A highly anticipated trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of plotting against state security is set to start Tuesday, with critics and rights groups denouncing it as unfair and politically motivated.The case has named around 40 high-profile defendants -- including former diplomats, politicians, lawyers and media figures -- some of whom have been outspoken critics of President Kais Saied.Many were detained following a flurry of arrests in February 2023, after Saied dubbed them "terrorists".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Tunisia opponents to be tried on state security charges amid crackdown
Iran lawmakers sack minister over economic woes
Iran's parliament sacked the country's finance minister on Sunday after impeaching him over soaring inflation and a plunging currency, state television reported.Economy and finance minister Abdolnaser Hemmati lost a vote of confidence, with 182 of 273 parliamentarians present backing his removal.On the black market on Sunday, the Iranian rial was trading at more than 920,000 to the US dollar, compared with less than 600,000 in mid-2024.
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Full Article: Iran lawmakers sack minister over economic woes
Israel suspends aid, strikes Gaza as Hamas sees 'coup' against truce
Israel said Sunday it was suspending the entry of aid into Gaza, where both Israel and Palestinian sources reported Israeli military strikes as Hamas alleged a "coup" against a six-week old truce.The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza reported at least four killed and six wounded in Israeli attacks. As the 42-day first phase of the ceasefire drew to a close with negotiations inconclusive, Israel early Sunday approved a truce extension it said US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff proposed.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel suspends aid, strikes Gaza as Hamas sees 'coup' against truce
Thirty-nine Australian universities adopt antisemitism definition
"Targeting Jews based on their Jewish identities alone is discriminatory and antisemitic," reads the definition.
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Full Article: Thirty-nine Australian universities adopt antisemitism definition
Gazans credit Trump for ceasefire, reject Hamas rule in Gaza, new poll finds
70% of Gazans believe that Hamas does not have the power to 'control the situation,' the poll found.
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Full Article: Gazans credit Trump for ceasefire, reject Hamas rule in Gaza, new poll finds
Microsoft employees protest company giving tech to IDF
The protest was due to Microsoft providing the IDF with sophisticated AI models and its Azure cloud computing platforms.
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'Budapest is ours': Annual neo-Nazi holiday celebration commences in Hungary
Thousands of individuals—many of whom wore far-right insignia and Nazi uniforms—participated in a 'memorial hike' from Buda Castle.
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Full Article: 'Budapest is ours': Annual neo-Nazi holiday celebration commences in Hungary
BBC: Gaza documentary production paid Hamas member's wife
The BBC statement came after a Thursday meeting, with the board acknowledging that there were "serious flaws in the making of this program."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: BBC: Gaza documentary production paid Hamas member's wife
Inflation in Turkey dips under 40%, lowest in nearly 2 years
Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said he expected the decline in inflation to continue due to Turkish monetary policies.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Inflation in Turkey dips under 40%, lowest in nearly 2 years
Druze terrorist in Haifa attack suffers from mental illness, family says
"We strongly condemn the incident that occurred this morning," the head of the Druze community, Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif, said.
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Full Article: Druze terrorist in Haifa attack suffers from mental illness, family says