Organization of Islamic Cooperation: OIC pushes for legal action against Israel.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has urged member governments to take political and legal action against Israel for its conflict in Gaza. The OIC issued the appeal in a resolution agreed by the bloc's leaders during a meeting in the Gambian capital.
NY immigration crisis: A visitor was shot in Times Square, and police were assaulted The newest transient residents of Randall's Island are migrants, who make up about 3,000 of the tent-dwelling migrants in an island park close to New York. It is the biggest asylum seeker facility in New York, and it is now having trouble finding room for new arrivals.
The meteorological observatory in China issued a blue alert for extreme weather for the next two days due to the solid thunderstorms and hail that have buffeted large areas of the country since last Saturday.
Hanoi chokes as the capital of Vietnam is the most polluted city on the list.
Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, is the most polluted metropolis in the world. The results were released by the Swiss air quality monitoring company, IQ-Air.
Massive blaze poses a threat to several Australian communities.
Over 2,000 people have been forced to evacuate due to an out-of-control wildfire in Victoria, Australia. The authorities have issued emergency warnings as scorching weather moves over the state.
Prabowo becomes president of Indonesia; the official count confirms the victory of the defense minister
The electoral body in Indonesia has verified that Prabowo Subianto, the minister of defense, emerged victorious in last month's presidential contest. Despite receiving 59% of the vote, Prabowo's opponents want to challenge the outcome in court.
Natural gas prices fall sharply, hurting the oil sector's balance sheets.
A significant decline in natural gas prices from a year ago has resulted in lower first-quarter results for US and European oil majors. After reaching all-time highs in 2022 due to a combination of rising prices following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a jump in demand following the COVID-19 pandemic, oil and gas companies' results are now declining.
Columbia University cancels its main commencement event over Gaza demonstrations.
Protests against Israel's war on Gaza continue throughout the United States despite police crackdowns. The most recent action in New York City targeted the Met Gala.
Japanese banks are preparing with training for a move in policy rates.
Japan's central bank has kept interest rates zero for the past eight years to boost the country's stagnating economy. In other words, banks were incentivized to lend more by charging a fee to maintain surplus reserves. However, a policy change is coming because inflation has been above the Bank of Japan's 2% objective for more than a year. The Bank of Japan is anticipated to increase interest rates for the first time since 2007 as early as this week. Watch to find out more!
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