Anti-immigrant rhetoric, policies endanger South Asians in Canada

Anti-immigrant rhetoric, policies endanger South Asians in Canada

[Source] Anti-immigrant political rhetoric and online hate speech have sparked a disturbing trend of anti-South Asian sentiment in Canada. The prejudice has manifested in verbal and physical assaults, discrimination and exclusionary policies, creating a hostile environment for South Asian communities across the country. Exclusionary policies and rhetoric: The Canadian government’s recent decision to cut immigration…

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Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki continues to unleash towering column of hot clouds

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki continues to unleash towering column of hot clouds

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano continued to spew towering columns of hot ash high into the air on Friday following the huge eruption that killed nine people and injured dozens of others. Activity at the volcano on the remote island of Flores, in East Nusa Tenggara province, has increased since Monday’s initial eruption, forcing…

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Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians

Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians

A court in southern Russia has sentenced two Russian soldiers to life imprisonment around a year after the murder of nine Ukrainian civilians, including two children. Investigators said the two defendants entered a house in the city of Volnovakha, which is in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine and is occupied by Russian troops. They…

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Antisemitic attacks on soccer fans in Amsterdam condemned by Israeli and Dutch governments

Antisemitic attacks on soccer fans in Amsterdam condemned by Israeli and Dutch governments

Dozens of Israelis were injured in an antisemitic attack in Amsterdam Thursday night after a soccer game between Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch’s Ajax. Tensions had been escalating ahead of the Europa League match, fueled by rising antisemitic sentiments in the Netherlands following the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel by Hamas, according to…

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