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A total of 685 reports of racially aggravated incidences, with 608 being anti-Muslim in nature were recorded between January and June 2018, a report revealed. The report published on Thursday by Tell MAMA (Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks), a group which records anti-Muslim

Canada announced targeted sanctions Thursday against 17 Saudi nationals it said were linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last month. The sanctions, which freezes their assets and bars their travel to Canada, “target individuals who are, in

A gay rugby player from Kenya, who is facing deportation from the UK, has been granted bail, the Press Association reports. Bristol Bisons team member Kenneth Macharia is being held in an immigration removal centre near Heathrow Airport in London. More

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has said he prefers Chinese to Western aid as it comes with fewer conditions. Mr Magufuli has been under intense pressure from Western nations over his controversial policies. On 15 November, Denmark said it had suspended $9.8m

Germany’s antitrust agency said Thursday it has begun an investigation of online retailer Amazon over complaints it’s abusing its position to the detriment of sellers who use its “marketplace” platform. The Federal Cartel Office, or Bundeskartellamt, said Amazon’s “double role as

Turkey and Russia will not use the U.S. dollar to seal the S-400 air defense system deal, the countries presidents said. Speaking to reports before leaving for G-20 summit in Argentina on Thursday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Turkey will pay

Georgia has elected ruling party candidate Salome Zurabishvili as its first woman president, results showed Thursday, but the opposition claimed fraud and called for supporters to take to the streets. Ruling party candidate Salome Zurabishvili has won Georgia’s presidential election with

Argentine legal authorities took initial action Wednesday to consider a request from Human Rights Watch to prosecute Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for alleged crimes against humanity. The rights group’s move is apparently aimed at embarrassing the crown prince