Hundreds of people marched in support of Palestine in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Palestinian supporters gathered in front of Barclays Bank, which supports Israel, and demanded an end to the war and the release of the Palestinian people. The crowd also condemned institutions and countries that support Israel and chanted “shame on you” slogans.
Estimated 20,000 people gathered at Bank Junction in London, the capital of England, to protest in support of Palestine. Demanding freedom for Palestinians, the demonstrators marched to Parliament Square with Palestinian flags in their hands and called for a ceasefire. Police detained a demonstrator for unfurling a banner comparing Israel to Nazi Germany during the […]
Relatives of Israeli prisoners gathered in front of Kirya Military Base in the capital, Tel Aviv, to participate in the protest organized by the Abducted and Missing Families Forum. Holding photos of their relatives and banners saying, “We will not stop until everyone returns,” the protesters appealed to authorities for the release of their loved […]
Tension between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea rose again today. Chinese coast guard ships used water cannons to keep three Philippino ships carrying fuel and food supplies to fishing boats near Scarborough Shoal from waters in the South China Sea, for which both parties stake out claims. Philippine authorities condemned China’s […]
A rally, during which numerous children marched in support of their Palestinian peers, was staged in Türkiye’s Trabzon province. In the march, which took place between Kahramanmaraş Street and the 15 July Martyrs and Hürriyet Park, children unfurled banners reading a banner reading ‘Let children not die, let children grow up.’
Groups of numerous environmentalists held rallies in Metro Manila, Philippines. Marching during the rally in Quezon City, the demonstrators demanded authorities take steps toward leaving fossil fuel usage and begin utilizing renewable and sustainable energy.
A fire broke out in a hospital in the town of Tivoli, east of Rome, the capital of Italy. Three people, reportedly over the age of 75, died in the fire. Two hundred people, including a pregnant woman and many children, were evacuated to hospitals in different parts of Rome. The Italian fire brigade initiated […]
A severe tornado occurred in the Samandağ district of Türkiye’s Hatay province, where two devastating earthquakes struck on February 6. The tornado destroyed greenhouses of some citizens who produce vegetables, uprooted trees and damaged the roof of a school. “I had a greenhouse on a land of three acres and the tornado destroyed it all. […]
Hundreds of Japanese protesters gathered in the Shinjuku district in Japan’s Tokyo to protest Israel with slogans such as “Stop the genocide in Gaza”, “Stop the massacre in Gaza.” Marching around Shinjuku Train Station, the protesters called on the Japanese government and world countries to take steps to prevent the massacres against civilians in Gaza.
A deadly fire broke out in a 14-storey night dormitory with 60 people in the Soran district of Erbil city of the Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government at night. Soran District Governor Helgurd Sheikh Necip reported that 14 people died and 7 people were injured in the fire. According to Necip, a university professor was also […]