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At least 15 people have been confirmed dead after landslides swept through western Uganda, burying dozens of homes, according to relief workers on Thursday. Triggered by heavy overnight rains, the disaster struck the mountainous Bulambuli district, a region prone to…

Honourable pilgrims to the holy shrine of Sayyeda Fatimah al-Ma’suma in Holy Qom continue to visit the honorable residence of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi. The Grand Marja’s residence on Wednesday hosted several Iraqi groups, who attended the daily…

The city of London, Ontario, has inaugurated Canada’s first halal food bank to support the local Muslim community and other individuals in need. Led by Amina Saleem, the initiative operates under the Canadian Food Care Association and has served approximately…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recorded 280 measles-related deaths in Yemen since the start of 2024, alongside 33,000 suspected cases. The country is also battling outbreaks of preventable diseases like polio, cholera, diphtheria, and dengue fever, compounded by severe…

The Government Media Office in Gaza has reported that 190 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the start of the Israeli military campaign on October 7, 2023. The latest casualty is journalist Alaa Fawzi Barhoum. The office condemned Israel for…

Malaysia’s Ministry of Home Affairs has initiated a program to replace old or damaged Qurans with officially licensed copies to ensure the accuracy of daily-used texts. At a three-day exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, many unlicensed or worn-out copies were exchanged…

Amnesty International has called for the immediate discontinuation of the AI systems used by Försäkringskassan, Sweden’s Social Insurance Agency, following an investigation revealing discriminatory practices. The report, conducted by Lighthouse Reports and Svenska Dagbladet, found that the algorithm disproportionately flagged…

Virtual reality (VR) technology, typically associated with gaming, is now being harnessed to study the behavior of small creatures like hoverflies and crabs, Earth.com revealed yesterday. A study led by Flinders University has developed a unique software platform that allows…

A violent crackdown on opposition protesters from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Islamabad resulted in multiple deaths and mass detentions during rallies on November 26 and 27. Amnesty International’s Deputy Regional Director for South Asia, Babu Ram Pant, condemned the…

The Sayed Al-Shuhada International Committee, one of the global charitable organizations affiliated with the Supreme Shirazi Authority in Kuwait, has launched a relief campaign to support Lebanese families affected by the ongoing war. Under the guidance of Grand Ayatollah Sayed…