Wednesday, April 24, 2024

World

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 Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and "genocide" in Gaza. The arrest...

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.

Bodies of 50 Palestinians found in mass grave in Gaza’s Khan Younis

Emergency services in Gaza have retrieved the bodies of 50 Palestinians from a mass grave at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, according to local media, two weeks after Israeli forces withdrew from the area.

Xi, Putin meeting signals the return of the China-Russia axis and the start of second cold war

Jonathan D T Ward, University of Oxford The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands and took stock of their “comprehensive strategic partnership of...

Delhi Police file UAPA case over protest outside Indian High Commission in London

Following the Ministry of Home Affairs' directions, Delhi Police on Friday registered a case in connection with a "pro-Khalistan protest" that took place in front of the Indian High...
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Mass destruction of health facilities in Ukraine: Report

International medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reveals in a new report the widespread destruction of health facilities in Ukraine as a result of Russia’s assault.

California may become first US state to outlaw caste discrimination

In another historic step, the American state California may become the first state to outlaw caste discrimination after State Senator Aisha Wahab, the first Muslim and Afghan American elected to...
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UN report finds quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water

Amid a lack of global cooperation, the world is far off-track in achieving universal access to clean drinking water by 2030, according to a United Nations report released on Wednesday, World...

Mesut Ozil retires from football

Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil has retired from football at the age of 34. Ozil was considered one of the greatest midfielders of his generation.
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Ramadan begins on Thursday in Gulf countries, Palestine

The holy month of Ramadan will start on Thursday, authorities in Gulf countries except Oman have announced, based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon.

Google begins opening access to its AI chatbox Bard

Google on Tuesday began the public release of its Artificial intelligence chatbot Bard in the US and the UK, in an attempt to catch up with Microsoft's ChatGPT. Consumers...
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Court rules climate activitsts can sue Sweden for ‘insufficient climate policy’

A Swedish court on Tuesday ruled that hundreds of youth climate activists including Greta Thunberg can collectively sue Sweden for the government's "insufficient climate policy." More than 600 people under age 26, including 20-year-old...

At least 11 dead in Afghanistan earthquake

At least nine people were dead and 44 injured in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday night, Reuters reported. A disaster agency official have...
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Powerful earthquake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan, India

A powerful earthquake was felt in parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India on Tuesday night, alarming hundreds of people to evacuate their homes due to tremors. An earthquake of 6.6...

CAGE calls for prosecution of those responsible for Iraq war on its 20th anniversary

On the 20th anniversary of the Iraq war, CAGE, a London-based advocacy organisation that aims to empower communities impacted by the 'War on Terror', has called for the prosecution of all those responsible for the catastrophic invasion of Iraq, to ensure justice is delivered to those affected by the devastation brought on by the Iraq war.
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