Wednesday, April 24, 2024

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Half of Gaza’s population ‘starving’, food relief a ‘drop in the ocean’ of need: WFP

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) has said half of Gaza’s population – estimated to be some 2.3 million people – are starving.

After Columbia, Pro-Palestine protests expand to major US universities

Students of major universities in the United States have launched pro-Palestinian protests demanding divestment from companies involved in...

Leicester Ram Navami procession: Muslim groups seek police action against Hindutva mob for Islamophobic chants

Multiple Muslim organisations lodged complaints with Leicestershire police seeking action against a Hindutva mob for their Islamophobic chants raised during Ram Navami procession.

Setback for BJP as foreign parliamentarians demand action on human rights violations in India

Parliamentarians from several countries have come together to express their profound concern over escalating human rights violations in India.

Two days after Israeli forces pronounced him dead, Abu Shujaa appears ‘alive’ in Tulkarm

Earlier this week, Israeli occupation forces carried out a brutal three-day raid of Tulkarm's Nour Shams refugee camp. During the onslaught, Israeli soldiers carried out mass arrests to end rebellious movements in the occupied West Bank.

Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia cancelled amid war in Gaza

An annual Jewish celebration at Tunisia's Djerba synagogue has been called off due to the genocidal war in Gaza.

Gaza City now ‘living in a state of extreme thirst’

Gaza’s Government Media Office said all of the city’s water wells had stopped functioning two weeks ago.
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Fourth day after disastrous storm, flash floods – Oman and UAE grapple with aftermath

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman are still grappling with the aftermath of a record-breaking storm that brought much of the region to a standstill.

Activists create ‘crime scene’ before Meta’s London HQ protesting its complicity in hate crimes

Meta’s London headquarters was stormed by activists of Indian origin, in protest against its complicity in spreading and profiting from hate-inciting Facebook posts and misinformation ahead of the 2024 Indian general election that starts on Friday.
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‘Catastrophe unparalleled’: War in Sudan enters second year

It has been almost an year since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan. The UN claims that it is currently "experiencing a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions."

Muslim student says US university cancelled valedictorian speech amid anti-Palestinian ‘hatred’

The University of Southern California has canceled its valedictorian speech from a Muslim student, Asna Tabassum, who said she was being silenced by anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian hatred.
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Israel killed 6,000 mothers in Gaza, leaving 19,000 children orphaned: UN Women

Six months into the war on Gaza, over 10,000 women have been killed by Israel, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned, UN Women said on...

“Don’t call it genocide” – New York Times memo censoring Gaza war coverage leaked

An internal memo from The New York Times that was obtained by the American news outlet The Intercept advised journalists covering Israel's war on the Gaza Strip to refrain from using terms like "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing."
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Google employees arrested protesting company’s ties with Israel

Employees of the tech giant Google have been arrested after holding sit-in protests in the company’s New York and Sunnyvale, California offices for more than nine hours.

Hamas says Iran’s attack against Israel is its ‘natural right’

“The military operation carried out by Iran against the Zionist entity is a natural right and a due response to the crime of targeting the consulate in Damascus,” the Palestinian group says in a post on Telegram.
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Biden tells Netanyahu US won’t support counterattack against Iran: Report

The US president Joe Biden told the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a call yesterday that the US will not support any Israeli counterattack against Iran, Axios has cited a senior White House official as saying.

Iran launches ‘retaliatory’ attack on Israel for consulate bombing, says not seeking escalation

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel, the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed, after Israel said Tehran had begun attacks. These strikes were in...
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