Race issues

FIFA upholds punishment for anti-Muslim chants at Spain match

A big screen displays an anti discrimination message inside the stadium during the International Friendly between Spain and Egypt in Cornella de Llobregat, Spain, on March 31.

Why India’s voter revision drive has stoked fear and anger

Members of the All India Students’ Association, social activists and members of the Cockroach Janta Party hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the central government over voter-list revisions.

Swansea’s South Korean winger Eom Ji-Sung racially abused in Championship game, says club

Eom (right) in action with South Korea at the Asian Games, where he helped his nation win the gold medal.

Democratic lawmaker and Trump critic Ilhan Omar’s home raided in immigration fraud probe

Representative Ilhan Omar has called President Donald Trump’s focus on her an “unhealthy and creepy obsession”.

Wells Fargo faces potential probe over black home ownership commitments: Report

The authorities reportedly said that Wells Fargo had adopted a strategy of “sorting” homeowners and offering different products or terms based on their race.

Gauff hits out at racist abuse after replayed point in Beijing sparks backlash

Coco Gauff during her China Open round-of-32 match against China’s Sun Xinran.

US appeals court weighs up Trump’s block on Harvard research funding

The Trump administration officials sent Harvard University a list of 10 demands in April 2025.

Converse CEO apologises after ad evoked Ku Klux Klan, lynching

Malaysia removes bumiputera equity requirement for some private education institutions

Malaysia’s education ministry said it is dropping the 30 per cent bumiputera equity threshold to align ownership rules with the sector’s needs.

Carney condemns shooting outside Canadian synagogue on Yom Kippur

A shotgun and shotgun shells lie on the ground at the scene of a shooting where a police officer was shot outside a Yom Kippur gathering on Sept 21 at Sons of Jacob Synagogue in Belleville, Ontario, Canada.

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