Malaysia said it will block Israel-based ZIM Integrated Shipping Services from anchoring at any of the Southeast Asian nation’s ports, a largely symbolic move that signals rising frustration over the war in Gaza. The country is also banning ships bearing Israeli flags, and will prevent vessels destined for Israel from loading cargo at its ports, […]
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As the sun sets on the narrow streets of Africa’s largest informal settlement, children hurry to change from daily clothes into pointe shoes and other ballet gear. Fifteen-year-old Brenda Branice is among the dancers and can’t hide her joy. It’s time for the Christmas performance in Kibera, one of the busiest neighbourhoods of Kenya’s capital,
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Fighting shows no sign of ending and no political settlement on the horizon. It’s been more than eight months since the lives of millions of Sudanese were plunged into conflict and uncertainty. The paramilitary group, Rapid Support Forces, has gained momentum in recent weeks, consolidating its grip on the vast Darfur region and seizing new
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Why Allahabad HC order is big turn in Kashi/Gyanvapi dispute, upending Places of Worship Act ThePrint Gyanvapi mosque case: What is the 1991 suit, why it was revived The Indian Express Court Rejects Gyanvapi Mosque Body Petitions, Allows ‘Temple Restoration’ Suit NDTV Gyanvapi case | ‘Religious character’ of a place of worship can be decided only in a
Fault Lines examines how state laws in the US can lead to child sexual abuse in religious communities going unpunished. Over the past 20 years, religious organisations from the Catholic Church to Jehovah’s Witnesses have had a reckoning with cases of child sexual abuse. Many states have tried to tackle the abuse by making clergy
Every day Roeung Sorphy deftly weaves through the streets of Siem Reap, zigzagging past cars, motorbikes and the occasional stray dog as she shepherds tourists to Cambodia’s famous Angkor Wat temple complex. But on the road to joining the small number of women tuk-tuk drivers in the country, the 37-year-old has to dodge not only
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Israeli captives: Families meet with Israel’s Prime Minister Al Jazeera English ‘If We, Families of Hamas Hostages, Stop Keeping Efforts Up, the Fight Will End’ – Israel News Haaretz Is a hostage swap deal on the cards for Netanyahu? sparks backlash over selective meeting with Gaza hostage families Times of India Freed Israeli hostage warns soldiers not to
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says his country’s endorsement for Sweden’s NATO membership depends on U.S. congressional approval to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey. “Positive developments from the United States regarding the F-16 issue and Canada keeping its promises will accelerate our parliament’s positive view on [Sweden’s membership],” Erdoğan said in comments reported by
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Houthi rebels have attacked several vessels in one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors. The ripple effect of Israel’s war on Gaza is causing a maritime crisis in the Red Sea – one that may have major implications for the global economy and trade. Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has been carrying out attacks on commercial
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Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC. The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously in favour of gradually phasing out its peacekeeping operations known as MONUSCO in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The 15-member body voted on Tuesday to draw down
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