Israel has approved construction of 12,159 illegal settlement units in occupied West Bank this year in defiance of international law. UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain have not threatened sanctions.

12 civilians were killed, incl 2 children, 40 injured, by Armenian missile attacks on Azerbaijan’s second-largest city, Ganja.

20 security personnel were killed in two separate terrorist attacks in north & southwestern Pakistan. Terrorist org Baloch Raji Ajoi Sangar claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced British capital will move from Tier 1 to Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions & warned that the virus was “spreading rapidly in every corner" of the city.

Mayor of Greater Manchester is leading a revolt in against local lockdown measures saying north of England would not be a “sacrificial lamb.”

Mali, which is 95% Muslim, began 3-day national mourning to pay tributes to the victims of terrorist attack that killed 11 soldiers & 12 civilians.

French police raided home of Muslim NGO BarakaCity’s founder & arrested him which was broadcast live on its social channels Idriss Sihamedi was beaten up & arrested in front of his 4 children.

Toronto mosque remained closed after receiving violent threats as police investigate the incident. Threats contained promise that guns had been procured to ‘do a Christchurch all over again'.

PM Johnson announced 3-tier lockdown system in England to “simplify and standardize” local coronavirus restrictions. UK has more coronavirus patients now than in spring.

Azerbaijan vowed “befitting retaliation” against Nagorno-Karabakh missile attacks targeting Azerbaijani settlements despite cease-fire. Missile attack on Ganja killed 9 people incl 4 women, 34 injured.

Coronavirus cases in Africa are now over 1.55m, 37,922 have died, Africa Centres for Disease Control & Prevention (Africa CDC) said.

One civilian killed by Israeli Forces in Tulkarm;18 Palestinian civilians wounded, 102 civilians arrested, incl 15 children; 62 olive trees cut and burned by Israeli settlers in Salfit

German police recorded 188 Islamophobic crimes in 2nd quarter of this year. 15 mosques were attacked between April and June,

Scottish Govt banned pubs & restaurants from serving alcoholic beverages indoors as part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus.

16 people died in accidents as Muslim pilgrims gathered for major religious gathering of Grand Magal of Touba of Mouride Brotherhood, one of 4 tariqas (Islamic Sufi orders) of Senegal

In a speech at virtual Conservative Party conference PM Boris Johnson said coronavirus could be a trigger for social & economic change. We’re resolving not to go back to 2019 but to do better.”

10% of world's population may have already been infected with COVID-19, World Health Organization's chief of emergencies, Dr. Mike Ryan said.

Armenian forces launcheda missile attack on the Khizi and Absheron regions of Azerbaijan.as fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh continues.

East Africa’s biggest mosque .Jamia Mosque in Nairobi, Kenya marked its 95th-anniversary amid the coronavirus outbreak earlier this month

The Attorney General of New York has confirmed that she “will look into” potential voter suppression targeting Muslim absentee ballots.

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