Police arrest pro-Palestine protesters at UT-Austin

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A student walkout at the University of Texas at Austin in support of Palestine turned chaotic Wednesday when police officers tried to disperse protesters using horses and riot gear, resulting in the arrest …

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World Cup qualifiers: Japan scrape past North Korea, South Korea held by Thailand, Middle East big guns stay unbeaten

Japan and Australia strode towards the next stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup but South Korea dropped points despite leading through talisman Son Heung-min. Later, Iran thrashed Turkmenistan, Asian champions Qatar beat Kuwait and Saudi Arabia won against Tajikistan as the Middle East’s heavyweights remained unbeaten. And Palestine, their supporters in Gaza …

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FBI puts Muslims in US under scrutiny after Israeli attacks on Gaza

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been subjecting Muslims in the United States to intense scrutiny following Israel’s attacks on Gaza, according to a lawyer who works for the largest Muslim civil liberties organization in the U.S. said Tuesday. Muslims in the U.S. have been followed by the FBI for many years, but complaints …

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Israel kills at least 5 Palestinians in occupied West Bank raids

At least five Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in separate raids on the occupied West Bank early Wednesday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. Yousef Nimer, a witness, said Israeli forces began firing at people he was sitting with outside a hospital in the city of Jenin as they were finishing Suhur, …

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