GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) – A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect Friday noon, ending nearly two years of devastating war that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians, displaced most of the population, and reduced large parts of the Gaza Strip to rubble. The truce came after a deadly night of bombardment. The Health […]
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) —In yet another sign of India’s deepening communal divide, a far-right Hindu group has launched a street campaign in northern India accusing Muslim men of spreading a so-called “mehndi jihad” — a fabricated conspiracy linking a cultural tradition to “love jihad” propaganda. The campaign, led by the women’s wing of the [...
HYDERABAD, India (MNTV) — A 17-year-old Muslim delivery worker was brutally assaulted in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad after allegedly being attacked upon revealing his name — an incident that rights groups say reflects India’s deepening atmosphere of Islamophobia. The victim, Mohammed Nadeem, a resident of the city’s Edi Bazar area, w...
NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A Supreme Court judge has drawn criticism after ridiculing the United Nations refugee agency for issuing identity cards to asylum seekers in India, questioning its role in the country’s refugee process. During a hearing earlier this week, Justice Surya Kant remarked that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refuge...
BENGALURU, India (MNTV) — Police in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru have registered a criminal case against a college student after a video showed him wearing a T-shirt depicting the map and flag of “Azad Kashmir,” a term used in Pakistan for the portion of Kashmir it administers. Authorities said the student, identified as […]...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (MNTV) — Suspected Chinese state-linked users have used OpenAI’s language models, including ChatGPT, to surveil Uyghurs and monitor online dissent, according to a new report released by the US-based artificial intelligence firm. The company said it identified activity linked to accounts “likely connected to a Chine...
PARIS, France (MNTV) — A court outside Paris will begin the trial of Dr. Dilnur Reyhan, a prominent French-Uyghur scholar and president of the European Uyghur Institute, on October 13 over charges of “degradation of property belonging to others.” The case stems from a protest held in September 2022 at a Paris-area music festival, where [&helli...
MALE, Maldives (MNTV) — The Maldives has been nominated for two of the highest honors in global tourism at the 2025 World Travel Awards (WTA): World’s Leading Destination and World’s Leading Green Destination. The nominations place the Indian Ocean nation among the frontrunners in international travel recognition, highlighting its enduring app...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (MNTV) — Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has accepted two cases against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, accusing her of crimes against humanity tied to the enforced disappearances of political dissidents during her administration. A three-member bench led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder took cogniza...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — US President Donald Trump said he may travel to the Middle East later this week as negotiators edge closer to finalizing a deal to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of hostages. Speaking at a White House roundtable, Trump said discussions were “going very well,” praising the efforts of […]
