Support for Palestinian humanitarian and civil rights, already prevalent in Muslim countries, has been growing worldwide, especially as the humanitarian crisis and near-famine in the Gaza region continues.

LOS ANGELES — Final key moments of a lay-up block: Los Angeles Clippers guard Terance Mann, right, shoots as Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. The Clippers won that game with a close score: 102-100, after the Nuggets blew an early 17-point lead.

Mann hails from a family of basketball stars: his mother, Daynia, is the head women’s basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island and enjoyed a standout playing career at Georgetown University. His brother, Martin, is a freshman playing on the Pace University men’s basketball team.

VENEZUELA — ‘Why can’t I find a t-shirt to match my tats?’: Guilherme Arana of Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro celebrates scoring his side’s second goal against Venezuela’s Caracas FC during a Copa Libertadores Group G soccer match at the Universidad Central de Venezuela stadium in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 4, 2024.

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Arana was a part of Corinthians youth squads for many years, being considered one of the top prospects of the club. He marks his 27th birthday on April 14.

JERUSALEM — Still a divided city, a tenuous peace: An Israeli Border Police officer stands guard from the Damascus Gate to the Old City of Jerusalem as Muslim worshippers leave the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after the last Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, Friday, April 5, 2024. The Old City is divided into four quarters, each with its own gate. The Muslim and Christian Quarters are the most populated. There are also the Jewish Quarter and the Armenian Quarter which, although it is the smallest in population, keeps itself staunchly independent of the wider Christian population within the Old City. The Muslim Quarter, by contrast, the largest and most populous of the four sections of the Old City, extends from the Lions’ Gate in the east, along the northern wall of the Temple Mount in the south, to the Damascus Gate—Western Wall route in the west.

The Christians’ Via Dolorosa path that Jesus took when carrying the Cross actually starts in the Muslim quarter.

NEW DELHI — The last days of Ramadan in India: Indian Muslims pray together on the last Friday of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India, Friday, April 5, 2024. Islam’s holiest month is a period of intense prayer, self-discipline, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Islam is considered the fastest-growing religion in India and is outpacing the demographic growth of the Hindu community. This has led to some ethnic and religious strife among the two groups. India’s Muslim population is about 172 million, comprising the third largest in the world — after those of Indonesia and Pakistan.

However, Indian Muslims are not monolithic; there are differences in ethnicity, caste and region. 

WHITE HOUSE — ‘Today, I will show you the dance moves of Zorba the Greek’: President Joe Biden attends a reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 4, 2024. Biden paid tribute to Greek ideals and the ties that bond the United States with Greece in a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the White House Thursday.

“Today, we celebrate 203 years of Greek independence — 203 years. And we celebrate the ties of friendship and family between Greece and the United States that stretch back even longer than that,” said Biden, according to a transcript of his remarks that the White House provided.

GAZA STRIP — Are the Houthi running out of real weapons? A Houthi supporter holds a mock missile during a protest marking Jerusalem Day in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, April 5, 2024.

The United Nations says much of the population in northern Gaza is on the brink of starvation.

NEW YORK — Success in stealing second base, despite impressive acrobatics: Detroit Tigers Colt Keith (33) steals second base as New York Mets shortstop Joey Wendle, left, is unable to handle the throw during the second inning in the second baseball game of a doubleheader, Thursday, April 4, 2024, in New York. The Mets won that second game in 13 innings with a thrilling ninth-inning homer and a game-winning single.

The Mets and Tigers split wins in the doubleheader, with the Mets losing the first game 6-3 in 11 innings.

MAINE — Spring snowstorm in Maine brings pine down, blocking road: A portion of Route 9 between Falmouth and Cumberland is closed as crews work to remove a downed tree spanning the snow-covered roadway in Falmouth, Maine, Thursday, April 4, 2024, following a spring snowstorm.

Maine was expected to get more rain and snow over the April 5-7 weekend, but sunny weather and 50-degree temperatures are expected to return on Monday.