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Photo credit: Al jazeera Schools and stations were closed and ports blocked  as tens of thousands of people took to the streets in dozens of cities across Italy. The Guardian reports that they were protesting against Israel’s offensive in Gaza. The Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has previously said recognizing the state of Palestine before it…

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Photo credit: the Guardian A disabled Nigerian man who has lived in the UK for 38 years has won an appeal to stay in the country. The Guardian reports that Anthony Olubunmi Geoge went to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986. He has not left the country since and has no criminal…

Photo credit: BBC Canada, UK and Australia have joined 148 other states in recognizing the State of Palestine. The United Nations Organization has 193 member nations. The BBC reports that in a statement, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, says the move keeps “alive the possibility of peace” and that the UK will “keep fighting to…

Photo credit: City News Toronto A neighbouring condo corporation has filed a lawsuit against Sanctuary Toronto, a church which has been operarating in downtown Toronto providing outreach to the unhoused. City News reports that a resident of the condo, Akhil said, “I got chased a couple of times just going to the train station, someone…

Photo credit: Arab News Israeli strikes in Gaza City and at a refugee camp killed more than 40 people, including 19 women and children. PBS News reports that health officials at Shifa Hospital, where most of the bodies were brought, said the dead included 14 people killed in a strike late which hit a residential…

Photo credit: CTV News The RCMP have arrested 16 people trying to cross the border into Canada on Friday. The Canadian Press reports that two others, who were part of the group, are still being sought for by police. The RCMP intercepted a truck near Stanstead, Que, in August that was attempting to bring 44…