A new bill introduced by the Quebec provincial government has set off a storm of criticism after proposing sweeping restrictions on prayer, face coverings, and religious symbols across a wide range of public spaces. The legislation, introduced by the Coalition…
Six Israeli soldiers were wounded when fighters in southern Syria opened fire on an Israeli force carrying out an arrest raid in the village of Beit Jinn. The raid targeted two brothers accused by Israel of belonging to the Muslim…
The hunger strike inside British prisons has taken a sharp turn after Kamran Ahmed, an activist held on remand over charges linked to Pales-tine Action, was taken to hospital in his second week without food. Ahmed and five others began…
About 40 Tunisian opposition figures have had their prison sentences upheld or adjusted on appeal in a case built around charges of conspiracy against state security and links to a terrorist group. Most were arrested in early 2023 and accused…
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran dealt the United States and Israel a clear defeat during the 12-day war in June, despite both deploying advanced weapons, submarines, and fighter jets. He said Israel had planned the conflict for two decades…
Pope Leo used his first trip outside Italy to warn that the world was seeing an unusual surge in violent wars, saying a third world war was being fought piecemeal and that humanity’s future was at risk. He delivered the…
The Trump administration halted all immigration requests from Afghan nationals after the shooting near the White House that left two West Virginia National Guard members wounded. US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced the suspension on X, saying all Afghan-related applications…
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old accused in the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House, is now known to have a long history of working with US intelligence. Newsweek, citing Fox News Digital, reported that Lakanwal had previously…
The shooting near the White House has thrown everything into doubt. Two West Virginia National Guard members were hit, but no one can say with certainty how they’re doing. Governor Patrick Morrisey first announced they had been kil-led, then quickly…
US media figure Bari Weiss, now appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News, has said she wants to use her new role to “redraw the lines of what falls in the 40-yard lines of acceptable debate” in American political and cultural life.…
