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Pakistan was the seventh most affected country worldwide for civilian casualties caused by explosive weapons in 2024, Dawn reported citing the UK-based NGO Action on Armed Violence (AOAV). The country recorded 790 civilian casualties, including 210 deaths, across 248 incidents.…

A UK court has convicted three far-right extremists—Brogan Stewart, Marco Pizzuto, and Christopher Ringrose—of planning violent attacks on mosques and Islamic institutions in England. The men aimed to ignite a “race war,” according to counter-terrorism investigators in northeast England. Operating…

The IMAM Center, a Shia Muslim organization in the United States, commemorated the UN’s World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on May 21 by highlighting the deep alignment between Islamic teachings and global calls for cultural understanding.…

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…