Glazer Condemns Gaza Justification, Muslims Celebrate Ramadan in Times Square

British filmmaker Jonathan Glazer criticized the use of the Holocaust and Jewish security to justify the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza. His message was read by David Grumbach during an awards show in Paris, France, on February 28.

Muslims living in New York came together in Times Square to break their fast and perform tarawih prayers. Tarawih is a voluntary prayer offered after Isha, the final evening prayer, and holds spiritual significance during Ramadan.

Israeli premier Netanyahu refused to advance to the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. He openly admitted to using starvation as a tactic to pressure Hamas during his speech at a cabinet meeting.

The documentary “No Other Land” exposing Israel’s illegal land theft in the occupied West Bank has just won an Oscar. However, despite critical acclaim, the film remains largely unseen as no distributor has picked it up in the US.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, friar Mirko Majdandzic and dervish Salem Sehovic come together each year to mark the beginning of Ramadan. This showcases interfaith harmony as a path to lasting peace.

Muslims gathered in New York’s Times Square on Sunday night to break their fast, pray, and celebrate the beginning of Ramadan. Worshippers told TRT World that the gathering aimed to challenge stereotypes about Islam in the US.

How to Survive a War Zone,' a film about children in Gaza, on the BBC Scotland building in Glasgow, UK, on March 2. This came after the broadcaster pulled the film from its streaming service in late February.

Scuffles broke out in Serbia’s parliament on March 4 as opposition MPs protested the ruling coalition’s agenda. Several were injured, including one legislator who suffered a stroke. The unrest followed months of anti-government protests, sparked by a train station collapse that killed 15 people.

Authorities are being called on to investigate whether Trump’s recent crypto move was a strategy to inflate the market for personal gain.

LeBron James has cemented his legacy once again, becoming the first NBA player to score 50,000 career points. It did not take long for the 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers superstar to reach the milestone in their game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Already the league’s all-time leading scorer, James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s regular-season record in 2023. Now, he extends his lead with nearly 6,000 more total career points than Abdul-Jabbar’s 44,149. Following James and Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone ranks third with 41,689 points, the late Kobe Bryant sits fourth with 39,283, and Michael Jordan rounds out the top five with 38,279.