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Muslim Healthcare Employees in Australia Face Rising Islamophobia, Study Finds —————————- A recent national study in Australia has revealed a troubling rise in Islamophobic abuse against Muslim healthcare workers, with significant psychological consequences, Iqna.ir reported. Conducted in 2024 by Australian…

Greece Imposes Emergency Asylum Freeze After Migrant Surge …………….. Over 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of Crete, as Greece imposes emergency measures to handle a spike in crossings from…

ICC Warns of War Crimes and Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur …………….. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed “reasonable grounds to believe” that war crimes and crimes against humanity are ongoing in Sudan’s Darfur region, the court’s deputy prosecutor told…

Poorest Countries Pay Millions to Trump-Linked Lobbyists Amid US Aid Cuts ——————————————— An investigation by Global Witness reveals that some of the world’s poorest nations are paying millions to lobbyists connected to former US President Donald Trump to compensate for…

Undocumented Construction Workers Say Trump Crackdown Fuels Exploitation …………………. As the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement, undocumented workers in the US construction industry report growing exploitation by some contractors who, they say, are cutting pay and extending hours under threat…

Kenya’s President Orders Police to Shoot Protesters in Legs Amid Deadly Unrest ……………….. Kenyan President William Ruto has ordered police to shoot protesters in the legs if they target businesses, escalating his response to widespread anti-government demonstrations. Speaking in Nairobi,…

Trump Announces 30% Tariff on Iraqi Imports Starting August 2025 …………….. US President Donald Trump has notified Iraq that a 30% tariff will be imposed on all Iraqi goods entering the United States beginning August 1, 2025. In a letter…

‘Racist’: Anti-Muslim Comments by Leading Tech Investor Trigger Backlash in Silicon Valley ———————————- A tweet by Shaun Maguire, a partner at the prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, has sparked widespread backlash for fueling anti-Muslim sentiment in the…

Trump’s tariff letters hit Asia hardest as global economic instability continues ———————– US President Donald Trump has issued tariff warning letters to 14 countries, mainly in Asia, threatening higher import tariffs starting August 1 unless trade deals are reached, Arab…

Supreme Court Lifts Block on Trump Administration’s Federal Workforce Cuts ………………. The U.S. Supreme Court on July 8 lifted a lower court’s order that had paused the Trump administration’s plans for large-scale federal staffing cuts and agency restructuring, USA Today…