Egypt: Government finalising details of long-term Hamas-Israel truce
Egypt is finalising details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said on Thursday, amid […]
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Canada: Hajj pilgrims and students face uncertainty
Canadian Muslims travelling to the Hajj pilgrimage face delays coming back due to a diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia that is also prompting thousands of […]
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US: Google provides data on U.S. political advertising
Google has added a section to its twice-yearly transparency report to show who buys U.S. election ads on its platform and how much money is […]
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China: Buddhist monk master resigns after sexual misconduct allegations
One of China’s highest-ranking Buddhist monks quit as the head of the country’s Buddhist association on Wednesday after facing a government investigation over accusations of […]
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UK: Westminster terror suspect arrested for attempted murder
A 29-year-old man detained over a suspected terrorist attack outside parliament has been further arrested for attempted murder, police said on Wednesday. He had initially […]
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US: Pennsylvania report details decades of sexual abuse by priests
Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused thousands of children over a 70-year period and silenced victims through “the weaponization of faith” and a systematic […]
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Myanmar: Why Facebook is losing the war on hate speech in Myanmar
In April, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg told U.S. senators that the social media site was hiring dozens more Burmese speakers to review hate speech posted […]
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New Mexico: Muslim suspects granted bail; judge receives threats
A New Mexico judge received death threats and Islamophobic abuse on Tuesday a day after she granted bail to five Muslims charged with child abuse […]
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Australia: Politicians condemn call for ‘final solution’ to Muslim immigration
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and all major political parties on Wednesday condemned a speech by a minor senator who used the term “final solution” […]
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South Korea: Japanese wartime ‘comfort women’ commemorated
South Korea marked its first “memorial day” on Tuesday for girls and women forced to work in Japan’s wartime brothels, with both of the U.S. […]
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