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Despite major powers framing their educational initiatives in Africa as efforts toward development, analytical reports suggest that academic scholarships have become a powerful tool for extending the geopolitical and cultural influence of these nations, leading to long-term dependency among African…

Concerns Rise Over China’s Alleged Use of ChatGPT for Uyghur Surveillance ——————————————— Concerns have been raised within the cybersecurity community that China may be utilizing Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT for surveillance and repression against its Uyghur population, Firstpost.com…

Calls Mount for Hate Crime Investigation After Incidents at Minneapolis Mosque ————————————— Muslim community leaders in Minneapolis are demanding a full investigation into whether a break-in and fire at the Alhikmah Islamic Center are connected and should be treated as…

Fasset Receives Malaysian License for Stablecoin-Based Islamic Digital Bank ——————————– The crypto platform Fasset has secured a license from the Malaysian government to launch a digital bank focused on Islamic finance principles, which plans to utilize a stablecoin as its…

New Study Suggests Memory Stored in Spacing Signals Across the Body, Not Just Brain Neurons ————————————— Scientists are challenging the conventional view of memory, proposing that it is encoded and distributed throughout the nervous system and potentially other body parts,…

Study Finds Women Carry Higher Genetic Risk for Depression ————————————- A major new study has found that women carry a higher genetic risk for major depression than men. The research, which claims to be the largest genetic study on sex…

UK Plastic Waste Exports to Developing Nations Surge 84% ———————————- The UK’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries surged by 84% in 2024, despite a commitment to halt the practice, The Guardian reported. The increase saw shipments rise to…

US Airstrike Kills Senior Al-Qaeda-linked Militant in Idlib ——————————- A senior Al-Qaeda-linked militant was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, Shia Waves Persian reported citing U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. The strike targeted Mohammad Abdulwahab al-Ahmad, a…

Burkina Faso Arrests European NGO Workers for ‘Spying’ —————————————– Burkina Faso’s military government announced the arrest of eight staff members of the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO), a Netherlands-based humanitarian group, accusing them of “spying and treason,” Al Jazeera reported.…

Massive Hindu Icons Mark Growing Presence in North America —————————————— The construction of colossal statues of Hindu deities has become a prominent symbol of the expanding visibility and establishment of the Hindu community across North America in recent years, an…