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China bans Tibetan language in schools in Sichuan

27 Oct 2023 10:28 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:27 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:25 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:25 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:24 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:20 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:09 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:08 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:07 AM IST

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

27 Oct 2023 10:06 AM IST

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.

S Korea, US, Japan condemn N Korea’s alleged munitions supply to Russia

27 Oct 2023 10:05 AM IST

South Korea, the US and Japan strongly condemned what they call North Korea’s supply of munitions and military equipment to Russia, saying Thursday that such weapons shipments sharply increase the human toll of Russia’s war in Ukraine. A joint statement by the top diplomats of South Korea, the US and

Israel has right to respond to the slaughter of their people: Biden

27 Oct 2023 10:05 AM IST

Israel has the right to respond to the slaughter of its people and it will be ensured that the country has what it needs to defend itself, US President Joe Biden said in a joint news conference with visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Israel has launched a massive counter-offensive