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HRW Calls on Senegal to Uphold Displaced Community’s Right to Adequate Housing ——————————————- According to JURIST News, a legal news and research service, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the government of Senegal to provide adequate housing to a…

Authors Condemn Book Ban in Kashmir ——————————- Authors and journalists are condemning the Jammu & Kashmir Home Department’s decision to ban 25 books, with police subsequently raiding bookshops and publishing houses to seize literature labeled as “glorifying terrorism,” Maktoob Media…

Record 383 Aid Workers Killed in 2024, UN Warns of Rising Attacks ………………… A record 383 humanitarian workers were killed in conflict zones worldwide in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war, the UN humanitarian office…

Pakistan Flood Death Toll Climbs to 277 Amid Ongoing Rescue Efforts ……………. Pakistan’s death toll from devastating flash floods rose to 277 on Monday, as anguished families searched for missing relatives in remote northern areas, the Associated Press reported. The…

Pakistan Launches First National AI Techathon to Boost Innovation ………………. Pakistan on Monday launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) “techathon” in Islamabad to encourage youth-led innovation and strengthen the country’s digital economy, Arab News reported. The event, titled Uraan AI…

UN Says ISIL-Linked Rebels Killed 52 Civilians in Eastern DR Congo ………………. At least 52 civilians have been killed this month in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by ISIL (ISIS)-backed rebels, the United Nations mission MONUSCO said Monday,…

CAIR-Michigan Urges Hate Crime Charges Over Threats to Dearborn Arbaeen Event ………………. The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) has called on prosecutors to file hate crime charges against a 27-year-old Garden City man accused of making…

Survey Finds 87% of Game Developers Using AI to Cut Costs ………………. A new Google Cloud survey shows that 87 percent of video game developers are using artificial intelligence (AI) agents to automate tasks and reduce production costs, Reuters reported.…

South Sudanese Prisoners Released from Sudan Face Uncertain Future ……………. A South Sudanese man who fled conflict in the 1980s has returned to his homeland after spending six months in a Sudanese prison, ABC News reported. His release came in…

South Sudan Among World’s Most Dangerous Countries for Humanitarian Workers ………………. South Sudan has been ranked the second most dangerous country in the world for humanitarian workers so far this year, ReliefWeb reported. Since January 2025, 26 aid personnel, including…