China and Palestine are ‘strategic partners,’ announces Xi Jinping during Mahmoud Abbas’ state visit
China reiterated its support for Palestinian statehood with 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital and asked all parties to respect the historic status quo in the occupied territories
At least 79 migrants dead and hundreds missing after boat sinks off Greece coast
The number of dead is expected to rise as rescue operations are still ongoing. The ship had an estimated 500 to 700 migrants, mostly from West Asian and Northern Africa countries
Brazilian President Lula launches new children’s literacy program
The central objective of the program is to ensure that 100% of Brazilian children receive primary education at least until the second grade
Israeli soldiers who left an elderly Palestinian man to die will not face legal action
Israeli occupation forces stopped Omar Asaad (80) at a makeshift checkpoint, dragged him from his car, bound and blindfolded him, and then left him on the ground overnight despite him complaining of a heart attack. He was later found dead
One in five children is engaged in child labor in Afghanistan
Around 90% of Afghans lack enough food to eat, forcing many impoverished families to send their children to work. Many children are also forced to work due to unsafe migration, family separation, detentions, and injuries from unexploded ordinances
A record 110 million across the globe are forcibly displaced, says UNHCR report
The report claims that today, one in every 74 people is displaced due to reasons ranging from war and conflict to climate change. Contrary to the rhetoric of refugees flooding Europe, the majority of them (over 76%) is being hosted by middle or low income countries
Communists in Austria demand freeze on rents amid soaring housing crisis
The Communist Party of Austria claims that the average housing cost in the country has increased by 12% over the past two years. The party has called for measures such as expansion of municipal housing and introduction of building rent caps
Israeli authorities demolish five Bedouin homes in Al-Naqab desert
According to locals, the demolition efforts have been going on since February. Israeli authorities had served the home owners with eviction notices and had been pressuring them to vacate their homes and relocate in order to illegally take over the land