Historically neutral Switzerland moved to ban Hamas after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, mirroring actions taken by others on the continent.
Category: 3. Middle East
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Switzerland to ban Hamas on May 15, allowing expulsions: What we know
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UN chief ‘appalled’ by escalating violence, displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur – Middle East Monitor
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed alarm Wednesday about the “increasingly catastrophic” situation in Sudan’s North Darfur, as deadly violence and mass displacement grip the region,…
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Columbia protest leader Mohsen Mahdawi released from US custody | Gaza News
A United States judge has ordered the release of Columbia University student and pro-Palestine protester Mohsen Mahdawi as a case challenging his deportation proceeds.
In Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday, US District Judge Geoffrey Crawford…
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With song and seed, Brazil’s Indigenous Maxakali confront climate change | Climate Crisis News
Maxakali territory once spanned at least three large valleys in the Atlantic Forest. Elders in the village remember how the forest supplied food, medicine and construction materials — in addition to serving as habitat for the yãmĩyxop,…
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Automakers suspend financial guidance amid tariff uncertainty | Business and Economy
Several global automakers, including Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis, have joined Michigan-based General Motors and Volvo in suspending their respective annual financial guidance reports for investors amid growing tariff uncertainty.
The…
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Sudan’s army leader Burhan appoints an acting Prime Minister, statement says – Middle East Monitor
Sudan’s army leader, Abdel Fattah Burhan, appointed diplomat, Dafallah Al-Haj Ali, as acting Prime Minister on Wednesday, weeks after the army’s recapture of Khartoum, Reuters reports.
Burhan, Chairman of…
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Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahdawi released | Israel-Palestine conflict
NewsFeed “President Trump… I am not afraid of you.” Columbia University student activist Mohsen Mahdawi was freed on bail Wednesday from custody in Vermont. Mahdawi was arrested in April by US immigration officials over his role in…
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Palestinian student released on bail as he challenges deportation from US – Middle East Monitor
Columbia University student, Mohsen Mahdawi, was released from US immigration custody on Wednesday, after a judge ruled that he should be allowed to challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to deport him over…
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What happens to the children of deportees from the US? | News
As the administration of US President Donald Trump continues its immigration crackdown across the United States, children are often caught in the middle. Some are deported with their parents to countries they never knew, while others are…
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Turkey convicts Swedish journalist of insulting Erdogan with terror trial next
Joakim Medin will remain behind bars awaiting prosecution on terror-related charges that press freedom groups say aim to silence the free press.
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