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Kashmir’s Hurriyat Conference urges UN to act against political arrests The All Parties Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir has condemned the ongoing political arrests targeting pro-freedom leaders, activists, and thousands of detainees in Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Kashmir…

AI-powered surveillance in Xinjiang sparks global human rights alarm A growing international outcry is building over the sweeping digital surveillance system imposed on residents of China’s Xinjiang region, particularly targeting ethnic and religious minorities such as the Uyghurs. Human rights…

24 killed across Syria amid ongoing violence and security chaos The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has documented the deaths of 24 people across Syria within just 48 hours, underscoring the deepening security crisis and widespread violence affecting civilians. On…

Rising sea levels threaten major California cities ………………….. California’s largest coastal cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and Alameda, are facing a growing threat from rising sea levels, according to a report by the Virginia Institute of Marine…

Germany moves to tighten immigration and citizenship laws …………….. Germany’s Cabinet has approved a bill introduced by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt to limit family reunification rights for certain refugees, DW reported. A separate draft law was also endorsed, aiming to…

A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden has found that just three nights of restricted sleep—about four hours per night—can trigger biological changes linked to a higher risk of heart disease. Researchers monitored 16 healthy young men in a…

Four people have died after thousands of Palestinians stormed a UN World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, in search of food, The Guardian reported. Health officials said two people were fatally crushed and two died of gunshot…

A massive section of the Birch Glacier in the Swiss Alps collapsed on Wednesday, triggering a catastrophic mudslide that buried nearly 90% of the village of Blatten in Valais, The Guardian reported. Authorities confirmed one person missing as debris engulfed…

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has reduced its global employment growth projections for 2025, reflecting broader economic challenges, Dawn E-Paper reported. The adjustment follows similar downward revisions in global GDP estimates by major financial institutions. The latest World Employment and…

The euro is increasingly being eyed as a potential contender to the US dollar’s long-standing role as the world’s leading reserve currency. However, experts suggest that significant challenges within the eurozone’s financial structure must be overcome for this to become…