‘Rendered invisible’: A wave of anti-Arab violence tests US hate crime laws | Racism News
Burlington, Vermont – If it can happen here, it can happen anywhere. That is a feeling shared by many residents in Burlington, Vermont, a small city in the northeastern United States where three Palestinian college students were shot late last year while walking down a residential street. Hisham…
Russia warns US against using SpaceX for spying | Space News
Russia says plans by US intelligence to use SpaceX to build spy satellites causes risks for space security. Russia has said it is aware of US intelligence efforts to use commercial satellite operators such as SpaceX and has cautioned that such moves made their satellites legitimate targets. The…
Gaza ceasefire talks: What are Israel and Hamas saying? | News
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East to push for a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel as more than five months of relentless Israeli bombardment has pushed Gaza towards famine. Blinken is expected to meet leaders in Saudi Arabia and Egypt this…
Two Pakistani women get death sentence for ‘blasphemy’ murder of teacher | Death Penalty News
Women aged 23 and 24 sentenced to death while a minor is jailed for life for the 2022 killing of a young teacher. Two Pakistani women have been sentenced to death for murdering their religious school teacher who they accused of committing blasphemy, police said. A district judge…
Foreign investors on alert as Senegal nears election marred by uncertainty | Elections News
Foreign investors are keeping a close eye on Senegal’s upcoming election, already marred by delays and uncertainty, amid concerns over the political and economic direction in which key opposition leaders might take the country if voted into power. Nineteen candidates are running in Sunday’s election, including former Prime…
French regulator hits Google with $272m fine over media licensing deal | Business and Economy News
French Competition Authority says tech giant fails to respect commitments and negotiate in ‘good faith’ with publishers. France’s competition watchdog has fined Google 250 million euros ($272m) for breaching commitments to media companies on content licensing. The French Competition Authority said on Wednesday that it was imposing the…
Convicted of rape, Spanish court grants $1.1m bail to footballer Dani Alves | Football News
The former Brazilian international footballer was convicted in February and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison. A Spanish court has decided to release ex-Brazil and Barcelona footballer Dani Alves if he pays a bail of 1 million euros ($1.1 million) and hands over his passports while awaiting the…
Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing | Environment News
No punishment imposed on firm, which used ‘misleading and therefore illegal’ adverts to bolster green credentials. A Dutch court has issued a ruling that considers national airline KLM guilty of greenwashing. The district court of Amsterdam ruled on Wednesday that the flag carrier had misled consumers with adverts…
Ireland’s PM Leo Varadkar announces resignation | Politics News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar says he is stepping down as the leader of the governing Fine Gael party. In the surprise announcement on Wednesday, Varadkar said he would also relinquish his role as prime minister as soon as a successor is chosen. “I am…
Israeli military says 90 people killed in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital raid | Israel War on Gaza News
The Israeli military says it has killed 90 people during its raid on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital where a siege has entered a third day, as displaced Palestinians sheltering in the facility described long detentions and abuse. Hamas condemned what it called Israel’s “bloody massacre” at al-Shifa and said…