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The honourable residence of the esteemed Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Husseini Shirazi in the holy city of Qom witnessed a mourning ceremony for the martyrdom of Sayyida Ruqayyah (peace be upon her). The ceremony took place on Wednesday, Safar 4,…

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi: Imam Hussein Consciously Chose Martyrdom on Ashura ————————————– During his daily scholarly session on Wednesday, Safar 4, 1447 AH, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Husseini Shirazi addressed questions regarding the events of Ashura, stating that Imam Hussein (peace…

Muslim Kargil War Veteran and Family Harassed in Pune, Wrongly Accused of Being ‘Bangladeshis’ ————————————- Hakimuddin Sheikh, a retired Kargil war veteran living in Pune, and his family faced harassment when over 30 men accompanied by police arrived at their…

Young Shia Hazara Man Killed in Land Dispute as Sectarian Tensions Mount in Maidan Wardak …………. A young Shia Hazara man was shot dead by armed nomads in Maidan Wardak amid ongoing land disputes, reflecting deepening sectarian violence under Taliban…

Cholera Threatens 80,000 Children in West and Central Africa Amid Rainy Season ……………….. As the rainy season intensifies across West and Central Africa, an estimated 80,000 children face a heightened risk of cholera, UNICEF has warned. Active outbreaks in the…

UNICEF Urges France to Recognize Exploited Minors as Victims, Not Criminals …………….. UNICEF France has criticized the country’s response to child exploitation, warning that thousands of minors involved in criminal activities are being treated as offenders rather than victims. The…

Volcano Erupts in Russia’s Far East Following Powerful Earthquake ………………. Russia’s Klyuchevskoy volcano, the tallest active volcano in Europe and Asia, erupted on July 30, 2025, shortly after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula,…

Civicus Places U.S. on Watchlist Over Concerns About Civic Freedoms ………………… The United States has been added to a global watchlist of countries facing urgent concerns over civic freedoms, according to a new report by Civicus. The U.S. now joins…

NASA and ISRO Launch Joint Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Surface Changes …………….. In a landmark collaboration, NASA and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have launched the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite to detect subtle movements on Earth’s surface,…

New Blood Group Discovered in South Indian Woman ……………… A previously unidentified blood group antigen has been discovered in a woman from Karnataka, India, The New Indian Express reported. The 38-year-old from Kolar district was admitted for cardiac surgery, and…