RIO DE JANEIRO – The historic Maracana Stadium is a 20-minute drive from the Complexo do Alemao, one of Rio de Janeiro’s poorest and most violent favelas. Young women in Rio’s favelas hope to overcome favela violence and compete in 2027 Women’s World Cup One of the residents, 15-year-old soccer player Kaylane Alves dos Santos, … Read more
The U.S. State Department issued a global warning security alert on Friday, saying it was aware of the increased potential for foreign terrorist groups to incite violence against LGBTQ people and events. Bystanders watch LGBTQ+ rights activists hold rally (AFP)
Fresh allegations of poll-related violence were reported from newer districts in West Bengal, while a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker and a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker were separately spotted in East Burdwan He died in separate incidents in East Burdwan and South 24 Parganas districts on Thursday. Elections to 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha … Read more
New Delhi: The contrast couldn’t be starker. Although Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar recorded a turnout of 37.98 in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the highest turnout since 1996, Kashmiris in occupied Kashmir have strongly opposed Islamabad’s vote since May 9 Stepmotherly treatment. The protests were triggered by attacks and arrests on activists of the Jammu … Read more
NEW DELHI, Traditional medicine practices such as Transcendental Meditation and advanced Transcendental Siddhi programs can enhance social well-being and promote peace, helping to reduce collective stress and violence, a study suggests. ultra high definition images The study, recently published in the journal Frontiers in Public Health, said innovative public health strategies in peacebuilding are urgently … Read more
United Nations and European officials on Friday condemned attacks on the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in east Jerusalem that forced the agency to temporarily close its headquarters. Signs of a fire can be seen as an Israeli ultra-Orthodox man walks past the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for … Read more
Guwahati: Prayers, rallies and work stoppages were held on Friday in various areas in the Meitei-dominated Imphal valley and Manipur’s Kukizo-dominated hill country, marking the two communities in the northeastern state One year anniversary of the start of ethnic conflict. Prayers are performed at the Memorial Wall in Churachandpur district of Manipur on Friday (HT … Read more
Imphal: Chief Minister Biren Singh said on Tuesday that clashes broke out between the Kuki and Meitei communities on May 3 last year, triggering ongoing ethnic violence that left at least 28 people missing and as many as 1,555 injured. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. (File photo) According to official records, the state has … Read more
Bloomberg | | Posted by: Zarafshan Shiraz New Zealand has issued a travel ban on some “extremist Israeli settlers”, joining the United States and other countries in cracking down on individuals carrying out violent attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. New Zealand issues travel ban on “extremist Israeli settlers” involved in West Bank violence … Read more
As French films gain Oscar attention, actors who say they were victims of sexual and physical abuse by directors decades older are exposing the disgusting underbelly of the country’s film industry. French newspapers Le Parisien and Libération reported that actress Judith Godreche will give a speech about sexual violence in the film industry at the … Read more