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European Mayors Urge EU Action as Housing Costs Surge Across Major Cities ………….. The mayor of Barcelona has warned that soaring housing costs amount to a “new pandemic” spreading across Europe, as city leaders called on the European Union to…

School Bus Crash in Northern Colombia Kills 17, Injures 20 ………. Seventeen people were killed and at least 20 others injured after a bus carrying schoolchildren plunged off a cliff in a rural area of northern Colombia, local authorities said,…

Afghanistan Launches Nationwide Polio Vaccination Campaign ………. Afghanistan has initiated a nationwide polio vaccination campaign targeting children in high-risk regions, Khaama Press reported. The campaign, which began on Monday, December 15, aims to protect vulnerable children from the continued threat…

Flash Floods in Morocco Kill Dozens, Cause Widespread Damage …………. Flash floods caused by heavy rainfall have swept through the Moroccan coastal city of Safi, killing at least 37 people and injuring dozens, media outlets reported. The sudden downpour transformed…

Japan Breaks Rail Speed Record With World’s Fastest Train —————————————- Japan has once again reinforced its leadership in transport innovation after a train reached a speed of 603 kilometers per hour, setting a new world record. According to the Shia…

Syrian Alawite Leaders Reportedly Visit Damascus in Bid to Ease Internal Tensions ——————————– Reports have emerged of a visit by a delegation of prominent figures and social activists from Syria’s Alawite community to Damascus, as part of ongoing efforts to…

UN expert sounds alarm over Imran Khan’s inhumane conditions of confinement in Pakistan ————————————————– A United Nations expert has expressed concern over the detention conditions of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan, warning they may amount to torture or other…

Algeria to Launch Training Program for Imams on Combating Violence Against Women —————————- Algeria will soon launch a national training program for imams and religious guides aimed at combating violence against women, IQNA reported citing the Minister of Religious Affairs…

Restricting Education in Afghanistan Constitutes Cultural Genocide, Say Rights Activists ————————————- The Human Rights Activists Union has warned that Afghanistan is experiencing a dire situation, describing the Taliban’s restrictions on education as a form of cultural genocide that silences voices…

Attacks on Bangladeshi peacekeepers in southern Sudan may amount to war crimes: UN chief ————————— The UN chief on Sunday strongly denounced the killing of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers and the injuring of eight others in southern Sudan, saying that these…