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Nigeria Muslims rally to protest persecution of Shias in Azerbaijan

Dec 11, 2022 09:59

Members of the Islamic movement in Nigeria have rallied to condemn Azerbaijan's persecution and torture of Shia members of the Muslim Movement for Unity (MMU) and its leader Sheikh Haj Tale' Baqir Zadeh.
Peru’s new President Boluarte swears in her cabinet amid protests

Dec 11, 2022 09:31

Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, has sworn in her cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state following the removal of democratically-elected former President Pedro Castillo in a step that has triggered mass protests.
Tunisians protest against president ahead of parliamentary elections

Dec 11, 2022 06:58

Tunisians have staged a mass rally ahead of parliamentary elections to protest against President Kais Saied's power grab.
University of California academic workers continue strike amid threat of arrests

Dec 11, 2022 06:53

Tens of thousands of academic staff of the University of California are now on their fourth week of striking, demanding higher wages and better benefits amid the threat of arrests.
Thousands of 'warm banks' set up across UK as cost of living crisis deepens

Dec 11, 2022 05:06

The UK has set up more than 3,200 “warm banks” across the country for people who cannot afford to heat up their homes amid cost of living and energy crisis.
Stoltenberg warns about full-fledged war between Russia, NATO

Dec 10, 2022 13:21

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has warned about a full-fledged war between Russia and the Western military alliance if the conflict in Ukraine spirals out of control.
One dead, several missing after huge explosion on island of Jersey

Dec 10, 2022 11:16

At least one person has been killed and several others are missing following a huge explosion at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, hours after residents reported smelling gas to the fire service.
18th International Muslim Forum kicks off in Moscow

Dec 10, 2022 10:52

The 18th International Muslim Forum has summed up celebrations of the 1,100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgaria State.
More Britons seek food aid as costs of living crisis deepens

Dec 10, 2022 10:23

Doors at food banks across the UK are seeing more people come through now than ever before as food and energy costs rise.
Venezuela sentences three to 30 years in jail for failed drone attack on Maduro

Dec 10, 2022 09:27

Venezuela has sentenced three people charged in a failed drone attack on President Nicolas Maduro in 2018 to 30-year jail terms, the maximum sentence in the country.