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Authorities in Pakistan reported a tragic incident late Tuesday when “terrorists” ambushed a bus in Balochistan province, resulting in the deaths of at least seven passengers, VOA reported. The victims were traveling from Quetta to Punjab when they were targeted…

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has ordered the evacuation of four villages in the Lower Kurram region following a deadly attack on a relief convoy, Dawn Newspaper reported. The assault, which occurred on February 19, resulted in the deaths of nine…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the West to lift sanctions on Syria, stating that the country is in dire need of reconstruction and that millions of Syrians are struggling to survive, Arab News reported. Hiba Zayadin, HRW’s senior Syria…

Reports indicate that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed over 200 civilians, including women and children, in attacks on villages in the southern region. According to The Hindustan Times, the attacks took place over three days in White Nile…

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that Afghanistan’s ban on women’s medical education could lead to a long-term healthcare crisis. In a report released on February 18, OCHA highlighted that Afghanistan’s maternal mortality…

French lawmakers are debating a bill that would ban “ostensibly religious” clothing and symbols, including the hijab, in all sports competitions, Amnesty International said on Tuesday. The proposal, introduced by Senator Michel Savin, applies to events organized by sports federations,…

Since the war on Gaza began on 7 October 2023, over 48,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed and nearly 12,000 injured, local and international reports said. While the UN stated that 70% of the victims were children and women. OCHA…

In a tragic incident, four Pakistani troops were killed in an overnight ambush while responding to an earlier attack on aid trucks in Kurram, a district in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Arab News reported. The ambush occurred shortly after…

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Sunday seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo, amid escalating violence that has displaced over 6 million people, Arab News reported. The M23, part of a coalition known as the Congo River Alliance,…

South Korea has halted new downloads of the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, following concerns from the Personal Information Protection Commission regarding compliance with local data protection laws, BBC News reported. The app, which surged in popularity with over a million…