‘There Is No Hope’: Death and Desperation Take Over the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
Exiled from Myanmar and perceived a burden in Bangladesh, the Rohingya remain trapped between nations that shun them, while their proud culture fades away.
Day: September 27, 2023
Inside the vast digital campaign by Hindu nationalists to inflame India
India’s BJP, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and affiliated Hindu nationalist groups have perfected using social media to spread of inflammatory, often false and bigoted material on an industrial scale, earning both envy and condemnation beyond In…
He live-streamed his attacks on Indian Muslims. YouTube gave him an award.
Hindu vigilantes have long tried to stop the cow trade, often carried out by Muslims, but have become more extreme and flamboyant thanks to American social media platforms that reward them with large online followings.
Under India’s pressure, Facebook let propaganda and hate speech thrive
Facebook has retreated from its professed ideals in India under pressure from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party.
Fire kills at least 100 people attending Iraqi wedding
At least 100 people have been killed after a fire broke out at a wedding in Iraq.
‘Unprecedented’ theft contributed to $112 billion in retail losses last year
Losses from retail crime ticked up in 2022, causing many retailers across the country to change the way they do business, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the National Retail Federation. “Retailers are seeing unprecedented levels of theft c…
34-Year-Old Indian Worker Dies At Construction Site In Singapore
A 34-year-old Indian national died in an accident at a construction site here, officials said.
Fire at Iraqi wedding hall caused by fireworks kills more than 100
The venue in Nineveh province was covered in flammable panels, causing parts of it to collapse under the heat of the blaze, local media quoted officials as saying.
Groundswell of Democrats builds calling on Menendez to resign
The indictment of Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey initially prompted only a handful of calls from within his party for his exit. But on Tuesday, the dam broke.