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Taliban stayed diplomatically isolated in 2025 despite Russia recognition —————————- Afghanistan under Taliban rule remained largely isolated on the world stage in 2025, with the Taliban failing to secure broad international recognition despite limited diplomatic engagement and Russia becoming the…

China Taxes Contraceptives, Eases Childcare Levies to Address Population Decline …………. China has begun imposing a 13% value-added tax on contraceptives while exempting childcare and related services, as part of efforts to address a prolonged population decline, Fox News reported.…

Global warming, human waste continue to pose threat to Baltic Sea ———————– The Baltic Sea remains under growing environmental pressure as climate change and human-generated pollution continue to degrade one of the world’s most fragile marine ecosystems, Anadolu Agency reported…

NCAI condemns attack targeting a Muslim lawyer ——————————- The National Council of Imams of Australia (NCAI) has strongly condemned a verbal and physical attack targeting a Muslim lawyer as she traveled to work, IQNA reported. The Council described the incident…

Vietnam Expands Trade Outreach to Global Halal Market ——————————— Vietnam is intensifying efforts to expand exports to the global Halal market as part of a broader strategy to diversify trade destinations amid growing uncertainty in traditional export markets. Authorities in…

Saudi Arabia Tightens Controls Amid Economic Pressures and Rights Concerns ———————————- Saudi Arabia has intensified restrictions on freedom of expression and carried out executions that have drawn renewed criticism from human rights organizations, as the kingdom advances economic reforms that…

Shia Conference Urges Pakistan to Reopen Taftan Border Crossing ……….. The Shia Conference in Balochistan has called on the Pakistani government to urgently reopen the Taftan border crossing, which has remained closed for nearly eight months, causing hardship for Shia…

Russia Reports Deadly Drone Strike in Kherson Region, Blames Ukraine ……… Russia said on Thursday that at least 24 people were killed and more than 50 injured in a Ukrainian drone attack on a café and hotel in a Moscow-controlled…

Somalia Says 29 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Airstrikes ……….. Somalia’s armed forces said they killed 29 al-Shabaab militants during coordinated military operations in the town of Jabad Godane in the country’s southeast, according to a defence ministry statement issued on…

Seven Dead, Dozens Rescued After Migrant Boat Capsizes off Gambia ……….. Seven bodies were recovered and 96 people were rescued after a boat carrying migrants capsized overnight in northwestern Gambia, the country’s defence ministry said on Thursday, as reported by…