Doctors Against Genocide have expressed their solidarity with Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip in a protest held at the US Capitol, calling for an immediate lifting of the Israeli blockade to ease the…
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UK counter terrorism police probe Irish rappers Kneecap
British counter terrorism police Thursday launched an investigation into online videos of Irish rap group Kneecap after the band denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah or inciting violence against UK politicians.
The announcement came as nearly 40…
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Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas dies at 116
Vanessa BuschschlüterBBC News
ReutersSister Inah Canabarro Lucas was born in 1908 The world’s oldest person, Brazilian nun Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at the age of 116.
Born on 8 June 1908 in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande…
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UK counter-terrorism unit probes rappers Kneecap but music stars back band
British counter-terrorism police Thursday launched an investigation into online videos of Irish rappers Kneecap after the band denied supporting Hamas and Hezbollah or inciting violence against UK politicians.
The announcement came as nearly 40…
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Kenya’s pact of silence with its military is breaking | Protests
When the Kenyan government blocked the public screening of a BBC documentary investigating the military’s role in the killing of protesters, it was about more than censorship. It was about protecting a decades-old pact – a silent agreement…
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Fan falls from 21-foot Clemente Wall at PNC Park during Pirates game | Baseball News
A baseball fan at the Pirates-Cubs game fell over the outfield wall and landed on the playing field.
A baseball fan fell from the 21-foot (6.4-metre) Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night’s game between the Pittsburgh…
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Palestinian children denied education in Jenin amid Israeli atrocities
Teebah Assi
Press TV, JeninIsrael’s military campaign has entered its 100th day in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp.
Palestinians there, face…
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Protests erupt on Labor Day in Iran as unions says teachers beaten
Labor Day in Iran was marked by teacher demonstrations and heightened security in several cities across the country with allegations of violent suppression of protesters by security forces.
A group of active and retired teachers gathered outside…
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Fears of attack in Pakistan-administered Kashmir amid acute India tensions | News
More than 1,000 religious schools have been shut and people have begun readying walled bunkers.
Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have shut more than 1,000 religious schools over fears of possible retaliatory military action from India…
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Senior Iranian official urges ‘serious’ dialogue with Persian Gulf states amid Israels threats
An Iranian diplomat has warned against Israel’s plot to dominate the Persian Gulf region, saying the Islamic Republic and the littoral states in this strategic area need to engage in “serious” dialogue.
Kamal…
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