Gunmen Abduct 317 Schoolgirls in Northwest Nigeria as Security Collapses
The school kidnapping is Nigeria's third since December, and the second in little over a week
British Schoolgirl Shamima Begum Who Joined Islamic State Cannot Return to U.K., Top Court Says
The 21-year-old, who is being held in a detention camp in Syria, was stripped her of her British citizenship in 2019 on national security grounds
U.S. News
After Khashoggi Report, Biden Says Saudis Will Be Held Accountable for Human Rights Abuses
The U.S. president said he would be announcing 'significant changes' to the bilateral relationship between Washington and Riyadh
Europe
Radio Silence: Israeli-Moroccan Normalization Deal Causes Ruckus at French-Arab Station
Two hosts at Beur FM were suspended after planning to discuss the Israeli-Moroccan normalization agreement on air and then meeting with the Israeli chargé d’affaires in Paris. The station denies allegations of antisemitism
Middle East
Israel Estimates Ship Explosion in Gulf of Oman Was Iranian Attack
Vessel and crew of Israeli-owned ship, the MV HELIOS RAY, are safe, officials say, as reason behind the explosion remains unclear
Palestinian News
Palestinian COVID Vaccine Plan Faces Large Funding Gap, World Bank Says
Cost estimates suggest that 'about $55 million' would be needed to cover 60 percent of the population, of which there is an existing gap of $30 million
Americas
In a First, Canada Charges a Political Party’s Leader With Promoting Antisemitism
Travis Patron, founder of the Canadian Nationalist Party, has been arrested and charged following a 2019 video called 'Beware the Parasitic Tribe'
