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7 Alawites unaccounted for in Damascus amid rising tensions ————————————— Seven Alawite Syrians have gone missing in Damascus, raising concerns amid growing tensions in the capital, Shafaq News reported. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the individuals…

UN-Habitat Assembly Adopts Strategic Plan to Address Global Housing Crisis ————————————- The resumed second session of the United Nations Habitat Assembly concluded on May 31 in Nairobi with the adoption of the UN-Habitat Strategic Plan 2026-2029, aimed at tackling the…

Saudi Arabia to Deploy AI-Enhanced Firefighting Drone “Falcon” During Hajj for First Time ————————————- For the first time, Saudi Civil Defense will deploy the AI-powered firefighting and rescue drone “Falcon” during this year’s Hajj, Arab News reported. Designed for high-altitude…

New Brain Learning System Uncovered, Shedding Light on Habits and Parkinson’s ————————— Scientists at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, University College London, have discovered a second brain learning system that explains how habits form and why they can be difficult to…

Poverty, Loneliness Create Vicious Cycle of Physical and Emotional Pain —————————– A new study led by the University of Oxford reveals that poverty intensifies loneliness, triggering severe physical and emotional distress, Earth.com reported. Nearly 50% of low-income adults reported loneliness,…

Doctor in India’s Maharashtra Booked Over Alleged Call to Kill Muslim COVID-19 Patient ————————————– Four years after a controversial audio clip surfaced, Dr. Shashikant Deshpande, former additional district surgeon at Udgir Government Hospital in Maharashtra’s Latur District, has been booked…

Groundbreaking immunotherapy trial promises cancer patients with tumours to live 40% longer ————————————— A groundbreaking clinical trial has shown that Car T-cell immunotherapy enables cancer patients with advanced solid tumours to live 40% longer than those receiving standard care, The…

Over 1,100 migrants crossed Channel on Saturday: UK govt data ———————— A record 1,194 migrants crossed the English Channel into the UK on Saturday, the highest daily total for 2025, Arab News reported. This surge brings the total crossings this…

Meta considering replacement of humans with AI to assess privacy and societal risks —————————————– Meta is shifting from human-led to AI-driven risk assessments for its platforms, automating up to 90% of evaluations related to privacy, safety, and content integrity, Npr.org…

US Supreme Court approves ending temporary residency for over 500,000 migrants ……… The U.S. Supreme Court has approved a decision allowing the federal government to revoke temporary residency status for more than 500,000 migrants, raising serious humanitarian and legal concerns.…