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Clashes between Druze fighters and Syrian government forces near Damascus have left at least 18 people dead, Rudaw reported citing the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The violence erupted in the Druze-majority suburb of Jaramana following the circulation of…

Amnesty International’s annual report, released Tuesday, highlights a deepening human rights crisis in Afghanistan under Taliban rule, Afghanistan international reported. The report condemns ongoing gender persecution, describing it as crimes against humanity, with women and girls facing severe restrictions on…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to hear a Tunisian migrant’s claim against Italy for arbitrary detention, ruling that the applicant did not exhaust all available domestic remedies, Jurist News reported. Mansouri, a Tunisian national, was detained…

The Taliban have extended their ban on broadcasting images of living beings to Faryab Province, Amu TV reported. This decision follows a review of Article 17 of the Taliban’s “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” law, which prohibits the…

The Taliban administration has officially launched the transfer of 30,000 Afghan pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, Khaama Press reported. The first group of 230 pilgrims departed Kabul airport for Medina on April 29, marking the start…

Pakistan warned on Wednesday that India might launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours amid rising tensions following a deadly attack last week in Indian-administered Kashmir, Anadolu Agency reported. Information Minister Attaullah Tarar stated on X…

South Asia is experiencing an early and intense heatwave, with India and Pakistan facing temperatures far above seasonal averages in April, The Guardian reported. Typically, the region’s heat peaks in June, but this year, temperatures have soared prematurely. Delhi has…

Nepal is set to tighten its Mount Everest permit requirements, allowing only climbers who have previously scaled at least one 7,000-meter peak within the country. The proposed law aims to reduce overcrowding and improve safety on the world’s highest mountain,…

Amazon successfully launched the first operational batch of its Project Kuiper internet satellites on Monday, entering the competitive satellite broadband market led by SpaceX’s Starlink, NPR said today. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carried 27 satellites into orbit…

A new global study has linked a type of phthalate—a synthetic chemical used in plastics—to more than 10% of cardiovascular-related deaths in people aged 55 to 64 in 2018. The study, published Tuesday in the journal eBiomedicine, focused on Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP),…