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Israel strike on Gaza school kills more than 100: Report

Palestinian woman crying in front of her destroyed house

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian news agency said.

#Gazabombing #GazaGenocide #Israel #war

Protests Erupt in UP Over Attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

Garment worker Protest in a road to demanding an increase in the minimum wages at Dhaka, Bangladesh on October 31, 2023.Workers of a garment factory in Dhaka rod-wielding outsiders entered their workplace and assaulted them while they were waging a silent protest for a raise in minimum wages. At least 60 workers were injured in the attack. The RMG workers then took to the streets and ransacked the factory in protest of the attack. (Photo by Kazi Salahuddin Razu/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Hindu organizations and residents in Uttar Pradesh staged protests against attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh. Cities like Varanasi and Ayodhya saw marches demanding security for Hindu minorities. The issue has elicited strong responses both in India and internationally, with calls for protective measures in Bangladesh.

#HindusUnderAttack #BangladeshCrisis #BangladeshProtests

Anti-racism protesters took to the streets of the UK following far-right riots that swept nation

In London, thousands assembled outside Reform UK’s London office to accuse British politician Nigel Farage of “inciting fascist rioters,” before marching outside the Prime Minister’s Downing Street residence in support of refugees.

#UKRiots #London #RightWingThugsUnite #United_Kingdom

Record-breaking Coral Sea temperatures threaten the Great Barrier Reef

Global warming threatens up to 90 percent of global coral reefs, said Helen McGregor, a paleoclimatologist at Australia’s University of Wollongong. “The more [emissions] we cut now, the better off not just the Great Barrier Reef will be, but society is going to be. It’s the coral in the coal mine.”

#CoralReef #GreatBarrierReef #Australia #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

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