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Saudi Arabia is poised to execute six Shia men, including five who were minors during their arrests for participating in peaceful protests in 2011 and 2012. This alarming development has drawn condemnation from the United Nations and various human rights…

A team of Czech researchers has identified the world’s largest underground thermal lake in Albania, as reported by Czech media, Anadolu Agency reported. This significant discovery follows years of exploration led by Czech speleologist Marek Audy, who had theorized the…

New genetic research has provided strong evidence that Indo-European languages originated with early herders in central Eurasia around 4400 to 4000 B.C.E. Two groundbreaking studies, published in Nature, suggest that the language family emerged from a diverse population on the…

A tiny juniper shrub in Finnish Lapland has been recognized as Europe’s oldest woody plant, measuring just four inches in trunk diameter and estimated to be 1,647 years old, Earth.com reported. This discovery, led by Marco Carrer from the University…

The Netherlands has officially banned civil servants from using the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, citing concerns over potential espionage, Anadolu Agency reported. State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalization Zsolt Szabo announced the ban, following warnings from the Dutch Data…

A canal in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina, turned bright red, raising concerns among local residents, Telegrafi reported. The unusual coloration was observed flowing into the Rio de la Plata, which borders an ecological reserve. Eyewitnesses shared photos and…

Mufti Abdul Qayyum Zaheer has sparked controversy once more by insulting Imam al-Mahdi (peace be upon him) during recent social media interactions and on the national TV channel Neo News, Shiite News reported. His remarks, deemed offensive by many, included…

Relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan have grown increasingly tense due to cross-border security issues and the presence of militant groups, Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported. While Pakistan has long maintained ties with the Taliban, recent developments suggest growing friction,…

The Nigerian government has released new guidelines to support the implementation of its National Policy on Plastic Waste Management (NPPWM), news outlets reported. These guidelines, developed between March 2023 and November 2024, aim to help state and local governments manage…

Short-term exposure to air pollution can weaken concentration and affect emotional recognition, according to a new study published in Nature Communications. Researchers tested 26 participants before and after they were exposed to either high levels of particulate matter (PM) from…