Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.

Pro-Palestinian protests, vigils for victims mark October 7 anniversary
🔊 Listen with AI Cancel Voice Published On: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:47:11 PKT LONDON/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated around the world on Tuesday against Israel's assault on Gaza while vigils and other events...

Pro-Palestinian protests, vigils mark Oct 7 anniversary
Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated around the world on Tuesday against Israel's assault on Gaza while vigils and other events commemorated Israeli victims on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked Israel's war in the enclave....
Pro-Palestinian protests, vigils for victims mark Oct 7 anniversary
LONDON/ WASHINGTON - Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrated around the world on Oct 7 against Israel's assault on Gaza while vigils and other events commemorated Israeli victims on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked Israel's...
Paramount workers to studio management: “You are aligning yourselves with … a genocide in Gaza and of the Palestinian people”
A group of Paramount Pictures workers, calling themselves Paramount Employees of Conscience, has responded strongly and angrily to the effort by management at the Ellison-owned studio to slander opponents of the Gaza genocide organized in Film...

Students gather for pro-Palestine vigil Monday; UCLA deploys police
Around 60 students attended a Monday vigil hosted by Students for Justice in Palestine at UCLA to recognize Palestinians killed by the Israeli military since the start of its campaign in Gaza two years ago. Participants originally gathered at...

Banksy, Palestine and Simone Weil: What does it mean to look?
From the artist behind the half-shredded “Girl With Balloon” comes a new mural on the walls of the British Royal Courts of Justice. Appearing on Sept. 8, this latest Banksy depicts a judge beating a protestor with a gavel while the protestor...

Israel Slaughters 118 Palestinians in Four Days of Relentless Gaza Assault
Israeli air and artillery strikes have pummeled the besieged enclave since Saturday, Oct. 4, in what was denounced as a “continued campaign of massacres” against a defenseless population. The Gaza Government Media Office said Israel “continues its...

Geneva police use tear gas against pro-Palestinian protestors
Tear gas used to keep demonstrators away in Geneva Keystone-SDA Listen to the article Listening the article Toggle language selector Select your language Close English (US) English (British) Generated with artificial intelligence. Close Share...

‘We Palestinians, we die, and we die in silence’: Gaza journalist who lost 21 family members in Israeli strike on amplifying the voices of Palestine’s youth
A Gaza-born journalist, who has lost more than 20 family members in Israeli airstrikes, has spoken of his hope to “change the narrative” around Palestine in a new book amplifying the voices of Gaza’s youth. In October 2023, an Israeli airstrike...

With its silence on Palestinian statehood, US proposal deceives rather than bringing peace
The 20-point “Plan to End the Gaza Conflict” proposed by the United States on September 29 includes measures such as a ceasefire, the return of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and providing humanitarian aid – but is silent on the...

‘There’s No Space in the American Landscape Where the Shadow of the Prison Doesn’t Fall’: CounterSpin interview with Mumia Abu-Jamal on media and power
Janine Jackson interviewed incarcerated journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal about media and power for the October 3, 2025, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript....

Gaza Ceasefire Talks in Egypt Remain ‘Difficult and Complex,’ Say Palestinian Sources
Wed 08 Oct 2025 | 11:02 AM The ongoing indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh remain “difficult and complex,” according to Palestinian sources on Tuesday, as the second day of ceasefire...

Iraqi FM urges debate over two-state solution for Palestine
Hussein noted that, although Iraq currently upholds its stance against the two-state solution, the majority of Arab states and the Palestinian people support it. [Getty] Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein urged Iraqi political parties and...

Miss Palestine tells 1M followers Bibas children were Palestinian
Following the controversy surrounding the selection of the first Palestinian representative at the Miss Universe contest, "Miss Palestine" Nadine Ayoub is now sparking a new and particularly infuriating storm. Ayoub published a series of posts...

Israel–Palestine conflict over 24 hours: New strikes, ceasefire talks, and rising tensions on 2nd anniversary
Intense diplomatic activity and continued military operations marked the past 24 hours in the Israel–Palestine conflict, as negotiations over a U.S.-backed ceasefire plan were held in Egypt amid ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza, News.az reports....

Hoekstra Says Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Is ‘On Stronger Footing’ After Cost-Cutting
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra told faculty on Tuesday that the school was “on stronger footing” after taking steps to tighten its budget in the face of an unstable financial climate under the Trump administration. She...

Monsters and music: Zombie Crawl returns to Lisbon
LISBON — Monsters, music and a little welcomed mayhem will be on display in Lisbon when the sixth-annual Zombie Crawl returns to the village on Oct. 25 from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event, sponsored by the Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce (LACC),...

Harvard College Will Ignore Student Magazine Article Echoing Hitler Unless It Faces Complaints, Deming Says
Harvard College Dean David J. Deming said during an interview on Friday that he would not review or comment on an article in a conservative student publication that echoed language from an Adolf Hitler speech because the College had not received...

Greta Thunberg Palestine Protest Fail: Swedish Activist Used Picture Of Israeli Prisoner Tortured By Hamas In Anti-Israel Poster
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has faced renewed criticism after co-sharing an Instagram post about Palestinian prisoners that featured a photo of Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage held by Hamas. The image, taken from a video showing...

Students rally for pro-Palestine on 2nd anniversary of Hamas attack
Pro-Palestine demonstrators assembled at contentious rallies last night (Tuesday) marking the second anniversary of Hamas' 7th October assault on Israel. The gatherings witnessed supporters congregating on university campuses nationwide,...