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Turkey halts all trade with Israel over ‘humanitarian tragedy’ in Gaza

Turkey suspended all trade with Israel effective immediately over the humanitarian crisis it has caused in Gaza, the Turkish trade ministry announced on Thursday. “Export and import transactions related to Israel have...

It will take until 2040 to repair destroyed homes in Gaza: UN

If the war in Gaza stopped today, it would still take until 2040 to rebuild all the homes...

India backs Palestine’s bid for full membership of UN

India on Wednesday said it hoped that Palestine’s application to become a full member of the United Nations would be reconsidered and endorsed.

Over 1,600 arrests at student-led Palestine protests on 30 US campuses: Report

The Associated Press news agency reported that police made arrests at least 38 times on US campuses since...

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.

“I feel angry, disgusted at these actions,” Pope condemns Quran burning in Sweden

In an interview with a United Arab Emirates newspaper, Pope Francis condemned Quran burning in Sweden on the day Muslims observed Eid, saying he felt “angry and disgusted” to see the...

Israeli air attacks on Jenin: Death toll rises to eight

At least eight Palestinians were killed and 50 wounded as Israel launched a large-scale military campaign in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin early on Monday.
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Three Palestinians killed, 27 injured as Israel launches air attacks on Jenin

Israel’s military has launched air raids on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, carrying out an attack that involved a missile and killing at least three Palestinians and wounding several.

Paris riots: when police shot a teenager dead, a rumbling pressure cooker exploded

Joseph Downing, Aston University Riots broke out in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, following the lethal police shooting of a 17-year-old boy named as Nahel M. An investigation into his...
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Paris St-Germain coach Christophe Galtier to face trial over racist, Islamophobic remarks

French football club Paris St-Germain manager Christophe Galtier will go on trial in December as a result of a probe into alleged discrimination.

An unbroken covenant with God: what the Hajj means for Muslims

Ali Hammoud, Western Sydney University Millions of men, women and children have converged on Mecca this week for the Hajj pilgrimage. The Saudi government says it will be the largest...
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French police arrested 875 in third night of rioting

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, on Friday, vowed to examine "all options" to restore order after rioting across the country entered the third night, sparked by the fatal police...

‘Long COVID’ may obstruct return to normal life for 36 million Europeans: WHO

While no longer a global emergency, COVID-19’s lasting effects alongside such other threats as mpox and seasonal heat waves may challenge Europe through the summer months, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) regional office warned on Tuesday.
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White House condemns Hindu nationalists’ attack against journalist who asked question to PM Modi

The White House strongly condemned the harassment faced by Sabrina Siddiqui, a journalist from the Wall Street Journal, who asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi a question regarding the degeneration of India’s democracy during a press event at the White House on June 22, following Modi’s meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden.

UN expert urges US to apologise for Guantanamo abuses

A United Nations expert has called on the United States to apologise for the torture of Guantanamo Bay prisoners, to ensure accountability for brutal human rights abuses, and to close down the US-run detention facility in Cuba.
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Indian entrepreneur declined White House party with Modi, says standing up for Muslims important than ‘selfie opp with chai, samosas’

Sana Javeri Kadri, a United States-based entrepreneur, declined an invitation to a White House party with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 22, citing rights abuses and injustices in India that have been acknowledged by Modi's ruling regime

“This year, we will witness largest Hajj pilgrimage in history,” say Hajj officials

“This year, we will witness the largest Hajj pilgrimage in history,” an official at the Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said
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