A federal court has halted California’s controversial “no beard policy” for peace officers. The policy was enforced by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. It failed to accommodate officers who seek to maintain facial hair for religious or cultural reasons. This legal action follows a lawsuit on behalf of Mubasha...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Police arrested at least four Palestine supporters at the University of Michigan on Wednesday, according to local media. The Detroit Free Press reported that the incident occurred in the afternoon at the university’s Festifall event. During the event, a group of about 50 anti-Israel protesters began demonstrating. “For mo...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The transitional government in Bangladesh has lifted a ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing, and other associated organizations. According to an official notification, “no specific evidence of involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Chhatra Shibir, and its associated organizations with terrorism or v...
Republican vice-presidential candidate JD Vance has announced that if re-elected president, Donald Trump would veto any federal abortion ban, supporting individual states’ rights to decide. The statement comes amid backlash from the Democratic Convention in Chicago last week, which criticized Trump’s role in appointing judges who o...
Billionaire founder and CEO of Telegram Pavel Durov was arrested at Le Bourget airport near Paris on Saturday evening. He was taken into custody as he disembarked from his private jet arriving from Azerbaijan. French media sources report Durov was detained under a French arrest warrant involving allegations related to Telegram’s operatio...
The Chinese government has sentenced seven brothers from a prominent Uyghur family to prison terms between nine and 17 years. The Obulqasim brothers were active in construction and trade in Chinese occupied Eastern Turkistan or Xinjiang. Chinese authorities detained them for charitable work and overseas activities they deemed suspicious. Their...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The X account of Egyptian-American comedian Bassem Youssef has mysteriously disappeared. The reason for the removal of his account, which had nearly 12 million followers, is unknown. Youssef said on his final post on X before the account disappeared: “Antisemitism was an accusation that used to freeze the blood on people’s vein...
As students head back to campus, a California Senate bill is stirring controversy. Critics argue that it threatens free speech by targeting campus protests, particularly those against Israel’s war on Palestine. The bill is currently moving through the legislature. The American Civil Liberties Union warns that this legislation could chil...
New York, United States – AFP The president of New York’s Columbia University resigned on Wednesday, just weeks before the start of the new school year, citing the toll taken by a “period of turmoil” after she faced scrutiny for her handling of demonstrations over Israel’s war on Gaza. British-American economist M...
Dhaka, Bangladesh – AFP Blindfolded, handcuffed and bundled out of his secret prison for the first time in eight years, Bangladeshi barrister Ahmad Bin Quasem held his breath and listened for the sound of a cocked pistol. Instead, he was tossed from a car and into a muddy ditch on Dhaka’s outskirts — alive, at […]
