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China bans Tibetan language in schools in Sichuan

October 27, 2023

China has banned the teaching and use of the Tibetan language at elementary and middle schools in two Tibetan-populated regions in southwestern China and has ordered all instructions in schools to be in Mandarin. Tibetan activists fear that China’s recent move can lead to the extinction of the Tibetan language...

US reports rise in harassment against Jewish and Muslim Americans after Hamas attacks

October 27, 2023

Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups say that they’ve seen drastic increase in reports of harassment, bias and physical assaults against members of their communities since the Oct 7 Hamas attacks. The Anti-Defamation League and the Centre on American-Islamic Relations saw an increase in reported instances, many involving violence or...

Food insecurity in US rose last year due to inflation and end of pandemic-era aid

October 27, 2023

An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. A new Department of Agriculture report, released Wednesday, paints a sobering picture of post-pandemic hardship with “statistically significant” increases in food insecurity...

Florida orders state universities to ban Pro-Palestinian student grp, saying it backs Hamas

October 27, 2023

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s administration is linking a Pro-Palestinian student organization to terrorism and is ordering state universities to ban the group from campuses, saying it illegally backs Hamas militants who attacked Israel earlier this month. As Israel’s attacks on Gaza have intensified, some college students have expressed solidarity...

Biden, Albanese discuss advancing free, open Indo-Pacific; support for Ukraine, Israel

October 27, 2023

On Thursday, US President Joe Biden discussed key priorities with the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese at the Oval Office including advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific, supporting Ukraine and showing solidarity with Israel. The White House shared a post on social media ‘X’, stating that US President Biden and...

China sends youngest-ever astronaut crew to Tiangong space station

October 27, 2023

China sent its youngest-ever crew to its orbiting space station on Thursday as it seeks to put astronauts on the moon before 2030. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northwestern China atop a Long March 2-F...

Israel fights for survival, Gaza ground operation imminent: Netanyahu

October 27, 2023

Israel is in the midst of a fight for its existence and preparations are underway for a ground incursion into Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said and added that “all Hamas members are dead men walking”. In an address to the nation on Wednesday evening, he stressed that the two...

Tragedy unfolds as death toll in Maine mass shooting climbs to 22

October 27, 2023

A man opened fire at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night, killing at least 16 people and engulfing the state’s second-largest city in chaos. The suspect remained at large as authorities ordered residents and business owners to stay inside and off the streets. Two...

Russia, China veto US-led UN resolution on Gaza; Moscow’s fails

October 27, 2023

Russia and China vetoed a US-led draft resolution in the UN Security Council that would have called for humanitarian pauses in fighting to allow aid access to Gaza while a rival text by Moscow on the Israel-Hamas conflict failed to garner enough votes in its favour. The 15-nation UN Security...

Hamas supporters use online games to torment Israeli kids

October 27, 2023

srael’s Ministry of National Security has reported that it has received reports of attacks made during games played on the popular game platform Roblox, wherein kids playing the game were exposed to characters (avatars) wearing uniforms and holding weapons with the flags of Palestine and Saudi Arabia, attack Israeli players....

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