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UN reduces humanitarian aid targets in Yemen, Somalia
May 18, 2025
UN reduces humanitarian aid targets in Yemen, Somalia
The United Nations announced on Friday it is scaling back humanitarian aid goals in Yemen and Somalia due to a significant drop in funding from member states, Arab News reported. The UN warned that these cuts put millions of lives…
Syria sets deadline for merger of all military units under Defense Ministry
May 18, 2025
Syria sets deadline for merger of all military units under Defense Ministry
Syria announced the consolidation of all military units under the Ministry of Defense to create a unified military structure within a single institutional framework, Anadolu Agency reported. Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra stated on Saturday that any remaining small…
IS-Affiliated Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility for Peshawar Suicide Bombing Attack
May 18, 2025
IS-Affiliated Terrorist Group Claims Responsibility for Peshawar Suicide Bombing Attack
The Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) claimed responsibility for the May 11 suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan, which killed two police officers and injured three, News World reported.According to ISKP’s weekly publication Al-Naba, the attacker, Abu Ibrahim al-Khorasani, detonated an…
11 million people face acute food insecurity in Pakistan: FAO
May 18, 2025
11 million people face acute food insecurity in Pakistan: FAO
According to the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 11 million people (22% of the analysed population) in 68 flood-affected rural districts of Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced acute food insecurity…
Taliban close 200 UNICEF-supported community classes in Panjshir
May 18, 2025
Taliban close 200 UNICEF-supported community classes in Panjshir
The Taliban have closed 200 UNICEF-supported community-based classes in Afghanistan’s Panjshir province, Amu TV reported. These closures affect around 5,000 students, both boys and girls, and more than 200 teachers, each earning about 9,200 afghanis (approximately $120) monthly. This income…
14th-Century Quran Manuscript Restored, Digitized in Montenegro
May 18, 2025
14th-Century Quran Manuscript Restored, Digitized in Montenegro
A rare 14th-century handwritten Quran manuscript, preserved for centuries at the Hussein Pasha Mosque in Pljevlja, Montenegro, has been professionally restored and digitized, Iqna reported. The project was undertaken by Türkiye’s Manuscript Institution (TUYEK) at the Suleymaniye Centre in Istanbul…
France, Spain, Greece Push for EU-Wide Social Media Age Restrictions
May 18, 2025
France, Spain, Greece Push for EU-Wide Social Media Age Restrictions
France, Spain, and Greece are jointly advocating for mandatory age verification on social media platforms like Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), Bloomberg reported. Digital governance ministers from the three EU countries are coordinating proposals ahead of a June 6 meeting…
US Doctors Use Gene Editing to Treat Infant with Rare Genetic Disorder in World First
May 17, 2025
US Doctors Use Gene Editing to Treat Infant with Rare Genetic Disorder in World First
Doctors in the United States have successfully treated an infant with a rare genetic disorder using a customized gene-editing therapy, The Guardian reported. The baby, identified as KJ, was born with CPS1 deficiency, a condition that affects approximately 1 in…
Canadian Mining Firm Fined for Damaging Aboriginal Sacred Site in Australia
May 17, 2025
Canadian Mining Firm Fined for Damaging Aboriginal Sacred Site in Australia
An Australian court has fined Canadian mining company Vista Gold Australia Pty Ltd A$160,000 (US$102,868) for illegally drilling in a protected Aboriginal sacred site in the Northern Territory, Anadolu Agency reported. The company admitted guilt last month after its own…
Conflict and Climate Drive Record Global Hunger in 2024, UN Warns
May 17, 2025
Conflict and Climate Drive Record Global Hunger in 2024, UN Warns
Acute food insecurity escalated for the sixth consecutive year in 2024, with over 295 million people across 53 countries and territories affected—a 5% increase from 2023, Arab News reported. The UN’s 2025 Global Report on Food Crises highlights conflict, climate…