After the killing of the journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by “Israeli” fire in Jenin, a press statement was released by the President of the UN Security Council on May 13, 2022 as follows: “The members of the Security Council strongly condemned the killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and the injury of another journalist in the Palestinian city of Jenin on 11 May 2022.

Ramadan saw an intensification of the persecution and violence against Muslims in India by Hindu extremist groups. During the blessed month, thousands of Hindu nationalists and supremacists stormed through Muslim neighbourhoods in various states in India, including Madhya Pradesh, Gujurat, Jharkhand and West Bengal, and conducted threatening rallies and spread messages of hate, under the guise of celebrating the Hindu festival Ram Navami.

“LAHORE: PTI Chairman Imran Khan Thursday asked Pakistanis to gear up to start a campaign for "actual independence" and wait for his call to Islamabad, as the ousted premier stressed he would not accept the "imported government" at any cost.” (Source: geo.tv)

Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday 01/05/22 declared a 12 percent increase in the minimum wage, effective May 1, 2022, to help workers who have seen household budgets squeezed by inflation, particularly for basic foodstuffs and fuel.