Hundreds of villages burned. Mass rapes and large-scale massacres. 700,000 Rohingyas forced into exile. At first sight, this surge of hate seemed to come nowhere. But emptying a territory of its population in a few...
Afghanistan’s Hazaras fear for the future
Afghanistan’s Hazaras are starting to prepare for the worst amid fears that the government will collapse and growing violence
Ignoring COVID restrictions | Thousands of Orthodox Jews attend rabbi funeral
Several thousand Orthodox Jews attend rabbi funeral in Jerusalem despite COVID measures in the city
Italy ‘bucks trend’ by easing Covid rules despite warnings
#Italy on Friday opted to ease #coronavirus restrictions in most of its regions, despite warnings from public health experts that such a move may be rash. A “yellow” zone allows for the daytime #reopening of...
A decade after junta’s end, Myanmar military back in charge
#Myanmar’s #military staged a #coup Monday and detained senior politicians including Nobel laureate Aung San Suu #Kyi — a sharp reversal of the significant, if uneven, progress toward democracy the Southeast Asian...
France separatism law: Parliament considers bill aimed at tackling radical Islam
French lawmakers tackle a bill on Monday to dig up radical #Islam by its roots in the country, beliefs that authorities maintain are creeping into public services, associations, some schools and online with the goal of...