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Israel conducted a series of airstrikes early Saturday targeting key military sites in Damascus and its countryside, marking the latest escalation since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime last week, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The…

The World Bank warns that just six of the world’s 26 low-income countries are on track to reach middle-income status by 2050 without significant improvements in economic growth, Anadolu Agency said on Friday. The findings, part of the Global Economic…

In northern Nigeria, children are being drawn into hazardous work in the country’s unregulated lithium mining sector, Euronews reported on Friday. In areas like Pasali village in Nasarawa State, children sort and bag rocks, often working in teams that handle…

An international conference in Madrid on Friday highlighted the worsening conditions for women under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, Afghan Amu news agency reported. Organized by Women for Afghanistan, the event brought together global officials and women’s rights advocates to discuss…

A new survey by Germany’s Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) health insurer reveals that loneliness affects 60% of Germans to varying degrees. The study, based on a representative survey of 1,403 people conducted in May, found younger people are more impacted. Among…

Georgian lawmakers on Saturday elected Mikheil Kavelashvili, a hardline critic of the West, as president, replacing pro-European incumbent Salome Zourabichvili, Reuters reported. The election follows significant unrest in Georgia after the ruling Georgian Dream party suspended EU accession talks, a…

The 12-day COP16 meeting of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification concluded without a binding agreement on global drought response, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Delegates from 196 countries, including the European Union, were unable to finalize a protocol, despite…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a report highlighting the ongoing risk of drowning, particularly among children, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Despite a 38% decline in the global drowning death rate since 2000, the report warns that over 7.2…

Save the Children has reported that the ongoing economic crisis, along with droughts and recurring floods, has severely impacted the lives of children in Afghanistan, Afghanistan International reported. The organization described 2024 as a “brutal” year for these children and…

At least five migrants drowned after a wooden boat carrying many Pakistanis capsized off Gavdos, Greece, on Saturday, Dawn reported. The coastguard reported that 39 men, primarily from Pakistan, were rescued by nearby cargo vessels and transferred to Crete. The…