Deadly Beirut blast ‘gift’ from God, ex-Israel MK says

Former Israeli Member of the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) Moshe Feiglin hailed Tuesday’s massive explosion in Lebanon’s capital city, Beirut as a “gift” from God. “Today is Tu B’Av, a day of joy, and a true and huge thank you to G-d and all the geniuses and heroes really (!) who organized for us this wonderful …

Son of Egypt’s former President Morsi ‘killed with lethal substance’: Lawyers

A British team acting as legal counsel to the family of Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi said it had received credible information that his youngest son had been killed a year ago by “a lethal substance”. On 4 September 2019, Abdullah Morsi was found dead at the age of 25 in a hospital in Giza, south of the Egyptian capital, …

52 former franchisees sue McDonald’s for racial discrimination

More than 50 former McDonald’s franchisees are suing the fast-food giant for racial discrimination, alleging it denied them the same opportunities as White operators and pushed them out of the system. The 52 Black plaintiffs claim that McDonald’s violated federal anti-discrimination law and breached their contracts. They operated over 200 restaurants and exited the franchise between 2010 …

Lil Nas X releases unofficial ‘Satan’ Nikes containing human blood

Rapper and singer Lil Nas X is launching a controversial pair of “Satan Shoes” featuring a bronze pentagram, an inverted cross and a drop of real human blood. The black and red sneakers, part of a collaboration between Lil Nas X and New York-based art collective MSCHF, were made using Nike Air Max 97s, though …

UN Chief: Humanitarian Catastrophe Looming in Afghanistan

The U.N. secretary-general is warning that a “humanitarian catastrophe looms” in Afghanistan, where nearly half the population needs assistance to survive. “On the day Afghanistan enters a new phase I want to express my grave concern at the deepening humanitarian and economic crisis in the country and the threat of basic services collapsing completely,” Antonio …

German elections: Hijab-wearing woman turned away from voting booth

Polling station assistants in the western German town of Bergheim initially refused to allow a 21-year-old woman wearing a hijab and a protective mask to cast her ballot during Germany’s elections on Sunday. The poll workers reportedly cited a ban on face coverings for not allowing her to vote, according to the local WDR public …

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