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  Texas Democrats   held a press conference outside the ICE Prairieland Detention Facility in Alvarado on Friday, demanding the release of a Columbia University protester. Lawmakers and family members are calling for the release of Leqaa Kordia, the last Colombian protester still in ICE custody.  Texas Rep. Salman Bhojani said he had a scheduled visit with her but was denied entry into the facility. Kordia was arrested in March 2025 during a routine immigration check‑in in New Jersey, where she lived. Her family says she was targeted for advocating for Palestine, despite protest‑related charges later being dropped. They say the conditions inside the facility are inhumane. Family describes emotional toll "I'm extremely angry," said Hamzah Abushaban, Kordia's cousin. "Some part of me as a family member, I feel hopeful, I feel powerless, but the most we can do is speak for her." The video player is currently playing an a Her attorney, Travis Fife with the Texas...

  Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has pushed the plight of the Palestinian people to the forefront of global attention. For more than two years, the world has witnessed the mass killing, disease and starvation imposed upon the enclave by Israel. Faced with a sense of helplessness, calls have grown for boycotts of Israeli goods, for companies profiting from Israel or its settlements in the occupied West Bank to divest, and for politicians to expand sanctions that some have already imposed on Israeli ministers. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Belfast rallies for Palestine hunger strikers as memories of 1981 return list 2 of 4 Palestine advocates praise NYC’s Mamdani for revoking pro-Israel decrees list 3 of 4 Australian writers’ festival cancelled after Palestinian author axed list 4 of 4 What’s UpScrolled, the app gaining popularity after TikTok’s US takeover? end of list However, with other world events, such as the war in Ukraine and the United States’s face-off wit...

  In the first 18 days of Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military killed more than 7,000 Palestinians, including nearly 3,000 children, despite growing calls from around the world for a ceasefire. But in the United States, Israel’s top ally, then-President Joe Biden  cast doubt over  the suffering and death count of Palestinians, as provided by the Ministry of Health in Gaza, to push back against calls for ending the brutal Israeli assault. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Israel cleared to buy $6.6bn in US attack helicopters, assault vehicles list 2 of 3 Children among 31 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces across Gaza list 3 of 3 Campaign to boycott Israel looks to future after Gaza ‘ceasefire’ end of list “What they say to me is I have no notion that the Palestinians are telling the truth about how many people are killed. I’m sure innocents have been killed, and it’s the price of waging a war,” Biden said in October 2023. “But I ...

  How will Pakistan deal with the unrest in Balochistan? | Show Types | Al Jazeera How will Pakistan deal with the unrest in Balochistan? The most recent coordinated attacks by separatists in the southwestern province have killed dozens of people. It’s called Pakistan’s forgotten war. And it’s been running for decades in Balochistan, the country’s largest province by land area. More than 100 people have been killed in another wave of violence this week.

  Israel has reopened  the Rafah border  between Gaza and Egypt on a trial basis after nearly two years. Gaza’s Health Ministry says 20,000 patients are at risk of death and need medical evacuation, while Israel has not provided details on how many will be allowed to exit for treatment and when. In one of the bloodiest days since an October “ceasefire” took hold, at least 31 Palestinians –  including six children  – have been killed in multiple Israeli air raids on northern and southern Gaza. Israeli forces have now killed at least 509 Palestinians and wounded 1,405 others since  the start of the “ceasefire” . Israel’s  genocidal war  on Gaza has killed at least  71,769  people and wounded 171,483 since it began in October 2023. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led, October 7, 2023 attacks, with about 250 taken captive. Read less 74 Updates Auto-updates 1m ago  (22:00 GMT) WATCH: Son of cancer patient...