Chinese authorities have closed or altered hundreds of mosques in the northern regions of Ningxia and Gansu, areas with the highest Muslim populations in China after Xinjiang, as part of a broader effort to “sinicise” religious minorities, finds a report....
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel, mediators said Wednesday....
The Palestinian Authority falsely claimed Sunday that a preliminary investigation by the Israel Police has revealed that the Israel Defense Forces was responsible for the death of all 364 partygoers near Kibbutz Re’im during Hamas’s October 7 onslaught, drawing fierce denunciation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and...
The U.S. State Department called Nicaragua’s formal withdrawal from the Organization of American States on Sunday “another step away from democracy.”...
Australia won the final match of the 2023 Men’s Cricket World Cup against India by 6 wickets. The match was played in Ahmedabad, India at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This final win makes it the 6th time that Australia wins the Men’s Cricket World Cup. This match also ended up being the first match that India lost in this...
POCONE, BRAZIL (AP) — Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region.”...
The United States and the Philippines have signed a nuclear cooperation pact under which U.S. investment and technologies are to help the Southeast Asian nation transition to cleaner energy and bolster its power supply....