The US House of Representatives narrowly rejected two Democratic-backed resolutions aimed at restraining President Donald Trump’s escalating campaign against Venezuela, as Washington intensifies what it calls a “maximum pressure” strategy. Framed as part of a war on drugs, the campaign…
The head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said the group is committed to supporting and defending Iran, citing the country’s role in promoting Islamic unity within the organisation. OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha made the remarks during a…
Guinness World Records has suspended all dealings with Israel, a move that includes blocking new submissions and refusing to certify records linked to the country. According to Israel’s Channel 12, the decision came to light after a volunteer organisation, Gift…
Pro Pales-tine campaigners have criticised British Health Secretary Wes Streeting over comments linking the protest chant “globalise the intifada” to terrorism. Streeting made the remarks in a BBC interview on Monday, a day after a deadly antisemitic attack at Bondi…
Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, an 18-year-old Brown University student from Uzbekistan, was one of the two victims killed in Saturday’s campus shooting, and his sister described him as a gifted, kind-hearted young man with strong aspirations to help others. In a…
Attorneys at the US Department of Justice have said they were pressured by the Trump administration to accuse the University of California of discriminating against Jewish students and staff, even before facts were established. Nine former DoJ lawyers told the…
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected an Israeli challenge seeking to limit the court’s investigation into the war on Ga-za, allowing prosecutors to continue examining alleged crimes committed after Ha-mas’ October 7, 2023 retaliation. The judges upheld…
Syrian authorities have arrested five people suspected of links to Saturday’s shooting in the central town of Palmyra that kil-led two US army soldiers and an American civilian interpreter, according to the Interior Ministry. The attacker targeted a convoy of…
Saudi Arabia has carried out at least 340 executions this year, surpassing its own annual record, according to an AFP tally. The figure follows the execution of three people in Mecca on Monday after convictions for murder, pushing the total…
More than four hundred Harvard affiliates have pushed back against the university’s decision to remove Mary T. Bassett from her role as director of the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights. Their petition, which now has over a thousand…
