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More than 90 Yazidi families have returned to their homeland in Shingal (Sinjar), northern Iraq, Rudaw reported citing the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement. Spokesperson Ali Jahangir announced that 92 families returned on Sunday from Chamishko camp in Duhok…

Berlin has recorded a sharp rise in attacks on asylum seekers and refugee shelters, reflecting broader concerns over escalating far-right violence and stricter migration policies in Germany, the Guardian reported. Official figures requested by Green Party lawmakers show 77 assaults…

Pakistan has deported 979,486 Afghan nationals since launching a nationwide campaign in 2023 to expel foreigners without legal documentation, according to state-run Radio Pakistan. The government began the first phase of deportations in November 2023 and initiated a second phase…

At the opening of the 24th United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, held at UN Headquarters in New York, Indigenous leaders, Member States, and UN officials gathered to address the persistent exclusion of Indigenous Peoples from decisions impacting their…

The Women’s Section of the Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies (NCSS) hosted the ninth session in its ongoing series focused on women’s empowerment. The event, held in the holy city of Najaf, centered on the theme: “Women’s Mental and…

More than 100 presidents of U.S. colleges and universities have issued a joint statement denouncing what they describe as the Trump administration’s “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” in higher education. The statement, coordinated by the American Association of Colleges…

Researchers at KAIST have developed a groundbreaking therapy that restores vision by regenerating damaged retinal nerves, acccording to SciTechDaily. Led by Professor Jin Woo Kim, the team successfully reversed vision loss in disease-model mice by blocking the PROX1 protein, which…

Recent research and expert analysis highlight increasing worries that widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI), especially generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, may be contributing to a decline in human intelligence and critical thinking skills, The Guardian reported in a…

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, has died at 88, the Vatican announced Monday. He died just over a month after his 12th anniversary as pope. He had the ninth longest papacy of the past 200 years.Cardinal Kevin Farrell…

Pakistan has launched a new center dedicated to addressing complaints from Afghan migrants and returnees, Khaama Press reported. The announcement was made by Mohammad Sadiq Khan, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan. The facility, called the “Federal Control Room,” was established…