NEW DELHI, India (MNTV) — A U.S. government religious freedom watchdog has raised concerns over attacks targeting Sikh places of worship in India and urged Washington to link security assistance to New Delhi’s response to violence against religious minorities. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an i...
KABUL, Afghanistan (MNTV) — Canadian immigration authorities have denied a study permit to an 18-year-old Afghan girl who received a full scholarship to attend a private boarding school in British Columbia, citing concerns about her financial resources despite the scholarship covering all her expenses, Radio-Canada reported. The teenager, whos...
CANBERRA, Australia (MNTV) — A faith council and its leaders, representing more than 650,000 Australians, have been taken to court, accused of spreading Islamophobia online, reports AAP. Senior leaders in the Hindu Council of Australia have been accused of spreading racial hatred after a major Islamic group took legal action in the Federal Cou...
LONDON (MNTV) — Pakistani educationist Dr. Muhammad Zohaib Tariq has received the King’s Award for Enterprise 2026 in recognition of his organization’s achievements in international trade. Originally from Karachi, Tariq is the founder and chief executive officer of LRN, a UK-based organization that provides educational services in 58 countries...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (MNTV) — Syria is expanding its diplomatic and economic partnerships with regional and international powers as President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s government seeks investment, reconstruction assistance and stronger institutional relationships following the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in December 2024. Al-Sharaa trave...
LONDON, United Kingdom (MNTV) – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is working to recast the stalled UK-Mauritius deal on the Chagos Islands so it better addresses US concerns over the joint military base on Diego Garcia. “We are in discussion with our US friends to see how we might recast the arrangement that better meets […]
ISTANBUL (MNTV) – Nearly 90 million forcibly displaced people worldwide face severe climate-related hazards, including droughts, floods and extreme heat, the UN refugee agency warned on Friday. In its latest report, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said nearly three in four forcibly displaced people globally live in countrie...
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (MNTV) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will deliver its judgment November 19 on whether Burma violated the UN Genocide Convention in its treatment of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the court announced late Tuesday. The ruling is scheduled for 10 am local time in The Hague, Netherlands, in a case brought [...
YANGON, Burma (MNTV) — Burma’s military junta has once again denied the existence of the Rohingya as a distinct ethnic community, repeating a longstanding position used to justify the exclusion and persecution of the Muslim minority, which has endured decades of systematic discrimination, mass displacement and ethnic cleansing. The junta...
WASHINGTON (MNTV) — Democrats are planning to investigate President Donald Trump’s decision to launch military strikes against Iran, the conduct and costs of the conflict, and the Pentagon’s handling of the war after securing control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3 midterm elections. Democratic lawmakers have announc...
