GAZA: A United Nations expert and Hamas have warned that Israel’s large-scale removal, crushing, and transfer of rubble in Gaza risks erasing evidence of atrocities and genocide.Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories since 1967, said the rubble in Gaza contains human remains and physical evidence critical to investigating…
BERLIN: A mosque in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, was targeted on September 6 with anti-Islam and far-right slogans and symbols. The Tughra Mosque’s walls were spray-painted with hostile messages along with numerical and alphabetical codes associated with white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups. Mosque officials strongly condemned the attack and confirmed the incident had been reported to authorities,…
Abu Dhabi/Tehran — Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari has said the Iran-US war has shown that Gulf Arab states cannot rely solely on strategic partnership with Washington for their security. Speaking at a panel during the Heil Forum in Abu Dhabi, he said the presence of global powers in the region and the strategic…
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a policy that would subsidize married couples for childcare, according to a report by The New York Times. Under the draft proposal, couples within certain income brackets would qualify for payments if one spouse works at least 35 hours a week while the other stays home with the…
Gilad Kariv, a Knesset member from Israel’s opposition Democrats party, has called for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s removal, describing it as “essential for the survival of Israeli society,” accusing him of “complete incompetence” in national security matters and of avoiding accountability over military investigations following Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attacks; in a statement on X,…
WashingtonUS President Donald Trump has reignited his campaign to rename geographic landmarks, this time signaling a desire to rename the state of New Mexico “New America.” Trump shared a map on Truth Social showing “Mexico” crossed out in red and replaced with “America” in the state’s name. The White House’s official account later reposted it,…
Tel Aviv“Mohammed” was the most popular name for newborn boys in Israel during Jewish year 5786, while among Jewish boys “Ariel” and among girls “Avigail” took the top spots. According to figures released by the Population and Immigration Authority ahead of Rosh Hashanah, 179,398 births were registered in Israel as of September 6, with Jerusalem…
WashingtonFormer US Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has sharply criticized political leaders who continue providing US military and financial aid to Israel, as well as Christian religious leadership that has remained silent on child deaths in Gaza, warning that this silence would demand a “reckoning.”Greene wrote on X: “Tens of thousands of children have been killed…
ZagrebThousands of people gathered in the main square of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, to protest the government’s slow pace in beginning the removal of over 30,000 tons of waste from the country’s central region. Local activists say the waste is contaminating the area’s drinking water.The demonstration, considered one of the largest protests in Croatia in recent…
By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, Pakistan LAHORE: A ceremony was held in Lahore to mark Pakistan Defence Day, highlighting national unity, economic independence, modern technology, the role of the younger generation, and Pakistan’s defence and diplomatic strength. A large number of students participated in the ceremony, where speakers shed light on the 1965 war, the country’s defence…
