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London (Quds News Network)- Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Callamard condemned the US sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory, for her anti-occupation stance, describing the move as “an assault on international law “to protect the Israeli government from accountability at all costs.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the move in a post on X on Wednesday.

“Today I am imposing sanctions…

China has agreed to sign a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons, Malaysia’s and China’s foreign ministers confirmed, in a move that seeks to shield the area from rising global security tensions amid the threat of imminent United States tariffs.

The pledge from Beijing was welcomed as diplomats gathered for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers’ meeting, where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is also due to meet regional counterparts and Russian…

Lionel Messi sets a new MLS record as first player to score multiple goals in four straight league games.

Lionel Messi scored twice in the first half of Inter Miami’s 2-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday, continuing a run of form unprecedented in Major League Soccer (MLS).

The 38-year-old Argentinian star has scored two goals in each of his last four MLS games to become the first MLS player to score multiple goals in four straight games.

He launched the record streak in…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- The World Health Organization (WHO) said there have been more than 600 Israeli attacks on health facilities in Gaza since the start of the genocide in 2023. The health sector is “on its knees,” it added, facing severe shortages of fuel and medical supplies amid a constant influx of mass casualties.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned on Wednesday that the continuing Israeli bombardment is driving up casualties,…

Migrants would face deportation for espousing anti-Jewish sentiment under sweeping plan.

Australia’s anti-Semitism envoy has called for the cancellation of funding to universities that tolerate anti-Jewish sentiment and the screening of migrants for anti-Semitic views under a sweeping plan presented to the government.

Jillian Segal made the recommendations in a report published on Thursday amid elevated concerns about anti-Semitism following a spate of violent incidents, including an…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has opened a conference in Italy on rebuilding his war-battered country, as it comes under relentless ground and air attacks from Russia.

The Rome gathering will see the Ukrainian leader hold a flurry of meetings on Thursday, including a video call with leaders from about 30 countries in the so-called “coalition of the willing“, as he seeks to secure financing to bolster his country’s air defence systems, which were this week strained by…

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has come under fire after its chatbot Grok stirred controversy with anti-Semitic responses to questions posed by users – just weeks after Musk said he would rebuild it because he felt it was too politically correct.

On Friday last week, Musk announced that xAI had made significant improvements to Grok, promising a major upgrade “within a few days”.

Online tech news site The Verge reported that, by Sunday evening, xAI had already added…