Colombia’s National Strike protests are threatening access to clean water for Bogota’s eight million inhabitants. The capital’s public utility company said that due to the road blockades caused by the strike, purifiers and other chemicals used in water treatment have not been able to arrive in the city. The company warned that if these supplies take time to arrive, there could be service problems in the coming days. “The Company will continue to make all necessary efforts to solve this situation and will inform citizens immediately when the delivery of supplies is normalized,” said the company General Manager, Cristina Arango.

A French civil society group urged the government on Friday to call for “an urgent UNSC meeting and demand an international arms embargo on Israel.” The Committee For Justice and Liberties (CJL) strongly condemned “the brutalizations by the Israeli regime against Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem, and its broader military assaults on Palestinians across the territory over the last few days – especially in the Gaza Strip.” It noted the “forced evictions of hundreds of Palestinians who are being replaced with Jewish settlers in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah” and said: “Demonstrations calling for the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians were

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski on Saturday equalized the German football legend Gerd Muller’s 40-goal single-season record that he has been holding for 49 years. “HE’S DONE IT! ROBERT #LEWANG40LSKI. @Lewy_Official [Lewandowski] has matched Gerd Muller’s legendary #Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a single season,” the German Bundesliga said on Twitter to hail Lewandowski. This season’s German champions Bayern Munich, drew with Freiburg 2-2 on Saturday as 32-year-old Lewandowski scored from a penalty kick in the first half. The Polish star can now break Muller’s record that the 75-year-old set in the 1971-72 season. Bayern Munich will take on

Pakistan’s human rights minister on Saturday took exception to UN chief Antonio Guterres calling the current violence in the Mideast a “conflict,” saying it is instead a “massacre.” “With respect honorable SG (secretary general) this is not a conflict but a massacre by an Occupation Power & UN needs to enforce its responsibility to protect the Palestinian people against Israel’s state terrorism,” Shireen Mazari said on Twitter. “Remember Ch(arter) VII of UN Charter!” she added, referring to section of the document allowing for the UN Security Council to determine the existence of any threat to the peace, or act of

Danish police on dispersed a group of protesters gathered here in the capital on Friday to show solidarity with Palestine. The protest, which began at the Svanemollen train station with a small group that was planned to end at the Israeli Embassy via walking in corteges following speeches, saw a clash between demonstrators and police in front of the diplomatic building. Police intervened after a loud explosion was heard with torpedoes thrown several times behind a police cordon that was formed around the embassy. Police dispersed tear gas on demonstrators gathered at a square with more than one tear gas

As part of its Ramadan campaign, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) distributed food, hygiene packages and hot meals to nearly a million people in need across 82 countries. According to data released by the state-run charity, 137,000 food packages and 19,000 hygiene packages were distributed during the Muslim holy month. Also, 70,000 people were given meals as part of their Saints Table campaign across five continents. TIKA head Serkan Kayalar told Anadolu Agency the campaign is inspired by Anatolian values. In the Balkan region, TIKA distributed Ramadan packages to at least 1,000 needy families in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The disease of Islamophobia is making Europe into an open-air prison for the millions of Muslims living there, warned Turkey’s president on Wednesday. “The virus of Islamophobia, which is as dangerous as the coronavirus, is spreading rapidly, especially in European countries,” said Recep Tayyip Erdogan, speaking in the Turkish capital Ankara. The situation in Europe became alarming, and has turned into a serious security risk for Muslims living there, he said at a competition on reading the Quran. Telling how nearly 35 million Muslims are living in Europe – including almost 6 million with roots in Turkey – he said