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‘No plans to recognize Palestine as state’: JD Vance says after UK talks, rejects following Britain’s recognition policy

US vice-president JD Vance (AP image) US Vice President JD Vance said on Friday that Washington has no plans to recognize Palestinian as state, questioning the viability of such a move “given the lack of a functional government there.”Vance’s remarks came during a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy at Chevening, the foreign secretary’s […]

Watch: Thousands of Palestine supporters ‘March for Humanity’ in Sydney; demand Gaza aid, sanctions on Israel

Marchers on the Sydney harbour bridge (@MaryKostakidis) Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian and anti-Israel protesters marched across Sydney’s Harbour Bridge on Sunday, calling on international community for a larger aid access to Gaza and sanctions against Israel, according to the several viral clips on social media.The demonstration in Australia’s largest city came just days after […]

Palestine statehood: More countries back two-state solution – what’s keeping the dream a dream?

Palestinians carry sacks of flour taken from a humanitarian aid convoy en route to Gaza City, in the outskirts of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip. (Pic credit: AP) First France, then the United Kingdom, and now Canada: three of America’s closest Western allies have recently voiced support for the idea of a Palestinian state, adding […]

Who is backing Palestine? From Canada to France, countries recognising its statehood; what is India’s stance?

Entire districts were razed to the ground in Gaza (Photo: NYT) In a sweeping diplomatic shift, several key allies of the United States are now preparing to formally recognise Palestine as a sovereign state.This development will increase global pressure on Israel and change how the world views Palestinian statehood. In 1988, India became one of […]

Watch: Mahmoud Khalil reunites with family after 104 days in detention; vows to speak up for Palestine even if threatened with death

Mahmoud Khalil reunited with family (Photo: AP) Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights advocate and Columbia University graduate, was released after spending over three months in US immigration detention, reuniting with his wife and infant son. The 30-year-old legal US resident walked free from a Louisiana facility on Friday evening after a federal judge ruled his […]

Watch: Chaos erupts at pro-Israel event as man hurls ‘Molotov cocktails’ at a crowd in Colorado, yells ‘Free Palestine’

A peaceful gathering in downtown Boulder in Colorado turned into chaos on Sunday when a man shouted “Free Palestine” and threw an incendiary device into a group raising awareness for Israeli hostages in Gaza. Law enforcement officials said the suspect used a makeshift flamethrower, injuring six people, some with serious burns.The attacker, identified as Mohamed […]

‘End Zionists, Palestine is free’: Several injured after shirtless man sets fire near anti-Israel protestors, FBI calls ‘targeted terror attack’- Watch video

Attack in Boulder, Colorado (Image credits: X @OpusObscuraX) Several people were injured on Sunday in Boulder, Colorado in what the FBI described as targeted terror attack after a man threw something resembling Molotov cocktails near pro-Israeli protesters. Police confirmed that some victims appeared to have been set on fire.The police have taken a man into […]

‘Violation’: Indian-origin Megha Vemuri, family banned from MIT event after Palestine speech

Megha Vemuri was banned from participating in Friday’s event at MIT (Photo: Boston Globe) Indian-American student Megha Vemuri was barred from the commencement event Friday after the class president used her platform to speak for Palestine a day before. Vemuri was scheduled to be the marshal for Friday’s commencement ceremony but MIT Chancellor Melissa Nobles […]

Indian-origin Megha Vemuri bashed for keffiyeh, called ‘woke Hindu’ for her Palestine statement

Megha Vimuri was called a ‘woke Hindu’ on X as she spoke about Palestine in her graduation speech. Indian-origin Megha Vemuri who the limelight as she chose to speak against Israel at the MIT commencement ceremony received a lot of hatred on social media. As the class president, Vemuri condemned the university’s ties to Israel’s […]

‘MIT wants a free Palestine’: Indian-American student Megha Vemuri on Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech

Indian-American student Megha Vemuri Israel’s ‘genocide’ in commencement speech (Pic credit: @KassyAkiva) At a politically charged commencement ceremony on Thursday, MIT’s class of 2025 president Megha Vemuri, an Indian-American student, used her platform to deliver a bold pro-Palestinian message, sharply criticising the university’s ties to Israel and calling on fellow graduates to take a stand.Wearing […]