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A group of British parents who lost children to online harms joined U.S. and Canadian families in protesting outside Meta’s New York offices, demanding stricter social media safeguards, BBC reported. The demonstration coincided with new UK regulations requiring websites to…

A Google-led pilot study in the UK revealed that workers could save an average of 122 hours per year by integrating AI into administrative tasks, Reuters reported. Published on April 25, the AI Works report highlighted that simple measures—such as…

The Australian Greens Party has endorsed calls to recognize the systematic persecution of Afghanistan’s Hazara people under Taliban rule as genocide, Afghanistan International reported. In a statement on April 23, the party condemned escalating rights violations against the ethnic minority…

Microsoft forecasts a radical workplace transformation where every employee becomes a manager of AI agents, The Guardian reported. In its annual Work Trend Index report, the tech giant introduced the concept of “frontier firms” – businesses structured around autonomous AI…

Germany’s Green Party has called for the repeal of Berlin’s 2005 Neutrality Act, arguing it discriminates against Muslim women by banning religious symbols, including the hijab, for civil servants, Shafaq news reported. The law, which mandates ideological and religious neutrality…

Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif acknowledged in a Sky News interview that the country engaged in “dirty work” for the US, UK, and Western allies by supporting terrorist groups over 30 years, Khaama Press reported. He linked this to Pakistan’s…

A groundbreaking meta-analysis published in Medicina reveals that transcendental meditation (TM) can significantly reduce PTSD symptoms within weeks—without requiring patients to revisit traumatic memories, Earth.com reported. The study, led by researchers at Maharishi International University, reviewed 15 trials involving over…

Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library has launched “Taught by the Pen: The World of Islamic Manuscripts”, a landmark exhibition running through August 10, the university’s website reported. The showcase features 150 artifacts from Yale’s collection of nearly…

The global Islamic finance industry is projected to maintain positive growth in 2025, driven by strong sukuk performance and GCC reforms, The Peninsula reported citing S&P Global Ratings. Qatar solidifies its leadership role through robust regulations and fintech innovation, with…

Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged gunfire along the Kashmir frontier on Friday, marking the latest flare-up between the nuclear-armed rivals amid escalating tensions, Al Jazeera reported. The skirmish followed a deadly attack on tourists near Pahalgam earlier this week, where…