#UK: Labour Party Leader Pulls Out Of Ramadan Event Sponsored By Group Boycotting Israel

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Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the UK Labour Party, has pulled out of a Ramadan event after the controversial anti-Israel views of the CEO of the sponsoring organization emerged in the media.

The Jewish Chronicle reported that Starmer was set to attend a virtual Iftar event marking the meal breaking the Ramadan fast, held by a group called the Ramadan Tent Project.

The Labour Party in the UK has struggled in the past with members who have expressed anti Israeli views, some of which have seemed to border on anti-semitism.

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#UK: National Health Exec. Wants To Ban Red Coca-Cola Truck Visits Over Kids' Sugar Intake Fears

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The National Health Service's public health boss is urging local councils and shopping centers to ban visits from Coca-Cola’s promotional Christmas trucks because of sugar’s key role in rotting children’s teeth and making them fat. Duncan Selbie, the chief executive of Public Health England, has criticized the soft drink giant’s annual PR stunt, in which 14-ton trucks decorated with fairy lights and fake snow visit towns, cities and landmarks around the UK to advertise its products.

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#PAKISTAN: Parliament Recognizes Hindu Religious Holidays And Easter As Official Observances For 1st Time

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For the first time in the history of Pakistan, the country will get public holidays on Holi, Diwali and Easter after its parliament adopted a resolution to this effect. The government said it would approve the resolution. Holi is the popular end-of-Winter festival of colors and sharing love, while Diwali is the festival of lights celebrated in November. Both are now celebrated around the world in many cultures.

Pictured: A 2013 Holi celebration in Utah.