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Indonesia: Local villages reluctant to receive influx of Rohingya migrants

Indonesia: Local villages reluctant to receive influx of Rohingya migrants

For weeks, boats full of Rohingya migrants fleeing camps in Bangladesh have been landing in Indonesia’s Aceh province, stretching local resources and patience. Authorities are under pressure to turn back more boats, while many of Aceh’s residents tried to ward…
Food insecurity intensifies in Eastern Africa due to climate shocks, WFP reveals

Food insecurity intensifies in Eastern Africa due to climate shocks, WFP reveals

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday warned of the escalating threat to food security across East Africa due to persistent heavy rains. The UN body attributes the catastrophe to the extremes of climate change – from no…
Gaza on brink of civilization breakdown, WHO warns

Gaza on brink of civilization breakdown, WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that Gaza has reached a point where civilization is “about to break down”, where people are “actually begging and crying for water.” WHO spokesperson noted that people receive up to only two…
Pakistani soldiers kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistani soldiers kill 5 terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Five terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Mullazai area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, the army’s media affairs wing said on Friday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the killed terrorists remained actively involved in…
Europe reaches deal on world’s first comprehensive AI rules

Europe reaches deal on world’s first comprehensive AI rules

European Union negotiators settled a deal Friday on the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules, paving the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity. The…
December 9 marks UN International Day for victims of genocide

December 9 marks UN International Day for victims of genocide

December 9th has been designated by the UN as the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. This day is remembered while Hazara Shiites in Afghanistan…
Pakistan calls on India to safeguard minorities, especially Muslims

Pakistan calls on India to safeguard minorities, especially Muslims

Pakistan has urged the Indian government to ensure the safety, security, and protection of minorities, particularly Muslims and their places of worship. The Pakistani Foreign Office issued the statement on Wednesday in commemoration of the 31st anniversary of the demolition…
‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says Australian scientist

‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says Australian scientist

According to the pioneering coral scientist, Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, from the University of Queensland, Australia, record-breaking land and sea temperatures, driven by climate breakdown, will probably cause “unprecedented mass coral bleaching and mortality” throughout 2024. The upper ocean is undergoing unmatched…
British lawmakers slam government for not tackling rising Islamophobia

British lawmakers slam government for not tackling rising Islamophobia

The ‘Voice of America’, a US state-owned news network, has said that British Parliamentarians from various political parties, including the ruling Conservatives, harshly criticized the government for failing to address rising anti-Muslim hatred and ways to tackle such crimes. The…
India: Muslim vendors excluded from doing business in temple fair

India: Muslim vendors excluded from doing business in temple fair

Muslim traders have been allegedly debarred from installing their business units at a temple fair in Mangaluru city of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. Muslim vendors say they were instructed to obtain stalls in the names of Hindus so that…
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