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Greta Thunberg, 170 other Gaza aid flotilla activists deported from Israel

Tel Aviv: Israel on Monday, October 6, deported 171 members of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), including Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, to Greece and Slovakia after intercepting a convoy of 44…
French Prime Minister resigns after less than month in office

Paris: France’s new prime minister, Sebastien Lecornu, resigned on Monday, just a day after naming his government and after less than a month in office. The French presidency said in a statement…

Watch: Mass protest in Amsterdam calls for end to Gaza war

Hundreds of thousands of people marched through Amsterdam on Sunday, October 5, calling on the Dutch government to impose sanctions on Israel and push for an end to the war in Gaza.…
Gaza-bound aid flotilla 294 nautical miles from enclave

A humanitarian flotilla bound for Gaza, comprised of 11 vessels, has appealed for international protection as it nears the Israel-blockaded enclave, with organisers confirming the convoy is currently about 294 nautical miles…
Video: Student held for desecration of Quran in Bangladesh

A student was arrested for desecration of the Holy Quran in Bangladesh’s Dhaka on October 4. The accused was identified as Apurba Paul. According to reports, a video of Paul tearing the…
History will remember SEALs who killed Osama bin Laden: Trump

New York: History will never forget that it was the US Navy Seals that stormed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s compound and put a bullet in his head, US President Donald…
Protests sweep Rome, Madrid and Barcelona against Israel’s actions in Gaza

Barcelona: Hundreds of thousands of Italians and Spaniards marched in Rome, Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday, October 4, against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in a show of growing international anger over…

Pakistan: May 9 cases against PTI leaders withdrawn by KPK govt

Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial government has withdrawn all cases filed against leaders and workers of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party in connection with the May 9 riots of 2023.…
British police to get tougher powers to curb repeated pro-Palestinian protests

London: British police will get stronger powers to restrict repeated protests, the government said Sunday, after almost 500 people were arrested at a demonstration in support of a banned pro-Palestinian group. The…
Flotilla’s Italian captain embraces Islam in Israeli detention

Istanbul: Italian activist Tommaso Bortolazzi, captain of the Maria Cristin vessel in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), embraced Islam while being held by Israeli forces after the flotilla was intercepted in international…
Second Hyderabad student dies in US within 48 hours

Hyderabad: A 25-year-old student from Hyderabad allegedly died in a road accident in Chicago, United States on Sunday, October 5, marking the second death in the last 48 hours. Sheraz Mehtab Mohammed,…
Two blind men among hundreds arrested at Palestine Action protest in London

London: Two blind men were among hundreds of protesters arrested in Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday, October 4, during a peaceful demonstration opposing genocide and defying the government’s ban on supporting…
51 killed in landslides, floods triggered by downpour in Nepal

Kathmandu: At least 51 people have been killed in different places of eastern Nepal till Sunday morning in various incidents caused by landslides and floods triggered by downpour since last night, an…
Indian-origin man extradited to Canada after arrest in Texas over assault case

Ontario: An Indian-origin man, arrested in Texas over an assault case by the United States Marshals Service, has been extradited to Canada, local media reported. Sukhpreet Singh, 25, is one of the…
Judge blocks Trump administration from deploying troops in Portland, Oregon

Portland: A federal judge in Oregon temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, ruling in a lawsuit brought by the state and city. US District Judge…