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The Asia-Pacific region is facing an escalating humanitarian crisis as climate change accelerates displacement, according to a new UNHCR report, Forced to Flee in a Changing Climate: Asia Pacific. The study finds that more people are uprooted by climate-related disasters…

Southwark Sees Sharp Rise in Children Living in Temporary Accommodation ………………. Southwark has witnessed a significant increase in the number of children living in temporary accommodation (TA), with one classroom of homeless children for every primary school in the borough,…

Six Severed Heads Found on Road in Central Mexico ………………. Six severed heads were discovered on a road linking Puebla and Tlaxcala in central Mexico, an area not usually associated with cartel violence, the BBC reported. Authorities found the heads…

US Expands Forced Labour Import Restrictions on Chinese Goods ……………. The United States has intensified its crackdown on imports linked to forced labour in China by adding five new products to the “high-priority sectors” under the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention…

Wildfire Smoke Linked to Far Higher Death Toll Across Europe ………………. Choking smoke from wildfires is far deadlier than previously estimated, a study has found, as reported by The Guardian. Researchers discovered that short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)…

Google and NASA Develop AI Medical Assistant for Space Missions …………… Google and NASA are collaborating on an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to support astronaut health during space missions, euronews reported. The “Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant” is designed to…

“Mohammadiyah Period” Ceremonies Held at Aal Yaseen Husseiniyah in Sydney —————————— The Ale Yaseen Mosque and Husseiniyah, a center affiliated with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Sydney, Australia, has begun its special ceremonies for the “Mohammadiyah 10-Day Period” and to commemorate…

A New Condition for U.S. Citizenship: “Good Moral Character” ——————————– The Trump administration has issued a new directive stating that the granting of U.S. citizenship will now also be based on an evaluation of an applicant’s “good moral character.” According…

Disturbing Report: Over 300,000 Disappeared During Assad’s Rule ——————————- The Syrian Commission on the Disappeared has released a new report estimating that the number of people who have disappeared during the rule of the Assad family, from 1970 to 2024,…

Taliban Destroying Independent Journalism in Afghanistan ———————————- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has warned that the Taliban are systematically suppressing and destroying independent media in Afghanistan. According to a report by the Shia Waves Agency, citing BBC, the IFJ…