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Italy Rescues 91 Migrants off Lampedusa; Two Found Dead Below Deck ………….. Italy’s coast guard rescued 91 migrants from a drifting boat off the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa on Sunday, Arab News reported. The vessel, spotted by an EU border…

UK Returns 16 Migrants to France in Largest Deportation Under New Scheme ………………. Britain has deported 16 migrants to France in the largest group return so far under the “one in, one out” agreement, The Telegraph reported. The latest flight…

Vatican Warns accelerating global race to rearmament endangers peace —————————————– The Vatican’s permanent observer to the UN warned on Saturday that the accelerating race to rearmament jeopardizes global peace and erodes the foundations of international trust and cooperation, Anadolu Agency…

New Triple-Action Cancer Drug Shows Major Promise in Shrinking Tumours ……………… Doctors have hailed “incredibly encouraging” results from a clinical trial showing that a new triple-action drug can shrink head and neck cancer tumours within six weeks, The Guardian reported.…

AISPLB seeks Sachar Committee-style panel to assess Shia Muslims’ condition ————————————————– The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) has urged the central government to establish a committee similar to the 2005 Sachar Committee to study the socio-economic status of…

Oman Honors Women’s Contributions to Serving the Quran ——————————- An event was recently held in the Sultanate of Oman to recognize and honor the significant and multifaceted role of women in serving the Holy Quran, according to the International Quran…

Two Shia teenagers killed in Pakistan attack claimed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants —————————————— Two Shia teenagers were killed in a terrorist attack in Pakistan carried out by members of the Sunni extremist group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, according to Shia Waves Agency citing local…

Dutch DENK Party proposes interest-free “Halal mortgage” for Muslims ahead of elections —————————— The Dutch political party DENK has sparked nationwide debate ahead of the October 29 elections by proposing an interest-free “Halal mortgage” designed for Muslims who cannot take…

German Mosque Holds Double Friday Prayers Due to Limited Capacity ————————– The Turkish-Islamic Community Mosque in Wolfenbüttel, Germany, has been forced to hold its Friday prayers (Jumu’ah) in two separate shifts to accommodate its growing number of worshippers due to…

Global MPI 2025: $1.1$ Billion People Trapped in Poverty and Climate Hazards ——————————————— The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) 2025 report, titled “Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazards,” reveals that $1.1$ billion people across 109 countries live in acute multidimensional…