Anti-Muslim sentiments rising in France, Germany

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• A new poll reveals that Islamophobic sentiment has risen sharply in Germany and France. The poll also shows that an increasing number of people in these countries, which have the two largest Muslim populations in Europe, have negative ideas about Islam. Most of them say Islam has become too influential and visible.
• The leader of Britain’s Labour Party pledges to continue talks with Lebanese and Palestinian resistance movements. Jeremy Corbyn said peace and justice in the Middle East can only be achieved through dialog and negotiations. Corbyn’s remarks come in the wake of recent accusations of anti-Semitism in the party.
• A new study in Britain gives a more complete picture of changes in DNA in breast cancer providing potential opportunities for new treatments. The study has found genes that could cause tumors as a result of mutation. Scientists hope that they will be able to profile individual cancer genomes to successfully identify the treatments.
• Activism group Green Peace slams a sweeping free trade deal being negotiated between the EU and the US. It said the agreement lowers food safety and environmental standards. Green Peace argues that the deal would also hand too much power to big businesses at the expense of consumers and national governments.
• Venezuela's opposition says it has given electoral authorities petitions signed by over one-point-eight million voters seeking President Nicolas Maduro’s ouster. If the National Electoral Council verifies the signatures, a second petition drive will be triggered. Some 4 million people will need to sign the second petition before a referendum could be scheduled.
• The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the US is acting dishonestly in the war against terror. The leader made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting South Korean president in Tehran. He also said relations between Tehran and Seoul should not be influenced by Washington’s policies.
• Fighting breaks out between Turkish MPs over a government proposal to strip lawmakers of their immunity from prosecution. The clashes erupted between members from the ruling AK Party and the pro-Kurdish HDP. This as the government is seeking to have pro-Kurdish MPs prosecuted over their alleged links with Kurdish militants.
• Israel has posted demolition notes on the walls of residential and commercial structures in Isawiyah neighborhood in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds. The Israeli military regularly destroys Palestinian homes under the pretext that they have been built without permission from Israeli authorities. Human rights groups have repeatedly condemned the demolitions.

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