISIS claims killing of 3 women media workers in Afghanistan

Top of The World

Top of The World: Three women who worked for a local radio and TV station in eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province were gunned down Tuesday. And, Myanmar’s deadly crackdown on demonstrators protesting a military coup continued Wednesday. Also, French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged on Wednesday prominent Algerian nationalist Ali Boumendjel was murdered and tortured

French President Emmanuel Macron is shown standing next to French historian Benjamin Stora, both men wearing dark jackets and Macron holding a white paper.

Macron reveals more torture by French army in Algeria war

Conflict & Justice
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