Thursday, March 28, 2024

World

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow

Gaza war surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah elected rector at University of Glasgow.

In a week, Israeli army executes 13 children in and near Al-Shifa Hospital: Euro-Med Monitor

The Israeli army has executed 13 children by direct shooting in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its Gaza City...

Gangs, kidnappings, murders: Why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats

Ruth Wells, UNSW Sydney and Max William Loomes, UNSW Sydney Late last week, a boat crammed with Rohingya refugees...

Over 100 organisations declare Hindu supremacy matter of “acute concern” in US

Over 100 civil society groups across the United States have signed onto a declaration expressing “acute concern about the alarming rise of Hindu supremacy, also known as Hindutva or Hindu nationalism, in the United States.”

Hamas says UN report on Gaza genocide poses ‘real test’ for international community

Hamas, the ruling entity in Gaza has called on the International Criminal Court to hold Israel “accountable for genocide and ethnic cleansing” in light of a report published by the UN.

CIA considered kidnapping or assassinating Assange: Report

Under the leadership of then-Director Mike Pompeo, the CIA in 2017 reportedly plotted to kidnap—and discussed plans to assassinate—WikiLeaks founder and publisher Julian Assange, who is currently imprisoned in London...

Five Palestinians shot dead in Israeli attack in occupied West Bank

At least four Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army during overnight military raids on Sunday in the Jenin and Jerusalem areas of the occupied West Bank.
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“We came for myriad reasons to protest Modi today”: Protesters outside UN

Hundreds of Indian Americans and rights activists have gathered outside United Nations on Saturday to protest fascism, hate campaigns, weaponized rape, apartheid, lynchings, unlawful arrests, attacks on the media, and other abuses in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed UN General Assembly.

Syria: 10 years of war has left at least 350,000 dead

A decade of war in Syria has left more 350,200 people dead, High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet told the Human Rights Council on Friday, noting that this total was an “under-count of the actual number of killings”.
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UNGA: African leaders condemn “vaccine apartheid”

Addressing the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) via video conference, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared that vaccines are "the greatest defence that humanity has...

German election explained

Alim Baluch, University of Bath It is quite unusual for the two largest parties in a given country to form a coalition. In the UK, it took the second world...
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Rohingya: US court orders Facebook to release hate content records

A U.S. federal judge has ordered Facebook to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, Reuters reported. The court...

Sanctions are ‘US way of war’, Iranian President at UN

In his speech to the high-level General Debate at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi called for an end to United States sanctions against his country, describing them as a method of waging war.
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WHO updates Air Quality Guidelines, aims to save millions of lives

The World Health Organization on Wednesday updated its guidelines on air quality for the first time in over 15 years. WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) provide clear evidence of the damage...

Taliban wants to address UN General Assembly

The Taliban has requested to participate in the UN General Assembly held in New York this week, while challenging the credentials of Afghanistan’s former United Nations ambassador. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said...
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Canada snap election: NDP to wield power in Canadian Parliament

The leader of Canada's left-wing New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, responded to Monday night's snap election results with a pledge to continue fighting for climate action and far-reaching social...

“We are on the edge of an abyss,” says UN chief António Guterres

Secretary-General António Guterres issued a wake-up call that the world is on the edge of an abyss and “moving in the wrong direction”, as he called on leaders gathered...
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