Russian state television pundits have suggested exacting “revenge” on the U.S. for its support of the Ukrainian government and crippling economic sanctions. The Daily Beast’s Julia Davis reports the linchpin of this “revenge plan” is getting former President Donald Trump reelected in 2024. Russian political scientist Malek Dudakov recently urg...
Clashes between Israeli soldiers and Palestinians rocked the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday. The violence sparked after a Palestinian stabbed a police officer in Israel before being shot dead. Israeli troops launched a fourth day of operations around Jenin after an assailant from the city shot and killed three people in a Tel […]
On Monday, Iran’s government questioned Washington’s resolve to reach an agreement restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. Former President Donald Trump canceled the deal in 2018 and re-imposed all US sanctions on Iran. Key sticking points remain unresolved after talks halted last month. Iran has been negotiating for a year with France, Germany, Bri...
On Monday, United Nations special envoy Hans Grundberg began his first official visit to Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa. Grundberg’s arrival comes after an April 2 ceasefire that the country’s warring parties have accused each other of violating. The Swedish diplomat is scheduled to meet Huthi rebel officials during the visit. Grundberg’s of...
The Indian film “Beast” has been banned in Kuwait and Qatar due to its reportedly stereotypical depiction of Muslims as terrorists and its dialogues against Pakistan. The Tamil-language film, described as an action-comedy, stars Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde HEGDAY. Vijay plays a government intelligence agent stuck in a mall with terrorists...
U.S.-based civil rights, faith groups and advocates have condemned a federal commission being pressured to dilute its reporting on religious persecution in India. In a letter to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom or USCIRF, these groups and individuals urged it to withstand pressure from U.S.-based Hindu nationalis...
Canada Post has released its fourth Eid stamp since 2017. It is among several annual stamp issues marking events of importance to Canada’s culturally diverse population. Eid festivals this year begin in early May and early July. They are celebrated by more than one million Muslims in Canada, and millions more worldwide. Other religious...
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian woman in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday, the health ministry reported. Ghada Ibrahim Sabateen, a mother of six in her 40s, was shot by Israeli forces and died from her wounds. Eyewitnesses reported Israeli soldiers opened fire on the woman while she was walking near Husan village, […]
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says democracies should “stand together” to face Russian President Vladimir Putin. He spoke during a joint press conference with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Jaishankar claims Europe buys more energy from Russia than India.
Journalist Mehdi Hasan asked why U.S. President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” while arming Saudi Arabia as it wages war on Yemen. On Sunday, Hasan questioned a U.S. State Department official about why the president failed to criticize Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. He asked the ambassador why the [...
