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Muslims in Uzbekistan pray for rain amid severe drought ——————————– Uzbek Muslims held mass prayers for rain Friday as the Central Asian country is experiencing severe droughts associated with climate change, France 24 reported. The prayers were held in 2,000…

Africa’s Rainforests Now Emit More Carbon Than They Absorb, New Study Warns ——————————– Africa’s forests have shifted from being a net carbon sink to a net carbon source, according to The Guardian citing new research published Friday in Scientific Reports.…

Amazon Employees Warn AI Expansion Risks Jobs and Climate Commitments ————————– More than 1,000 Amazon employees have signed an anonymous open letter warning that the company’s rapid expansion of artificial intelligence threatens workers’ jobs, raises environmental risks and could undermine…

Pope Leo XIV Begins First Foreign Trip to Turkey and Lebanon, Calls for Peace, Christian Unity ———————————————————– Pope Leo XIV arrived in Ankara on November 27, 2025, launching his first apostolic journey outside Italy since his election in May. In…

Dire Conditions in Tawila Camps After Mass Flight From El Fasher …………… After witnessing the deaths of close relatives during heavy bombardment in El Fasher, a resident fled on foot toward Tawila, 60 kilometres away, a journey he described as…

UNHCR Urges Pakistan to Protect Vulnerable Afghans Facing Return ………… The UN refugee agency has called on Pakistan to allow Afghans with special protection needs to remain in the country, warning that enforced returns could expose them to serious risks,…

Investigation Underway After Deadly Hong Kong Tower Fire ………….. Hong Kong is grieving following a high-rise fire that killed 83 people, including a firefighter and two Indonesian domestic workers, The Guardian reported. Another 79 victims are being treated in hospitals…

China: Train kills 11 railway workers ……….. A train crashed into a group of railway workers on Thursday, killing 11 and injuring two, Reuters reported. The accident, described as the deadliest in more than a decade, occurred in the southwestern…

Rise in Anti-Muslim Content on X Platform Sparks Concern —————————- Recent changes to the X platform have coincided with a surge in content hostile to Islam, according to IQNA. The introduction of the “country display” feature next to usernames has…

Global cholera cases exceed 565,000 in 2025 as WHO notes sharp decline in October ———————————— Cholera outbreak has affected over half a million people this year, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest external situation report, which shows significant…