Coca-Cola ad in Bangladesh sparks backlash for ‘denying ties with Israel’
The 60-second commercial was briefly withdrawn before the US-based firm put it back up as it battles calls for boycott amid the war in Gaza.
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Israeli attacks against journalists, media freedom decried at UNSC
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu says attacks are meant to prevent the world from knowing what is happening in Gaza.
Maldives leader says Israel must be held to account for ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Mohamed Muizzu also tells the UNGA that Israel is targeting journalists to cover up its ‘crimes’ in Gaza and Lebanon.
US says it wants a Palestinian state – its actions say otherwise
Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state in May 2024, bringing the total number of countries that do so to 144. The United States is not one of them.
Like Sri Lanka once did, Israel has turned ‘safe zones’ into killing fields
But there is one important difference between the two cases: The genocide in Gaza is not taking place in the dark.
Maldives bans Israeli passport holders over war on Gaza
The Indian Ocean archipelago’s ban comes in solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza facing unrelenting attacks and mass hunger.