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Gaza protests in US universities: Over 550 students arrested so far

Around 550 arrests have been made in the last week across major US universities as police crackdown on peaceful and iconic protests against Israel’s war in Gaza.

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.

Five killed as airdropped aid strikes Palestinians

Five people have been killed and several injured after airdropped parcels fell on a crowd of Palestinians in Gaza when parachutes failed to open.

“Decision of fighting fronts in Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen is not to stop until Israeli aggression ends,” says Hamas

The decision of all the fighting fronts including in Lebanon, Yemen and Iraq is not to stop fighting until the aggression on the Gaza Strip stops, said senior member of Hamas’s armed wing, Qassam Brigades.
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Houthi missile attack on cargo ship kills 3 in group’s first fatal strike

At least three sailors have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden. This is the first fatality reported since the Iran-backed...

South Africa asks ICJ for more measures against Israel

South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice to order additional emergency measures against Israel, which it says is breaching the measures already in place, citing imminent widespread famine in Gaza.
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“Stop our daily death”: Palestinian children protest against hunger in Gaza

In the southern city of Rafah, Palestinian children have protested against the severe lack of food and water in Gaza, with less than one week from the month of Ramadan.

Cairo ceasefire talks: Hamas presents deal draft as Israel skips meetings, continues genocidal onslaught in Gaza

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said on Wednesday it would continue working towards achieving a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel despite the reluctance of Israeli negotiators to attend the...
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Maldives signs military aid pact with China, President Muizzu sets deadline for Indian troops to leave island

Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu reiterated his position that his country will not tolerate Indian military presence.

France saw increase in anti-Muslim hate amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza: report

In 2023, incidents of anti-Muslim hate in France jumped by 57%, with 828 incidents recorded across the nation over the year, according to the annual report of the Collective...
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‘Look at Yazan’: Palestine’s Riyad Mansour tells world to look at children in Gaza at UNGA

Riyad Mansour, Palestine’s representative to the United Nations, told the world to look at the children in Gaza who are losing their lives or limbs, either to starvation imposed by Israel or the bombs it drops on the besieged enclave.

Haiti declares emergency amid rising violence after mass prison break

Haiti's government, on March 3, declared a state of emergency and a night curfew to control violence erupted after a mass prison break. According to a government statement, thousands of...
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US’s Kamala Harris slams Israeli restrictions on aid, calls for six week ceasefire

Kamala Harris, the vice president of the United States, has appealed for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for a permanent end to Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Pakistan: Shehbaz Sharif becomes PM, Imran Khan’s followers protest vote count

Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday became the prime minister of Pakistan for a second time, after winning a majority in the newly-elected Parliament. Shehbaz (72) was the joint candidate of...
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