On Wednesday, U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar pressed one of President Biden’s most senior diplomats about America’s silence on India’s mistreatment of Muslims. Omar asked Wendy Sherman, deputy secretary of state, how U.S. support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is “promoting a free and open region,” Omar lambas...
Greece rejected a U.S. proposal to supply Ukraine with more Russian-made weapon systems, media reports said Wednesday. Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos gave an indirect but negative response to the proposal brought by visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. Panagiotopoulos said Greece cannot compromise its defense capabil...
Common Dreams reports that scholar Noam Chomsky has said the planet is being pushed toward “the most dangerous point in human history,” In an interview published by The New Statesman on Wednesday, Chomsky spoke about Russia’s war in Ukraine and the planetary emergency. He condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “criminal aggression” in U...
Ukraine says over 18,000 Russian soldiers have been killed so far in the war now entering its 40th day. On March 21, Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda reported more than 9,000 Russian troops were killed and over 16,000 wounded. But that news was quickly removed. Ukrainian losses are being reported as around 2,000 killed. But the […...
A new report released Tuesday by three watchdog groups highlights how Big Oil has cashed in on crises in the past year, while enriching shareholders. The industry has used the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war on Ukraine, and the global climate emergency to benefit investors. The report from BailoutWatch, Friends of the Earth, and Public Citizen...
On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia may use chemical weapons in Ukraine, repeating earlier allegations from the White House. The caution comes ahead of a series of summits in Europe on Russia’s war in Ukraine. The last time chemical weapons were used during a conflict was in Syria, when rebels sought to […]
Indian Muslims are facing a more difficult time now than ever before over religious traditions, said a leader of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board. He compared the current persecution of Indian Muslims to that of 1857 when the British violently suppressed the freedom movement. Board General Secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani urg...
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres accused governments and corporations of “a litany of broken climate promises.” He also defended activists fighting for a future free from fossil fuels. Guterres’ comments came after the publication on Monday of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report. He called it “a file of shame.” It c...
On Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry blamed the U.S. for halting negotiations on nuclear issues. Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said the pause in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers in Vienna is due to the U.S. government’s attitude. He said an agreement was possible during negotiations but talks couldn’t move forward. Former U.S....
Sotheby’s auction house recently sold a page from a 14th century copy of the Quran. Many archaeological artifacts were sold in the auction titled “Art of the Islamic World & India Including Luxurious Carpets.” The large page of the Quran, written in the Muhaqqaq script on pink paper, dates back to the Mamluk era in […]
