NIAMEY, Niger – A growing hostility toward the West in Niger is being reported since the military staged a coup in the landlocked West African nation. A businessman was seen proudly wearing his outfit in the colors of the Russian flag, indicating a move away from Western influence. Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum was a strong […]
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir – In an unprecedented move, the Indian government has revoked the passports of several Kashmiris, including journalists and academics. Over the past 10 days, numerous Kashmiris living both in Indian-controlled Kashmir and abroad have reported receiving emails from the Indian government informing them of the su...
ANKARA, Türkiye – A Turkish employee was seriously wounded in an armed attack at Sweden’s honorary consulate in the western province of Izmir. The local governor’s office said the attack was carried out by a “mentally disabled” person in the Konak district of Izmir on Tuesday. The wounded woman, who was working as a secretary […]...
NEW DELHI, India – The Indian capital, New Delhi, was placed on high alert following communal clashes in its vicinity. Six fatalities have been confirmed in Nuh district in Haryana state, which borders New Delhi. A mob attacked a mosque in the satellite town of Gurugram. In the incident, 19-year-old deputy imam Hafiz Saad was […]
OSLO, Norway – A Uyghur woman has been arrested by Chinese security forces for complaining about her son’s long prison sentence. The woman, named Rahile Jalalidin, was arrested in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in China’s far northwest. Her son, Zulyar Yasin, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for traveling ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The former deputy prime minister of Turkey said the closure of Turkish minority schools in Western Thrace by Greece is a violation of historical agreements that guarantee minorities’ rights to education in their own language. “It clearly shows that Greece does not respect human rights and minority rights,” Hak...
SIDON, Lebanon (AA) – Despite a cease-fire agreement, violent clashes resumed in Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. The largest of 12 Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, the Ain al-Helweh camp located near Sidon city, has been witnessing clashes since Saturday. The clashes between Islamic groups and Palest...
UNITED NATIONS (AA) – The U.N. Tuesday called for an immediate end to the expulsions of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers from Tunisia to the borders with Libya and Algeria. In July, hundreds of people from sub-Saharan African countries were forced from the coastal city of Sfax by Tunisian security forces, and left stranded in [&hel...
SACRAMENTO, California – Investigators in California have discovered an illegal medical laboratory containing nearly 1,000 bioengineered mice and infectious agents. The infectious agents include microbes linked to diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, E. coli, malaria, herpes and coronavirus. The lab was located in a warehouse in Reedley, Cal...
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma- Nine Oklahoma residents, along with a non-governmental organization, have filed suit to prevent the state from funding St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School. This school is said to be the first religious charter school in the United States. The Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School board approved the onlin...
