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The restrictions, which also apply to Muslim-majority Kashmir, reflect a shift in India's foreign policy away from its long-held support for Palestinian liberation.
Leaked documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Facebook in India was selective in combating hate speech and anti-Muslim content.
An oil spill in California, conflict in Kashmir and flooding in Bangkok make up some of this week's most memorable images.
After Trump ordered the death of the senior Iranian general, thousands demonstrated in Tehran and across the region.
More than 50 days into a lockdown of the troubled Muslim-majority territory, Kashmiris have adopted a policy of quiet non-cooperation to protest.
Actors Riz Ahmed and Jameela Jamil have also pulled out of the event in which an award is to be given to Narendra Modi despite India's crackdown in Kashmir.
Those arrested include anti-India protesters as well as pro-India Kashmiri leaders who have been held in jails and other makeshift facilities.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his India Independence Day speech Thursday to defend his decision to strip Kashmir of the disputed region's special status.
Some in the mostly-Muslim territory were allowed to walk to mosques for Eid over a week after India stripped the disputed Himalayan region of its autonomy.
The predominantly Muslim area has been under lockdown and near-total communications blackout since Monday.