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![English teacher Gulshan Aliyeva, who has 23 years of experience, has been denied entry to her high school in Baku this week [Courtesy of Gulshan Aliyeva / Al Jazeera]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2Fvm67vbl3%2Fproduction%2Fe4cde03bdeb3686c9c7289df07960021d0c49446-770x513.png%3Frect%3D0%2C17%2C770%2C481%26w%3D600%26h%3D375%26q%3D85%26auto%3Dformat&w=3840&q=75)
Teachers fear losing their livelihoods and students risk being excluded as Baku's close ally appears critical of Azerbaijan's new school dress rules that effectively restrict the hijab in public education.
At least 1,430 people have been confirmed dead, and more than 51,000 remain missing after two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela's coast on June 24, with rescuers warning the critical 72-hour survival window has nearly closed. More than 1,600 international rescue workers have arrived, but many families say help has come too late and too little.
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has said that India has reached the eighth stage of genocide, citing reports on the large-scale targeting of Muslims, Christians, and Dalits. Indian officials have rejected the accusation. The remarks were made at a public event focused on community resistance to hate and extremism.
More than 1.5 million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat for the most important ritual of the Hajj pilgrimage as temperatures approached 44°C under intense desert heat in Saudi Arabia.
Rising food and fuel prices linked to the Middle East crisis are worsening hunger across Myanmar, prompting the European Union to provide EUR 8 million in emergency assistance through the World Food Programme.
A World Bank delegation met Bangladesh’s Agriculture Minister to discuss strengthening cooperation, investment, and sustainable development in the agricultural sector.
Indonesia has prepared twenty thousand personnel for a potential UN-backed peacekeeping mission in Gaza, focusing on medical support and reconstruction. Deployment awaits formal authorisation from the United Nations.
