Five United Nations special rapporteurs have unveiled a letter to the German government censuring a German law that targets a pro-Palestinian boycott movement while insisting that criticism of the Israeli regime “is not anti-Semitic.”
Muslims in London have attended a mourning ceremony to honor the memory of top Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and deputy head of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. The two are seen as heroes, credited with defending the region from foreign aggression and terrorism.
A report says the assassination of Iran’s senior commander General Qassem Soleimani might trigger the pullout of the United States from Iraq.
US President Donald Trump will no doubt see this as a feather in his cap and a much needed distraction from his imminent impeachment. For many, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was more than just a military figure. He was the manifestation of ideals Iran and many others in the region hold dear, in the ongoing battle to resist US hegemony and interference. But while the US touts this as a success, Westminster is calling for restraint.
Amid increasing anti-Muslim hate crime in the UK, a London mosque was the target of an anti-Muslim act earlier this week as slurs against Muslims were painted on a building close to the religious center.
Vandals in Strasbourg, France, marked the start of 2020 by setting countless vehicles on fire, as videos on social media purportedly show shocking incidents of arson that occurred across the city.
While urging the truth to be told, Bayes said: “The last thing that the world needs is a harrumphing self-righteousness from Christians who do not see the glass house in which they live.” He said the church was “a fallen and a broken community”. Marking the start of a new decade, Paul Bayes, the bishop of Liverpool, said the past decade had been “low and dishonest”.
The number of homicides in London has hit a 10-year high and there has been a surge in knife and gang-related killings since 2014, figures showed.
The British Broadcasting Corporation, the BBC, is funded by the British public through a mandatory license fee tax. Yet a new poll conducted by Public First found that 74 percent were in favor of scrapping the license fee. The figure was even higher at 78 percent for those aged 18-24.