ROME (AP) — An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza says that the sanctions recently imposed on her…
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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Two prominent Israeli rights groups on Monday said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that l…
After vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe. The incidents add to what many American Muslims say has already been a charged climate amid the fallout in the U.S. of the Israel-Hamas war. After the war started, Muslim and Jewish civil rights groups have said that there’s an upsurge of reports of harassment, bias and physical assaults against members of their communities. Leaders in affected Muslim communities have praised the support they've received from allies in their aftermath of the reported vandalism incidents.
France’s highest court upholds some of Bashar Assad’s legal protections, but permits future warrants
PARIS (AP) — France’s highest court on Friday upheld some of Syrian ex-leader Bashar Assad’s personal immunity as a head of state while green-…
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion in northern Syria’s Idlib province, officials said T…
More than 100 charity and human rights groups say that Israel’s blockade and ongoing military offensive are pushing Palestinians in the Gaza Strip toward starvation. Israeli strikes meanwhile killed another 21 people overnight and into Wednesday, according to local health officials. The Trump administration’s Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff was set to meet with a senior Israeli official about ceasefire talks, a sign that lower-level negotiations that have dragged on for weeks could be approaching a breakthrough. Experts say Gaza is at risk of famine because of Israel’s blockade and offensive, launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
The fiercest voices of dissent against President Nayib Bukele have long feared a widespread crackdown. They weathered police raids on their ho…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Black man who was shown on video being punched and dragged from his car by Florida deputies during a traffic stop …
Ingrid Escobar, leader of the human rights group Socorro Jurídico who left El Salvador fearing political persecution, gives an interview on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A video showing Florida deputies punching and dragging a Black man from his car during a traffic stop has sparked nationwide outrage, with civ…