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Japan’s parliament, the Diet, has voted to make public high school education free for all students, reversing a previous decision that reinstated tuition fees in 2013 after their abolition in 2010, HRW reported. This new measure, included in the latest…

Sotheby’s London is set to host its biannual “Arts of the Islamic World & India” auction on April 29, featuring an exceptional collection of Islamic manuscripts and ceramic pieces that span over 500 years, The Jerusalem Post reported. This sale…

A new study reveals that using screens before bed significantly increases the risk of insomnia and reduces sleep duration. The survey, which included 45,202 young adults in Norway, found that screen use in bed raises the risk of insomnia by…

The Annals written by the Roman historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus are among the oldest non-Christian sources confirming the existence of Jesus Christ and his crucifixion. In the fifteenth book, written about 91 years after the event, Tacitus references the Great…

Authorities have reported that severe flooding caused by heavy rains could isolate communities in Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) for weeks, Anadolu Agency reported. Over the past 24 hours, Currarong, a small coastal village in New South Wales, received…

On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has pardoned 1,533 prisoners, as announced by the Justice Ministry, Anadolu Agency reported. Under Article 58 of the Constitution, the king has the authority to grant clemency to individuals convicted…

This year’s winter buildup of Arctic sea ice has reached a record low, peaking at approximately 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square kilometers) on March 23, Earth.com reported. This figure is about 30,000 square miles less than the previous…

Shia Islamic centers and husayniyyas across Iraq, the Gulf states, and other parts of the world are marking the anniversary of the passing of Grand Ayatollah Imam Sayyed Muhammad Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi. The commemoration falls on the second of Shawwal and…

Russia’s Supreme Court has received a request from the prosecutor general’s office to lift the ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban, designated as a terrorist group in 2003, news reports said. The court announced on Monday that a hearing on the petition,…

In Tartus province, unidentified attackers opened fire in Haref Nemra, killing at least 10 people, including a 12-year-old boy and an 80-year-old, Arab News reported. The incident, described by witnesses as involving masked gunmen believed to be government forces, has…