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Newsday: 13/05/2022 05:06 GMT : Funeral of Al Jazeera Journalist to be held in the West Bank

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13/05/2022 05:06 GMT : Funeral of Al Jazeera Journalist to be held in the West Bank

Funeral of Al Jazeera Journalist to be held in the West Bank

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Police have been organised due to rising tensions in the area

The funeral of veteran Al Jazeera journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh in the West Bank is expected to take place today. She was shot dead on Wednesday.

And the embattled Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa makes moves to establish a new cross party government to try and ward off restive protesters.

Covid-19 is back on the news agenda, with deaths announced in North Korea and lockdown in Shanghai, Newsday will look at the economic impact on China.

Australia's Defence minister has reported a Chinese naval ship was found in Australian waters. He's called this an "act of aggression".   

Plus we'll hear about Ukrainian prosecutors launching their first war crimes cases against Russian soldiers accused of human rights abuses.

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