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IN FOCUS: Bipin Bihari Naik tells Namita Singh how an attack upended his family’s life and left his congregation terrified, amid reports of rising hate speech and assaults against religious minorities in India

Researchers say conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours made for a ‘perfect storm for mobilising activities’ against India’s minority communities, leading to a sharp spike in dangerous and hateful speech. Maroosha Muzaffar reports

Tensions in the Middle East have reached a new high after thousands of pagers and radios used by members of Hezbollah exploded across various cities in Lebanon and Syria over September 17 and 18. The attacks – which have widely been attributed to Israel, which has not commented – have…

US urges Israel to take ‘precaution’ to protect civilians after trike that killed at least 45 people as EU calls for Israel to explain offensive

Andrew Mitchell preparing to share details of assessment that there is no clear risk in breaching international human law

Decision appears to be based on official assessment of Israel’s compliance with humanitarian law that did not cover recent events

Ahead of national elections, a new report tracks how hate speech events map geographically across India.

Some commentators have criticized Israel for causing what is claimed to be disproportionate harm to civilians in its military response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Many experts believe Israel’s case is weak because Gaza has in effect been under Israeli control.