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Muslims in Japan Demand Right to Dignified Burials Amid Growing Cemetery Controversy ……….. Muslim communities in Japan — estimated between 200,000 and 350,000 people — are pressing for the establishment of dedicated cemeteries that allow burials in accordance with Islamic…

Study Finds Anger and Sense of Injustice Strongly Intensify Chronic Pain ………… A new international study has found that recurring anger and feelings of injustice may be more powerful drivers of chronic pain than psychological stress alone, underscoring the significant…

Border Fighting Between Thailand and Cambodia Intensifies as Ceasefire Crumbles ……….. Deadly clashes have intensified along the disputed Thailand-Cambodia border, with both governments trading blame for renewed violence, The Guardian reported. Authorities in Cambodia say seven civilians were killed and…

Australia Enforces Landmark Ban on Social Media for Under-16s as Global Interest Grows ………. Australia has introduced the world’s first nationwide ban preventing users under 16 from accessing major social media platforms, affecting millions of young people across the country,…

Study Warns Caribbean Coral Cover Has Halved Since 1980 Amid Severe Heat Stress ………. Caribbean coral reefs now contain only half as much hard coral as they did in 1980, according to a new study, The Guardian reported. Researchers found…

Afghanistan: Explosions Kill at Least Eight Taliban Members in Panjshir …….. Two explosions struck a Taliban base in Afghanistan’s central Panjshir province on Monday night, killing at least eight fighters, according to multiple local sources, Amu TV reported. The blasts…

Pakistan Continues Mass Deportations of Afghan Migrants ……… Pakistan deported 1,198 Afghan nationals on Monday, Dec. 8, according to the Taliban’s commission for refugees, Amu TV reported. The commission added that Iran also returned 381 Afghans the same day, through…

Iran Detains Hundreds of Afghan Migrants in Yazd Amid Increased Deportations …………. Iranian police detained 755 Afghan migrants in Yazd province over the past week for lacking legal residency documents, Amu TV reported. Yazd police chief Ahmad Negahban said the…

55 Iranian Migrants Deported from U.S. Under Stricter Immigration Rules ………….. Iranian authorities confirmed that 55 Iranian nationals were deported from the United States under tightened immigration policies introduced during the Trump administration, Khaama Press reported. The group was returned…

Six Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Attack Near Afghanistan Border …………. Six Pakistani soldiers were killed after gunmen targeted a security checkpoint in Kurram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the Afghan border, Khaama Press reported. No group has claimed responsibility, but the…