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A 50-year-old Turkish-born man, Hamit Coskun, was found guilty on Monday of a religiously aggravated public order offence after burning a copy of the Koran outside the Turkish consulate in London earlier this year. During the February incident, Coskun shouted “Islam is religion of terrorism” and “Koran is burning” as he set fire to the Islamic holy book. District Judge ...

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hit back Monday at criticism of her country’s unprecedented election of judges, after most voters skipped a ballot that her opponents branded a farce. Sunday’s election followed highly contentious reforms making Mexico the only country in the world to let voters select all of their judges, including Supreme Court justices. As officials tallied votes, Sheinbaum hailed ...

Gunmen killed at least 25 people in two separate attacks in north-central Nigeria’s Benue state over the weekend, local officials confirmed Monday. The incidents mark another wave of violence in a region long plagued by deadly land disputes and retaliatory attacks. Adam Ochega, chairman of the Apa local government council, said 14 people were killed in the Ankpali community. In ...

A bus crash on a Nigerian highway on Saturday killed 21 athletes returning from a national sports tournament, with authorities saying the accident might have been the result of driver fatigue or excessive speed, reports AFP. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said the afternoon crash, which did not involve other vehicles, “might have occurred as a result of fatigue ...

Hamas on Saturday said it had responded to a ceasefire proposal from US envoy Steve Witkoff, saying 10 living hostages would be freed from Gaza as part of the deal, reports AFP. The Palestinian militant group did not explicitly say it had accepted the version of the proposal it received on Thursday, which reportedly included a provision for the release ...

The number of casualties of landslides at a quarry in Indonesia’s West Java province on Friday rose to at least 13, with several others missing, a rescuer said. Meanwhile, five people are seriously injured and several others sustained minor wounds, according to Ade Dian Permana, head of the search and rescue office in West Java Province, reports Xinhua. “So far, ...

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding the abolished monarchy be restored and the former king be made the head of state of the Himalayan nation demonstrated in Nepal Thursday, reports AP. The protesters, waving flags and chanting slogans, demanded the return of the king and the restoration of Hinduism as a state religion as they marched through the main circle ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Mohammed Sinwar, believed to be the head of Hamas’ armed wing, has been killed, apparently confirming his death in a recent strike in the Gaza Strip. There was no confirmation from Hamas. Sinwar is the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who helped mastermind the October 7, 2023, attack that ...

Billionaire Elon Musk announced Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role as a Special Government Employee, ending his tenure leading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a Trump-era initiative aimed at reducing federal spending. His departure comes amid growing disagreement with President Donald Trump over a major new spending bill. “As my scheduled time as a Special Government ...

Germany’s foreign minister threatened unspecified measures against Israel on Tuesday and said Berlin would not export weapons used to break humanitarian law, as he and Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered their most severe rebuke yet over Gaza, reports Reuters. Germany, along with the United States, had long remained in support of Israel’s conduct since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Hamas, ...