The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution Wednesday supporting Ukraine and calling for a ceasefire amid Russia’s war. It cleared the House floor with a 426-3 vote. Republican Reps. Paul Gosar of Arizona, Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Matt Rosendale of Montana cast the only opposing votes. The non-binding resolution also...
Lawyers for four families in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of occupied East Jerusalem said Thursday Ottoman and Jordanian documents prevented Israeli’s top court from enforcing eviction orders. The Israeli Supreme Court decision was “unprecedented,” lawyers said. They added they will continue efforts to prove Palestinian families own the land...
Schools in Indian-administered Kashmir reopened Wednesday after 31 months. Health professionals say mental health issues among children spiked during this period. Schools were first closed down due to the security situation arising from India’s revocation of Kashmir’s limited autonomy in August 2019. They remained closed later due to the restr...
Deborah Lyons, head of the U.N. mission in Afghanistan, said six months of indecision is “eroding vital social and economic coping systems,” pushing the Afghan population into greater uncertainty. As the Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Lyons thanked donors for humanitarian contributions since last August. That’s when the last U.S. ...
As US Congress considers spending $6.4 billion or more, and President Joe Biden commits military aid to Ukraine, some U.S. experts on Tuesday suggested prioritizing diplomacy and humanitarian assistance over military aid. William D. Hartung, a senior research fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, urged U.S. lawmakers not ...
Nigeria’s government and the African Union on Monday condemned reports that Africans had been mistreated and, in some cases, denied the right to cross Ukraine’s borders to safety. “South Africa endorses the statement issued by the African Union Commission expressing concern at the treatment given to African nationals and people of...
The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association criticized U.S. media reporters’ use of the term “civilized” to describe Ukraine, and its people fleeing violence as those who don’t “look like refugees.” The organization said calling these new refugees and internally displaced persons as “civilized,” is a far cry from the treatment of refug...
Israeli soldiers attacked worshippers gathered to celebrate a Muslim holiday on Monday at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Fourteen Palestinians were wounded, including a child, and four were taken to a hospital for treatment, the Palestinian Crescent said. Israeli soldiers also detained at least 20 Palestinians. Al-Aqsa mosque is the third holie...
Asphalt roads in Afghanistan destroyed by explosions due to decades of conflict are being repaired by children. Afghan boys and girls between the ages of 7 and 15 fill pits created by mines and bombings with soil and gravel they collect from the roadside. These children work from sunup to sundown in difficult conditions to […]
Authorities in Istanbul, Turkey closed an Uyghur elementary school allegedly at the request of the Chinese government. Chinese officials worried students were receiving anti-China instruction there, the school’s principal and parents of students said. The Hira Uyghur Elementary School’s doors were closed Feb. 21 and more than 300 students were...
