New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order strengthening protections for immigrants and restricting federal immigration enforcement on city property. The order bars U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from entering city-run facilities without a judicial warrant, including…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said a new round of indirect nuclear talks between Iran and the United States in Muscat, Oman, marked a “good start,” following approximately six hours of negotiations mediated by Oman. Araghchi stated that both sides…
Thousands of Yemenis gathered in the capital Sana’a on Friday in a mass rally expressing support for Pales-tinians amid the ongoing war on Ga-za. Demonstrators carried banners and chanted slogans showing solidarity with Pales-tinians and support for regional groups aligned…
The Belgium-based NGO Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) filed a legal complaint in a US court on 4 February seeking a criminal investigation into Adi Karni, an Israeli dual national and former sergeant in the 603rd Combat Engineering Battalion of the…
Ten municipalities in the Netherlands have been fined a total of €250,000 by the Dutch Data Protection Authority for unlawfully collecting and processing sensitive personal data about Muslim residents. Each municipality was fined €25,000 for violations of Dutch privacy law…
Kashmir Solidarity Day is observed every year on 5 February, principally in Pakistan and by supporters of the Kashmiri cause worldwide to express political and symbolic support for people in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and their right to self-determination, a…
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced plans to ban social media access for minors under the age of 16 as part of wider efforts to increase regulation of digital platforms. He said the government intends to introduce legislation requiring social…
Leaked correspondence from files related to Jeffrey Eps-tein indicates that in 2014, Landon Thomas Jr., who was serving as a board member of Robert College in Istanbul, contacted Epstein to seek advice on fundraising. In the email, Thomas discussed concerns…
A California high school athlete’s objection to sharing locker room space with a transgender teammate has escalated into a federal civil rights investigation, with the student now reporting severe harassment and an abrupt end to her athletic career. Hadeel Hazameh,…
US President Donald Trump announced on February 2 that the United States would reduce an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods to 18 percent following a phone call with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump stated that the reduction…
