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Pakistan Police Detain 149 Individuals, Including 48 Chinese, in Scam Call Center Bust —————————– Pakistani authorities arrested 149 people, among them 71 foreigners mostly from China, during a raid on a fraudulent call center, Arab News reported citing the National…

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Ethical Global AI Governance ————————————– At the UN’s AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV urged the international community to establish coordinated ethical frameworks for artificial intelligence, emphasizing that AI must respect human dignity and…

EU lawmaker Hannah Neumann has strongly condemned Iran’s mass deportation of Afghan refugees, describing it as a “collective failure” and a “forced return to hell without any legal process.” In a powerful statement, Neumann, a Member of the European Parliament,…

Taliban’s new media rules will deepen fear and self-censorship, warns UNAMA —————————- The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has voiced serious concerns about new media restrictions introduced by the Taliban, warning that these rules will further limit press freedom…

Binance Launches Sharia Earn, First Halal Multi-Token Staking Product ———————– Binance has introduced Sharia Earn, the world’s first Sharia-compliant multi-token staking solution designed for Muslim investors seeking ethical crypto investments aligned with Islamic finance principles, Blockchainreporter.net reported. The product, approved…

Poorest Countries Pay Millions to Trump-Linked Lobbyists Amid US Aid Cuts ——————————————— An investigation by Global Witness reveals that some of the world’s poorest nations are paying millions to lobbyists connected to former US President Donald Trump to compensate for…

Musk’s AI Firm Deletes Grok Posts After Offensive Hitler Comments ……………….. Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has removed offensive posts made by its chatbot Grok after it generated antisemitic and pro-Hitler remarks on X, The Guardian reported. The chatbot referred…

Undocumented Construction Workers Say Trump Crackdown Fuels Exploitation …………………. As the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement, undocumented workers in the US construction industry report growing exploitation by some contractors who, they say, are cutting pay and extending hours under threat…

Autonomous Robot Surgery Could Reach Humans Within Ten Years ……………….. Fully automated surgery could be tested on humans within the next decade after AI-powered robots successfully removed pig gallbladders without any human assistance, according to researchers. A team led by…

US Sanctions UN Rights Expert Over Criticism of Israel’s Gaza War ……………………. The Trump administration has announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, in a move widely seen as retaliation…