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The World Health Organization (WHO) aims to stop mpox outbreaks in Africa within the next six months, with the first vaccine shipments expected in Congo within days. Africa, particularly Congo with over 18,000 suspected cases and 629 deaths, has so…

The 61st annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) has officially begun at the Anatole Convention Centre in Dallas, attracting an estimated 20,000 participants. This event, organized by the largest representative body of Muslims in North America,…

One of the world’s leading social networks, X, has been taken offline in Brazil—home to the fifth largest digital population—due to Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws, resulting in the platform being blocked by the supreme court, news…

Iraq has been elected to chair the Group of 77 (G77) and China at the United Nations in 2025, marking the first time in 60 years that the country will hold this position, Xinhua reported yesterday. The decision was unanimously…

Bangladesh is grappling with a rising dengue outbreak, reporting 346 new cases and four additional fatalities in the last 24 hours, Xinhua reported yesterday. This brings the total number of dengue-related deaths this year to 83, as confirmed by the…

Chemical engineers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a groundbreaking water treatment system that captures and destroys harmful PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), commonly known as “forever chemicals,” SciTech Daily reported yesterday. This dual-action system combines an…

Germany has come under fire from human rights groups for deporting 28 Afghan nationals back to their home country for the first time since 2021 Taliban takeover, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. Amnesty International Germany has warned that these deportations could…

Pakistani security forces have killed 37 insurgents in a series of raids targeting militant hideouts in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, The Associated Press reported yesterday. The military reported that a dozen militants were…

In a recent analysis published by Haste-e-Subh Daily on August 30, author Sharif Hozoori highlighted the increasing restrictions imposed by the Taliban on the Jafari Shia community, particularly the Hazara people in Afghanistan. According to this prominent Afghan journalist, the…

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged global action to combat racism and discrimination against people of African descent, marking the International Day dedicated to the diaspora, UN’s website reported yesterday. He emphasized the need for a second International Decade for…