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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Airstrike in Yemen hits School Bus, kills 29 Kids

Saudi Airstrike in Yemen hits School Bus, kills 29 Kids

AFP

Sanaa (AFP) – An attack on a bus at a market in rebel-held northern Yemen killed at least 29 children Thursday, the Red Cross said, as the Saudi-led coalition faced a growing outcry over the strike. The coalition said it had carried out a “legitimate military action”, targeting a bus in response to a deadly […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine Recognized as Sovereign State by Outgoing Colombia Government

Palestine Recognized as Sovereign State by Outgoing Colombia Government

AFP

Bogota (AFP) – Colombia recognized Palestine as a sovereign state in the days before new President Ivan Duque took office, according to a letter from the foreign ministry made public on Wednesday. “I would like to inform you that in the name of the government of Colombia, President Juan Manuel Santos has decided to recognize […]

Far Right
Internet Giants finally Take down Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

Internet Giants finally Take down Far-Right Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones

AFP

New York (AFP) – Internet giants launched an offensive Monday against far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who is now banned from Apple, Facebook, Spotify and YouTube. The move, described by Jones as a “coordinated communist-style crackdown,” came after months of criticism against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube calling for them to do more to combat disinformation […]

Iran
Iran Protesters attack Religious School as Tensions Mount

Iran Protesters attack Religious School as Tensions Mount

AFP

Tehran (AFP) – Iranian protesters have attacked a religious school in Karaj province near Tehran, the conservative Fars news agency reported Saturday, as sporadic protests simmered ahead of the reimposition of US sanctions. Iranian authorities have barely mentioned days of protests in the major cities of Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad and Tehran, driven by concerns over […]

Climate Change
“It’s Quite Scary”- Climate Scientists Alarmed as Europe Melts in Record Heat

“It’s Quite Scary”- Climate Scientists Alarmed as Europe Melts in Record Heat

AFP

In Lazio, the region where Rome is located, heatwaves have caused around 7,700 deaths since 2000

Yemen
Yemen Slaughter: Saudi Airstrikes on Hospital, Fish Market Kill 55 Civilians – Red Cross

Yemen Slaughter: Saudi Airstrikes on Hospital, Fish Market Kill 55 Civilians – Red Cross

AFP

Sanaa (AFP) – A series of explosions Thursday on Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida killed 55 civilians and wounded dozens of others, the Red Cross said, denouncing the “reprehensible” disregard for human life. The attacks, which were also denounced by a senior UN official, come as the United Nations has said it will invite […]

Syria
Israel Sees Advantages in Assad Victory in Syria

Israel Sees Advantages in Assad Victory in Syria

AFP

Jerusalem (AFP) – Gains by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces in the Syrian civil war present advantages for Israel even though the two countries remain technically at war, Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday. “In Syria, as far as we are concerned, the situation is returning to the previous one before the civil war, meaning there […]

Iraq
Broke: US-Installed Iraqi Elite Spent or Stole all $700 bn in Oil Revenue since 2005

Broke: US-Installed Iraqi Elite Spent or Stole all $700 bn in Oil Revenue since 2005

AFP

Baghdad (AFP) – Iraq has raised more than $700 billion from oil since 2005, but almost the entire amount has been spent, the central bank announced Tuesday. “Between 2005 and 2017, the finance ministry has taken in $706.23 billion dollars in foreign exchange” from oil, it said in a statement. “A total of $703.11 billion, […]

India
Right Wing Hindu Gov’t of India Strips 4 mn Muslims of Citizenship

Right Wing Hindu Gov’t of India Strips 4 mn Muslims of Citizenship

AFP

Guwahati, India (AFP) – India on Monday effectively stripped four million people in Assam of citizenship, sparking fears of mass deportations of Muslims from the northeastern state. A new draft register of citizens includes only those able to prove they were in Assam before 1971, when millions fled Bangladesh’s war of independence into the state, […]

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