Thursday, May 2, 2024

World

KFC shuts over 100 outlets in Malaysia over pro-Palestine boycott

American fast-food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has temporarily shut over 100 restaurants in Malaysia as U.S.-linked businesses around the world face battering amid boycotts in favor of Palestine, triggered by the ongoing genocidal war in Gaza.

Police in riot gears crackdown Palestine protest on Columbia University campus

New York Police wearing riot gear entered the campus of Columbia University on Tuesday night where students have...

Estimated 10,000 Palestinians buried under rubbles: Gaza civil defence

An estimated 10,000 Palestinians are buried under the rubble of buildings flattened by Israeli attack in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian civil...

ICJ dismisses Nicaragua’s plea seeking to halt Germany’s arms export to Israel

The International Court of Justice ruled against issuing emergency orders to stop Germany’s weapon export to Israel.

Pressure mounts as pro-Palestine protests in US universities persist despite severe crackdown

Pro-Palestinian protestors across the United States brave increasing pressure from colleges and universities to disband their tent encampments. 

US must end arms sales to Israel, HRW and Oxfam say

The US should immediately suspend arms transfers to Israel, Oxfam and Human Rights Watch (HRW) say, citing evidence that Israel is violating international law.

Myanmar military resumes attacks against Rohingyas, at least 20 killed and dozens injured in airstrikes

More than 20 Rohingyan civilians have reportedly been killed in a Myanmar military bombing in Minbya province of Rakhine state.
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‘Safe zones’ of genocide: a hideous pattern in Israel’s war on Gaza

Reports and documented evidence suggest that Israel had forcibly displaced Palestinian population into small patches of land in Gaza, to create densely populated ‘safe zones’, which could be later turned into targets for massive attacks.

As international pressure against CAA notification mounts, top US senator criticises Indian govt

A senior American senator on Monday has expressed concern over the Indian government notifying rules for the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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Biden warns Netanyahu against invading Rafah: report

The United States has issued its strongest public warning yet to Israel against invading the crowded city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying that such a ground operation would deepen...

“Stripped, blindfolded, severely beaten”: Al Jazeera journalist released from Israeli detention

Ismail al-Ghoul, an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent who was beaten and detained by Israeli troops during their raid of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, has been freed after 12 hours in Israeli custody.
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The West sheds tears over starving Palestinians while sending arms to kill them

Irony dies a thousand deaths when the same hands that send arms to massacre Palestinians set out to deliver aid to the victims.

Gaza genocide: Israeli forces attack al-Shifa hospital, calls it “precise operation”

The Israeli military on Monday surrounded and opened fire at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, repeating the claim that Hamas is using the medical facility to “conduct and promote terrorist activity”....
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Should you be concerned about flying on Boeing planes?

Doug Drury, CQUniversity Australia The American aerospace giant Boeing has been synonymous with safe air travel for decades. Since the 1990s, Boeing and its European competitor Airbus have dominated the...

Arbitrary PM appointment: Fatah playing up to Israel’s ‘No Hamas’ post-war plan?

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on Friday criticised the "unilateral" decision by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to appoint Mohammad Mustafa as new prime minister.
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Global app-based workers union joins boycott Chevron-branded gas stations in solidarity with Palestine

App-based worker unions representing over 100,000 Uber drivers and other app-based drivers across 20 countries have united to boycott Chevron-branded gas stations, including Texaco and Caltex, in alignment with...

‘We cannot eat, or drink, and aid is very scarce,’ say Palestinians

“The living situation is very bad. We cannot eat, or drink, and aid is very scarce. They told us there is aid in the south, but it is very scarce,” Iman Wadi, another displaced Palestinian, said to Al Jazeera.
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