Anti-South Asian ‘hate speech’ on X surges by 240%
By Tamara Khandaker September 26, 2026 Researchers link the rise to immigration politics, economic anxiety and the growing visibility of South Asians in US. Credit: Jenny Kane/AP Photo Hate speech against Indians, Bangladeshis and Pakistanis in the United States has risen sharply online, according to a report that traces the surge to US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and rhetoric, economic anxiety, and the South Asian community’s growing visibility in US life.
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Djibouti faces ‘perfect storm’ as Yemenis flee fighting in Mokha, UN official warns
By Arab News October 14, 2026 This handout picture taken and released by the IOM Djibouti shows refugees from Yemen waiting to board a truck upon arrival after fleeing fighting between government forces and Houthis at a Djibouti Coast Guard post in Khor Angar on September 13, 2026. (AFP) About 4,000 people from Yemen arrive in remote fishing town of Obock in space of a week, most of them women and children UN appeal for funding to address situation in an area already struggli
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Israel trying to recreate Gaza in the West Bank,warns Jordan
The Independent, 14 October 2026 Israeli soldiers take positions during a military operation at a market in Nablus, West Bank in September (AP) Israel is pushing the occupied West Bank “toward an explosion” that threatens the entire region, senior Jordanian officials have warned, accusing Israel’s far-right government of trying to recreate the security conditions of Gaza to force Palestinians from their land. In a briefing shared with The Independent, the officials said Israe
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EU Expands Migration Cooperation With Eastern Libya
Reporting by Amina Ismail, Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout and Alex Richardson October 13, 2026 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, during her visit to Skopje, North Macedonia, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski Purchase Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The European Union has signed an additional €25 million ($29 million) in funding to expand migration cooperation into eastern Libya, according to a letter fr
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Burundi: Commission Accused Of Fueling Hutus-Tutsis Hate
By David Irakoze October 12, 2026 The president of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), Pierre Claver Ndayicariye, accompanied by other commissioners, at a site where the human remains of victims of the 1972 massacres were exhumed in northeastern Burundi, May 4, 2021 © SOS Médias Burundi. Bujumbura, October 12, 2026 — The Burundian Parliament has extended the mandate of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) for another four years, extending its term from Oc
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Genocide Reparations Forum Asks Germany Not To Pursue
By Nishi Felton 10 October 2026 The Genocide Reparations Advocacy Forum (Graf) has called on German civil societies to stand against the 2021 joint declaration, a bilateral government agreement addressing the 1904-1908 genocide against Ovaherero and Nama people. Source: The Namibian The forum, established in June, issued their statement on Saturday in advance of a plenary debate in the German Bundestag (parliament) to finalise the joint declaration. “The debate must lead to a
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