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Human Rights Groups Welcome ICC Decision to Unseal Arrest Warrants for Taliban Officials ——————————————- The decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to make public its arrest warrants against senior Taliban officials has been welcomed by human rights organizations, United…

AI Speech Clock May Reveal Signs of Biological Aging ————————————– Researchers have developed a machine-learning “speech clock” that estimates a person’s age from subtle acoustic and linguistic patterns in their speech. A study of nearly 3,000 people from Latin America…

UN, UNESCO Highlight Teachers’ Role, Warn of Education Challenges in Afghanistan ——————————- The United Nations and UNESCO marked World Teachers’ Day on October 5 by recognizing the vital role of teachers in shaping future generations and calling for greater professional…

Syria Deploys Security Forces After Deadly Shooting in Tartous Countryside ————————————— Syrian security forces were deployed in the area of Beit Awad, along the Safita–Mashta al-Helu road in the Tartous countryside, following a shooting incident that initially left three young…

Nigeria’s Centuries-Old Tradition of Teaching Quran on Wooden Tablets Continues ——————————————- A centuries-old tradition of teaching the Quran using wooden tablets remains alive in Kano, northern Nigeria, preserving a historic method of religious education passed down through generations. At traditional…

Over 700 Mosques Across Germany Open Their Doors to Visitors ———————— More than 700 mosques across Germany opened their doors to visitors on October 3 as part of the annual “Open Mosque Day,” coinciding with German Unity Day. The initiative…

Third Mass Grave Examined in Sinjar as Efforts to Document Yazidi Genocide Continue ———————————— Authorities have carried out a forensic examination of a mass grave belonging to Yazidi victims in the Khanasor complex of Iraq’s Sinjar district, marking the third…

Study Identifies Hidden Force Deep Inside Earth That May Affect Day Length —————————————— Two physicists at Canada’s University of Alberta have identified a hidden force deep inside Earth that may slightly alter the planet’s rotation, changing the length of a…

Five European Countries Plan Joint Scheme to Transfer Rejected Asylum Seekers to Third Countries ————————— Greece, Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands have agreed on a framework to establish “return hubs” that could transfer rejected asylum seekers to safe third…

German Researchers Launch Major Study of Historic Quran Manuscripts from Sana’a Researchers from the University of Hamburg and the Berlin State Library have launched a long-term scientific project to conduct a comprehensive study of historic Quran manuscripts discovered at the…