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Amnesty International has called for the immediate release of Indian academic Ali Khan Mahmudabad, who was arrested on charges of sedition over a social media post. Aakar Patel, head of Amnesty’s India office, criticized the arrest, urging authorities to stop…

A coalition of 116 humanitarian organizations, including UN agencies and NGOs, has issued an urgent call for international action to prevent a worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen. The appeal, led by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…

The Taliban-controlled Directorate of Kindergartens under Afghanistan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has dismissed more than 120 female teachers and staff from various kindergartens in Kabul. According to local media reports, the list of those terminated includes only women,…

The United Arab Emirates has launched Falcon Arabic, a new Arabic-language artificial intelligence model developed by Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute. Trained on diverse regional dialects, the model reportedly matches the performance of much larger systems. The announcement was made…

A new study published in the European Heart Journal reveals a significantly high risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD) among male bodybuilders, especially professionals. Researchers analyzed records of 20,286 men who competed in International Fitness and Bodybuilding Federation events between…

Bitcoin reached a new all-time high of $109,495 on May 21, surpassing its previous peak from January 2025. The cryptocurrency rose 4.4% in the past 24 hours and 25% over the past month. Binance, Bybit, and Bitget were the top…

UK health officials have confirmed the first detection of West Nile virus (WNV) in mosquitoes in the country, the Independent reported. Fragments of the virus’s genetic material were found in Aedes vexans mosquitoes collected in Nottinghamshire in July 2023. The…

Iran is deporting between 2,000 and 3,000 Afghan migrants daily, according to a diplomatic source at Afghanistan’s embassy in Tehran, following the quiet expiration of a deadline for undocumented immigrants, Afghan news outlet Amu reported. Talks between Iranian officials and…

A recent attempt by the United States to deport South Asian migrants to South Sudan has raised legal and humanitarian concerns, amid renewed political unrest in the world’s youngest country, news reports said. A US federal judge ruled the deportation…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has ordered an investigation into the deaths of two cadets and the illness of over 100 others at the Fourth Military College in Dhi Qar due to extreme heat and physical exertion, Rudaw reported.…