Israel can no longer be allowed to go on with its settlement policy in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem with impunity, Michael Lynk, a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, told the UN Human Rights Council on Friday. Such a practice goes against …
Read More »Turkey will not be silent about Israel’s ‘atrocities’, Erdogan tells Palestinian President Abbas
According to the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency, Erdogan stressed to Abbas during the meeting that Turkey “did not” and “will not remain silent about Israel’s atrocities in Palestine.” He also said that peace and stability will not be possible as long as the “Israeli occupation” continues, according to Anadolu. A …
Read More »‘Just buy Hunter’s art!’ Trump Jr. targets Hunter Biden’s numerous scandals in fiery CPAC speech
Trump Jr. had plenty to say when speaking to a crowd of supporters at CPAC this week. The former president’s oldest son targeted CNN, Dr. Anthony Fauci, and even the recently sentenced Michael Avenatti. His criticism of Hunter Biden, however, is what got him trending on social media and triggered …
Read More »‘How is it even possible?’ Russia questions OPCW after report claims team was sent to Germany the same day Navalny felt unwell
Russia will seek clarification from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on its latest report, the nation’s envoy to the chemical weapons watchdog Aleksandr Shulgin has said. The document, presented at the 97th session of the organization’s executive council earlier this week, contains information on the body’s …
Read More »Australians warned there’s worse to come as locally transmitted Covid-19 cases surge in Greater Sydney area
This year’s record-high daily increase of 52 cases was reported on Saturday in the country’s most populous state, New South Wales (NSW), which includes Sydney, a city of over five million people. “The only conclusion we can draw is that things are going to get worse before they get better,” …
Read More »Bangladesh factory owner among those arrested after over 50 workers die locked inside inferno
Police have detained eight people over the fire, which broke out on Thursday and raged for two days at a factory not far from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka. The owner of the factory, Abdul Hashem of Hashem Foods Ltd, and his four sons are among those arrested on charges of …
Read More »Knifeman arrested after stabbing two cell phone store employees in France
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin wrote on Twitter that the assailant was detained by an off-duty police officer and an off-duty corrections officer who were at the store when the attack happened. A video posted on social media purportedly shows the moment of the knifeman’s arrest. News channel LCI reported …
Read More »“I’m the only Muslim in the world who’s blown up a market and got away with it,” says provocative British filmmaker Rizwan Wadan
A video of a Muslim blowing up a crowded market could be seen as reinforcing a stereotype, but not to Rizwan Wadan of Pixeleyed Pictures. He’s the driving force behind the Error in Terror campaign, which has just launched a controversial new video. Clocking in at under two minutes, it …
Read More »Police charge 15-yo boy wih murder of 15-yo Tamim Ian Habimana amid spate of teenage stabbings in London
The suspect, identified as ‘A’, and a 14-year-old boy, ‘B’, were arrested in connection with the murder on Friday. Both remain in custody at a police station, the Met said in a statement. ‘A’ is scheduled to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court later on Saturday. “I hope this reassures both …
Read More »Removal of Confederate statue in Charlottesville causes division, with protesters calling it an erasure of history
In 2017, the proposed removal of the statue led to the infamous Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, during which a protester against the event was killed during a car attack. Now, nearly four years after the rally, Charlottesville, Virginia has taken down the statue, with Mayor Nikuyah Walker calling it …
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