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Calls Mount for Hate Crime Investigation After Incidents at Minneapolis Mosque ————————————— Muslim community leaders in Minneapolis are demanding a full investigation into whether a break-in and fire at the Alhikmah Islamic Center are connected and should be treated as…

Fasset Receives Malaysian License for Stablecoin-Based Islamic Digital Bank ——————————– The crypto platform Fasset has secured a license from the Malaysian government to launch a digital bank focused on Islamic finance principles, which plans to utilize a stablecoin as its…

New Study Suggests Memory Stored in Spacing Signals Across the Body, Not Just Brain Neurons ————————————— Scientists are challenging the conventional view of memory, proposing that it is encoded and distributed throughout the nervous system and potentially other body parts,…

Study Finds Women Carry Higher Genetic Risk for Depression ————————————- A major new study has found that women carry a higher genetic risk for major depression than men. The research, which claims to be the largest genetic study on sex…

UK Plastic Waste Exports to Developing Nations Surge 84% ———————————- The UK’s exports of plastic waste to developing countries surged by 84% in 2024, despite a commitment to halt the practice, The Guardian reported. The increase saw shipments rise to…

US Airstrike Kills Senior Al-Qaeda-linked Militant in Idlib ——————————- A senior Al-Qaeda-linked militant was killed in a U.S. airstrike in Syria’s Idlib province, Shia Waves Persian reported citing U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced. The strike targeted Mohammad Abdulwahab al-Ahmad, a…

Burkina Faso Arrests European NGO Workers for ‘Spying’ —————————————– Burkina Faso’s military government announced the arrest of eight staff members of the International NGO Safety Organisation (INSO), a Netherlands-based humanitarian group, accusing them of “spying and treason,” Al Jazeera reported.…

Massive Hindu Icons Mark Growing Presence in North America —————————————— The construction of colossal statues of Hindu deities has become a prominent symbol of the expanding visibility and establishment of the Hindu community across North America in recent years, an…

RSF Attacks Kill 20 at Last Functioning Hospital in Sudan’s El-Fasher —————————— Attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on one of the last functioning health facilities in the besieged city of El-Fasher have killed at least 20 people,…

WTO Raises 2025 Global Trade Growth Forecast to 2.4% ————————– According to Anadolu Agency, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has significantly increased its global merchandise trade growth forecast for 2025 to 2.4%, up from an earlier projection of 0.9%. The…