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Ministers urged to enshrine UN's day to combat Islamophobia in law

The day - March 15 - was chosen to commemorate the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 people were killed and 40 others injured

Daily Mirror

Taliban warn women can't take entry exams at universities

The Taliban are doubling down on their ban on women’s education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking university entry exams

The Independent UK

Fears of escalating conflict as gunman injures two Israelis in East Jerusalem

Shooting comes hours after seven people killed outside synagogue and two days after deadliest Israeli raid in West Bank for 20 years

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Sri Lanka leader suspends parliament until policy address

Sri Lanka’s president has suspended Parliament until Feb. 8, when he said he would announced a new set of long-term policies to address a range of issues including an unprecedented economic crisis

The Independent UK

Israel promises swift response to synagogue shooting

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Saturday a "strong, swift and precise" response to a deadly Palestinian shooting attack near a synagogue on Jerusalem's outskirts, as its military sent more troops into the occupied West Bank.

Reuters

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Rights Group: Iran Executed more than 50 People so far this Year

Iranian authorities have executed 55 people in 2023, Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) said Friday, adding that the surging use of the death penalty aims to create fear as protests shake the country. IHR said it has confirmed at least 55 executions in the first 26 days of this year.…

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UN Warns of Record Rates of Hunger in Syria

The World Food Programme warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict. A brutal war that triggered years of economic crisis and damaged vital infrastructure has put 2.9 million at risk of sliding into hunger, while another…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cyprus needs two-state solution, claims head of Turkish-occupied north

Ersin Tatar, president of unrecognised Turkish republic, says north will otherwise become more dependent on Turkey

The Guardian - UK

Haitian authorities plead for calm. Promise better protection for cops after gang attacks

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian authorities vowed Friday to continue the fight against criminal armed gangs who this week plunged the volatile Caribbean nation into a new crisis after their “targeted” armed attacks left 14 cops dead in less than two weeks.

Miami Herald

US special forces confirm killing of Islamic State group leader Bilal al-Sudani

Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh talks to FRANCE 24 about the operation and the role of the IS group in Somalia. Also in this edition: the UN discusses the future of its peacekeeping mission in Mali. And finally, Ethiopia and Sudan look set to strengthen ties, despite the years-long…

France 24

UN: Parts of internet becoming `toxic waste dumps' for hate

The U_N_ chief has warned on the day to remember victims of the Holocaust that “many parts of the internet are becoming toxic waste dumps for hate and vicious lies.”

The Independent UK

UK failing to address systemic racism against black people, warn UN experts

Working group of experts on people of African descent calls for halt on use of joint enterprise and strip search

The Guardian - UK

‘The law is breaking children’: black people in UK tell UN of daily injustices

Returning to assess the UK after a decade, the UN’s expert group on people of African descent is ‘highly concerned’ about pressures on young people

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‘UK is institutionally racist’, United Nations warns as ministers urged to act

Austerity measures have exacerbated racism and discrimination against people of African descent, experts said

The Independent UK

Russian shells kill 10 in Ukraine as Putin’s forces seek gains before Western tanks arrive

Both sides are preparing to launch spring offensives

The Conversation

Gandhi's image is under scrutiny 75 years after his assassination – but his protest principles are being revived

Mohandas Karamchand “Mahatma” Gandhi remains, even 75 years after his assassination, a useful symbol for many in India. For secularists, the leader of the country’s independence movement represents an imagined India of the past. For the current government, he is a means by which it can soften its international image.

Reuters

Thousands in Afghanistan protest Koran-burning incident in Sweden

Thousands of Afghans held protests on Friday to express anger after a far-right politician publicly set fire to the Koran in Sweden last week.

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‘Brazil was asleep’: as the rains come, hope reawakens for the Amazon

While the honeymoon mood created by the new government will run up against political reality, the euphoria is not blind

The Conversation

Somaliland’s oil find could reset the regional balance: here's how

The presence of oil in Somaliland has been confirmed by a recent exploration. The discovery has raised the stakes in Somaliland’s claim for independence from Somalia as it holds the potential for a new stream of revenue for the semi-autonomous state. But the oil exploration is deepening the rift with…

The Guardian - US

Google let Daily Wire advertise on ‘climate change is a hoax’ searches

Exclusive: Data shared by Center for Countering Digital Hate shows Ben Shapiro’s site bought ads on climate crisis denial search terms

Bangkok Post

UN: Myanmar situation ‘catastrophic’

Nearly two years after Myanmar’s military coup, the country has plunged into catastrophe, the UN rights chief says, calling for the military to be brought under civilian oversight.

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Egypt, India to Boost Military Cooperation

Egypt and India affirmed they would deepen military cooperation and explore new initiatives to intensify military cooperation. A joint statement bythe two countries referred to elevating their relationship to the level of a strategic partnership to ramp up the defense, political, energy, and economic ties. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi…

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Ukraine Comes under Russian Missile Onslaught after Securing Tanks from Allies

The danger of Russian air attacks remained high on Friday, Ukraine's military said, a day after Russian missiles and drones killed at least 11 people in what appeared to be a response to promises by Western allies to supply Ukraine with tanks. Russian forces trained tank, mortar and artillery fire…

Bangkok Post

Lebanese elite bury blast probe

BEIRUT: In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon’s ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary as they try to avoid accountability at any cost.

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