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Muslim Healthcare Employees in Australia Face Rising Islamophobia, Study Finds —————————- A recent national study in Australia has revealed a troubling rise in Islamophobic abuse against Muslim healthcare workers, with significant psychological consequences, Iqna.ir reported. Conducted in 2024 by Australian…

Greece Imposes Emergency Asylum Freeze After Migrant Surge …………….. Over 500 migrants arrived at the port of Lavrio near Athens on Thursday after being intercepted south of Crete, as Greece imposes emergency measures to handle a spike in crossings from…

Japan Pledges $5 Million to Boost Polio Vaccination in Afghanistan ……………… Japan has pledged $5 million through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support polio eradication and strengthen routine immunization in Afghanistan, UNICEF announced on Thursday. The funding will…

More Children Choosing Smartphone Breaks to Protect Mental Health, new study says ………………. A growing number of young people are taking breaks from their smartphones and social media to safeguard their mental wellbeing, focus, and safety, new research shows. A…

OpenAI Set to Launch AI Browser to Challenge Google Chrome …………………. OpenAI is reportedly preparing to launch an AI-powered web browser within weeks, aiming to reshape web browsing with built-in AI tools and a ChatGPT-style interface. Built on Chromium, the…

Fatal Attack on Bus in Balochistan Raises Ethnic Violence Concerns ………… A bus traveling from Balochistan to Punjab was attacked overnight, leaving several passengers dead with bullet wounds, officials said. The victims are believed to have been targeted due to…

ICC Warns of War Crimes and Humanitarian Crisis in Darfur …………….. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has expressed “reasonable grounds to believe” that war crimes and crimes against humanity are ongoing in Sudan’s Darfur region, the court’s deputy prosecutor told…

Pakistan Police Detain 149 Individuals, Including 48 Chinese, in Scam Call Center Bust —————————– Pakistani authorities arrested 149 people, among them 71 foreigners mostly from China, during a raid on a fraudulent call center, Arab News reported citing the National…

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Ethical Global AI Governance ————————————– At the UN’s AI for Good Summit, Pope Leo XIV urged the international community to establish coordinated ethical frameworks for artificial intelligence, emphasizing that AI must respect human dignity and…

EU lawmaker Hannah Neumann has strongly condemned Iran’s mass deportation of Afghan refugees, describing it as a “collective failure” and a “forced return to hell without any legal process.” In a powerful statement, Neumann, a Member of the European Parliament,…