Tue 04 July 2023: The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent meeting on the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Sweden, following a request from Pakistan. The debate on the rise of religious hatred will likely take place later this week, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based UN council told a press briefing […]
Continue Reading
Tue 04 July 2023: Dozens of Ukrainians filled Kyiv’s Saint Michael’s Cathedral to bid farewell to a prominent writer and war crimes researcher killed in a Russian missile attack on a café in eastern Ukraine. Victoria Amelina died on July 1 from injuries she sustained during the June 27 attack, which killed 12 others after Russian […]
Continue Reading
Tue 04 July 2023: Food assistance to Afghanistan will shrink to nothing by the end of October under current funding projections, the World Food Programme’s (WFP) Country Director told Reuters on Friday, as United Nations officials continue to warn against funding reductions amid Taliban restrictions on women, Reuters reports. The WFP has already slashed rations and cash assistance from […]
Continue Reading
Tue 04 July 2023: At least seven people have been wounded in a suspected car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, according to Israeli police, on the second day of Israel’s largest military offensive in Jenin, in occupied West Bank, in decades. Israeli police said on Tuesday they had received a report about “a car that attacked […]
Continue Reading
Chief Superintendent of Police (National Security) Li Kwai-wah announces the warrants. Tue 04 July 2023: Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have condemned the Hong Kong police over arrest warrants and bounties for eight exiled pro-democracy activists. Hong Kong police on Monday evening announced a payment of 1 million Hong Kong dollars […]
Continue Reading
Tue 04 July 2023: The British government has opened an investigation into allegations that certain clients are being blacklisted by UK banks because of their political opinions. This action is a response to complaints from people who have complained about having restricted access to financial services, including famous Brexiteer Nigel Farage. The government aims to […]
Continue Reading
Mon 03 July 2023: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed France’s nationwide riots on “institutional racism” and the country’s colonial past. The French government has been battling violence and looting in Paris and across the country since 17-year-old Nahel M – a French citizen of Algerian background – was shot dead by a police officer during […]
Continue Reading
Mon 03 July 2023: UK motorist have been paying more for fuel in the last four years as competition between retailers has weakened, according to a regulator. It said that increased supermarket fuel margins have led to drivers paying an extra 6p per litre, The Express reported. Major supermarket Asda was fined £60,000 for a […]
Continue Reading
Mon 03 July 2023: Russia will cut oil exports by 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) in August, President Vladimir Putin’s point man on oil said on Monday, as Moscow seeks to nudge up global oil prices in concert with Saudia Arabia, Reuters reports. Brent crude oil spiked as much as 1.6 per cent to $76.60 a barrel after the Russian announcement […]
Continue Reading
Mon 03 July 2023: A collection for the French policeman who sparked nationwide riots by killing a teenager during a traffic stop has been growing, prompting outrage among politicians and activists. Set up by Jean Messiha, a former adviser to the French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, the appeal on GoFundMe had raised 963,000 euros […]
Continue Reading
