Israel killed 25,000 Palestinian women, children since October: Pentagon By: APP on March 1, 2024Israel has killed more than 25,000 Palestinian women and children since the October 7, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday. “It’s over 25,000,” Austin told lawmakers when asked during a House Armed Services Committee hearing for the figure on women and children killed. The United States has backed Israel since the war broke in […]
US soldier dies after self-immolation, protesting Israeli raids on Gaza By: xinhua on February 28, 2024A U.S. Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy here “in an apparent protest” against the Israeli raids on Gaza died in a hospital late Sunday. The airman was identified by police as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell from San Antonio, Texas, and confirmed on active duty by an Air Force spokesperson […]
Palestinian PM resigns citing ‘new reality’ of Gaza war By: AFP on February 27, 2024Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced Monday the resignation of his government, which rules parts of the Israeli occupied West Bank, citing the need for change after the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza ends. Shtayyeh submitted the resignation to the leader of the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority, president Mahmud Abbas, 88, whose office later said he accepted […]
Human trafficker gets 20 years for fatal Libyan boat accident By: APP on February 27, 2024Special Judge Central-I Gujranwala Mohammad Naeem Shaikh, upon completion of the trial in Libyan boat accident case, sentenced accused Shahzad Elahi to 20 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 14 lac. According to the details, accused Shahzad Elahi had received Rs. 23 lac for sending the nephew of the complainant to Italy, however the […]
Anti-Muslim hate speech soars in India By: Reuters on February 27, 2024Anti-Muslim hate speech in India rose by 62% in the second half of 2023 compared to the first six months of the year, a Washington-based research group said on Monday, adding the Israel-Gaza war played a key role in the last three months. India Hate Lab documented 668 hate speech incidents targeting Muslims in 2023, […]
Taliban hold another public execution By: AP on February 27, 2024The Taliban held a public execution on Monday of a man convicted of murder in northern Afghanistan as thousands watched at a sports stadium, the third such death sentence to be carried out in the past five days. The execution took place in heavy showfall in the city of Shibirghan, the capital of northern Jawzjan […]
India’s Assam scraps colonial era Muslim marriage law By: Reuters on February 26, 2024India’s Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving underage Muslims, against opposition from leaders of the minority community who called the plan an attempt to polarise voters on religious lines ahead of elections. Assam, which has the highest percentage of Muslims among Indian states at 34%, has previously said it wants […]
Indian protesters determined to secure agrarian reforms from Modi govt By: Reuters on February 26, 2024Farmers in India’s northern Punjab state demanding higher prices for their crops from the national government are relying on young students to ensure the agitation’s momentum does not fizzle out. Eighteen-year-old Simranjeet Singh Mathada is one of thousands of college students who have been waking up at 3 am for almost two weeks to help […]
Hunger grips north of war-torn Gaza amid ongoing truce talks By: AFP on February 26, 2024Dire food shortages sent hundreds of Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza on Sunday as Israel’s war against Hamas raged on despite stuttering efforts towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Desperate families in the north of the besieged war zone have been forced to scavenge for food as fighting and looting have stopped humanitarian aid trucks […]
Western leaders in Kyiv as Ukraine marks 2 years since Russia’s invasion By: AP on February 25, 2024President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and weaponry and foreign aid hangs in the balance. Zelenskyy posted a video from the Hostomel airfield together with Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and […]