Why do AI models struggle with online hate speech detection?
By Hanna Duggal and Mohammed Haddad June 18, 2026 As the United Nations marks the International Day for Countering Hate Speech, Al Jazeera examines how AI handles it – and where it falls short. A man uses a smartphone as various social media apps are displayed on screen on June 12, 2026 [AFP] Hate speech that once circulated in person now travels farther and faster via anonymous online accounts behind a screen. As the United Nations marks the International Day for Countering
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Liberia: The Paradox of Moral Authority
Its deal to take deportees is the latest in a long history of unequal agreements with the US.
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Senegan's health system is under strain
A difficult birth offers a glimpse into the pressures facing Senegal’s public healthcare system.
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Thousands In Somalia Could Be In Famine By Year-End
By Reuters September 23, 202610:14 AM NAIROBI, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Thousands of displaced people in Somalia's southwest could experience famine between October and December if El Nino causes worse-than-expected flooding and humanitarian aid remains insufficient, a global hunger monitor said on Wednesday. Baidoa, one of Somalia's biggest cities, is home to hundreds of thousands displaced by conflict and hunger. A report by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification
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UN Says Iran Crackdown Amounted To Crimes Against Humanity
By Iran International September 17, 2026 Iranian security forces committed crimes against humanity in their crackdown on nationwide protests, a UN fact-finding mission said on Thursday, citing mass killings, torture and arbitrary detention. A masked protester raises both hands in victory signs as crowds gather on a smoke-filled road during protests in Mashhad, Iran, on January 9, 2026. The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said its report examined the 202
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US deal funneled deportees into El Salvador’s prison system
By RFI September 22, 2026 Families of 11 Salvadoran men deported from the United States are demanding to know what happened to their relatives after they were sent back to El Salvador under a secret agreement between US President Donald Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart Nayib Bukele. Part of The Deportation Project coordinated by Forbidden Stories, this investigation traces how Trump's deportation drive fed into El Salvador's prison system, in a case rights groups say amou
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