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Global Landmine Casualties Surge in 2024 to Highest Level in Four Years ………… Global casualties from landmines and unexploded ordnance sharply increased in 2024, exceeding 6,000 victims and marking the highest toll recorded since 2020, according to the 2025 Landmine…

UNESCO Calls for Stronger Action to Protect Indigenous Languages in Chile ……….. UNESCO has warned that global linguistic diversity is increasingly at risk, with one language disappearing approximately every two weeks—erasing unique cultural heritage each time. International Mother Language Day,…

Doctors Without Borders Urges Expanded Medical Evacuations from Gaza ………….. A Doctors Without Borders (MSF) official has called on countries to increase medical evacuations from Gaza, warning that hundreds have already died waiting for urgent treatment, Arab News reported. Hani…

Banana Peels — from Kitchen Waste to Powerful Plant Fertilizer, Researchers Say —————————————————- A recent report highlights new findings that banana peels — typically thrown away as kitchen waste — can significantly boost plant growth when used properly in soil,…

German Court Upholds Headscarf Ban for Judicial Applicants …………. A court in the German state of Hesse has ruled that a Muslim lawyer who refuses to remove her headscarf during court proceedings cannot serve as a judge or prosecutor, Daily…

Mauritanian Coast Guard Rescues 141 Migrants from Drifting Vessel ……… The Mauritanian coast guard has rescued 141 migrants from a boat found adrift off the country’s western coast, Arab News reported. Mauritania has increasingly become a key departure point for…

Study Warns Thousands of European Landfills at Risk of Leaking Toxic Waste Amid Rising Flood Threats ……………. Thousands of landfill sites across the UK and Europe are located in flood-prone areas, raising concerns that rising waters could release toxic waste…

Somali Migrants in Yemen Face Dire Conditions, Seek Repatriation ——————————— Thousands of Somali migrants in Yemen live in extreme poverty in Aden’s “Little Mogadishu,” struggling for basic necessities amid ongoing conflict, AFP reports. Many arrived in Yemen hoping to reach…

Rising Concern over Anti-Muslim Discourse in Spain ————————————— Discriminatory rhetoric by some prominent Spanish politicians has shifted the country’s political climate toward an increasingly anti-Islam narrative, raising serious concerns among Muslim communities, as per reports viewed by the Shia Waves…

Far-Right Surge in Europe: Professionalization, Anti-Immigrant, and Islamophobic Politics in National Governments and the European Parliament ————————————- European far-right movements are increasingly professionalizing their image, adopting cautious policies, and using sophisticated strategies to influence both national politics and the European…