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Hindu groups in UK slam SOAS-led report into 2022 Leicester unrest

[ad_1] LONDON: Hindu groups have rejected a new SOAS-led report into the 2022 Hindu-Muslim Leicester riots which seeks to blame Hindus and “Hindutva” for much of the violence, saying they have serious concerns about its impartiality, funding and panel composition.The Hindu Community Organisations Group (HCOG) Leicester, which represents over 50,000 Hindus, said the vast majority […]

Iran unrest: Protests death toll crosses 4,000, state TV hacked amid crackdown – top developments

[ad_1] File photo: People gather in frot of the Iranian consulate to demonstrate in support of the protests happening in Iran, in Milan, Italy (Picture credit: AP) Iran is facing one of its gravest crises in decades as nationwide protests, a deadly crackdown by authorities, cyber disruptions to state television and rising international pressure converge […]

‘Insurrection Act’: Trump warns of military use as Minnesota unrest continues against ICE – What is it

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump early Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act after another shooting involving a federal agent overnight in Minnesota.“If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of ICE, who are only trying to do their job, I will […]

Middle East unrest: Gulf countries ‘convinced Trump to give Iran a chance,’ says Saudi official; warned attack risked ‘grave blowbacks’

[ad_1] Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of attacking Iran, fearing “grave blowbacks in the region,” a senior Saudi official said Thursday.The official, speaking to AFP on condition of anonymity, said the Gulf trio “led a long, frantic, diplomatic last-minute effort to convince President Trump to give […]

Iran unrest: Trump tells protesters ‘help is on its way’; Russia warns of ‘disastrous consequences’

[ad_1] Russia on Tuesday condemned what it described as “subversive external interference” in Iran’s internal politics and warned of “disastrous consequences” after US President Donald Trump asked protestors to continue protest.According to Reuters, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement: “Those who plan to use externally inspired unrest as a pretext for repeating the […]

Iran unrest: Tehran accuses US and Israel of stoking protests; plays down risk of military intervention

[ad_1] File photo: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi (Picture credit: AP) Iran’s foreign minister on Friday accused the United States and Israel of actively fuelling the growing protest movement in the country, while dismissing the likelihood of direct foreign military intervention despite US warnings over crackdowns on demonstrators..Speaking during a visit to Lebanon, Iranian foreign […]

Iran unrest: Three killed as protests spread; economic pressure fuels chants against theocracy

[ad_1] At least three people have died in the first reported fatalities after protests driven by Iran’s worsening economic conditions spread Thursday into rural provinces, said authorities.The unrest marks the largest wave of protests in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations. However, the current protests […]

Iran unrest: Governor’s office attacked as protests turn violent; video

[ad_1] Iranian authorities say a government building was attacked in the southern city of Fasa amid a wave of protests driven by mounting economic pressure, while officials insist the unrest remains limited and under control.According to the justice ministry’s Mizan news agency, several people damaged parts of the provincial governor’s office on Wednesday. Hamed Ostovar, […]

Bangladesh unrest: ‘Some part’ of Yunus-led government allowed attacks on newspapers – Editors’ Council chief

[ad_1] File photo: Muhammad Yunus DHAKA: Editors’ Council president Nurul Kabir on Saturday said “some part” of the Muhammad Yunus-led interim government allowed the vandalism and arson at the offices of the country’s leading newspapers Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, and at cultural centre Chhayanaut in Dhaka – attacks that took place following radical […]

Bangladesh: Yunus aide quits amid unrest over Hadi’s death

[ad_1] DHAKA: One of Muhammad Yunus’s top aides on home affairs resigned from the interim government in the aftermath of mob violence in major cities of Bangladesh, including in Dhaka, following the death of radical leader Sharif Osman Hadi on December 18, six days after he was shot in the head. Officials said the resignation […]