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The new UK Labour government, led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, has canceled a controversial plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda, which had been proposed by the previous Conservative government and was set to cost £10 billion, Reuters reported.…

Iraq on Monday executed 10 militants sentenced to death on terrorism charges, Reuters reported citing security sources. The executions were carried out at a prison in the southern Iraqi city of Nassiriya and all those executed were Iraqi nationals, Reuters…

The Karbala Charity Foundation (Guest House of Sayyida Umm al-Binin, peace be upon her), one of the centers affiliated with the Karbala Office of the Marja (Grand Ayatullah Shirazi), supplied provisions in two stages to the Hussaini Mawakib serving pilgrims…

Nigerian authorities have announced the death of 18 people in an armed attack that occurred on Sunday in Benue State. The Chairman of Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, Justin Chaku told reporters that the attack was carried out by unknown assailants…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that 292 civilians were killed in Afghanistan in the first half of 2023 due to landmines and unexploded ordnance, with a staggering 89% of these casualties being children,…

The Holy Husseini Arbaeen Walk started on Saturday from Ra’s Al-Bisheh region, fifteen days earlier this year compared to previous years. On the third commemorative day of the martyrdom of Imam al-Hussain, the Arbaeen pilgrims started their journey to the…

A recent study highlights the pressing need to protect Earth’s biodiversity as humanity faces an unprecedented mass extinction, Science Alert reported yesterday. The United Nations’ 2022 pledge to safeguard 30% of the planet by 2030 is still far from realization,…

Iraqi security forces, in collaboration with Kurdish Asayish units, arrested 21 suspected members of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Sulaimani province, Rudaw news agency reported yesterday. The arrests were made following judicial approvals, targeting individuals accused of terrorism. Among those…

Afghan female teachers’ career was abruptly halted when the Taliban banned girls’ education nearly three years ago, forcing them out of their classrooms. When secondary schools for girls were suspended in September 2021, about a month after the Taliban took…

Iraq has resumed rice cultivation after a two-year hiatus due to water shortages and is testing a water-efficient strain of rice, as reported by Reuters. According to officials, the country has allocated 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) for rice…