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Lebanon Begins Disarmament of Palestinian Factions in Refugee Camps
May 24, 2025
Lebanon Begins Disarmament of Palestinian Factions in Refugee Camps
A joint Lebanese-Palestinian committee held its first meeting on Friday to establish a timetable for disarming Palestinian factions in Lebanon’s 12 refugee camps, Al Jazeera reported. The move follows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visit, where he stated that weapons in…
Over 400 Rohingya Feared Dead in May Boat Incidents, Says UNHCR
May 24, 2025
Over 400 Rohingya Feared Dead in May Boat Incidents, Says UNHCR
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported on Friday that 427 Rohingya fleeing Myanmar and Bangladesh refugee camps may have died in two boat disasters this month, Arab News reported. Survivor accounts indicate a vessel carrying 267 people sank off Myanmar’s…
UN Human Rights Chief Alarms Over Escalating Crisis in South Sudan
May 24, 2025
UN Human Rights Chief Alarms Over Escalating Crisis in South Sudan
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has issued a stark warning about the rapidly worsening human rights situation in South Sudan, marked by escalating violence, arbitrary arrests, and inflammatory rhetoric, Anadolu Agency reported. Since February, clashes between government…
Record Floods Devastate Eastern Australia: 4 Dead, 10,000 Properties Damaged
May 24, 2025
Record Floods Devastate Eastern Australia: 4 Dead, 10,000 Properties Damaged
Catastrophic floods have ravaged eastern Australia, killing four people and leaving one missing, Al Jazeera reported. Torrential rains—equivalent to months of rainfall in just 72 hours—isolated 50,000 residents in New South Wales (NSW), with entire towns cut off by submerged…
Scientists Create Contact Lenses That Unlock Infrared “Super-Vision”
May 24, 2025
Scientists Create Contact Lenses That Unlock Infrared “Super-Vision”
Chinese scientists have developed transparent contact lenses that enable wearers to see near-infrared light while maintaining normal vision—without external power, The Guardian reported. The breakthrough, published in Cell, uses embedded upconversion nanoparticles to convert imperceptible infrared wavelengths into visible colors…
Sweden Lowers Terror Threat Level After Quran Burning Tensions Subside
May 24, 2025
Sweden Lowers Terror Threat Level After Quran Burning Tensions Subside
Sweden’s Security Service (SAPO) has downgraded the national terrorist threat level from “high” to “elevated,” returning to pre-2023 levels following tensions over Quran burnings, Al Arabiya reported. The decision announced Friday reflects decreased targeting of Sweden specifically in militant propaganda,…
Pakistan Ranks Seventh Globally for Civilian Casualties from Explosive Weapons in 2024
May 23, 2025
Pakistan Ranks Seventh Globally for Civilian Casualties from Explosive Weapons in 2024
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.…
Three far-right extremists convicted over plot to attack UK mosques
May 23, 2025
Three far-right extremists convicted over plot to attack UK mosques
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…
US-based IMAM Center marks UN’s World Day for Cultural Diversity
May 23, 2025
US-based IMAM Center marks UN’s World Day for Cultural Diversity
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 urges India to release academic jailed over social media post
May 23, 2025
Amnesty International urges India to release academic jailed over social media post
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…