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A new study has found that children consume significantly more calories after being exposed to just five minutes of junk food advertising. The research, presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Málaga, Spain, involved 240 children aged 7 to…

The Taliban have officially banned the game of chess in Afghanistan, citing religious reasons and dysfunction within the national chess federation, Amu news agency reported. The move was confirmed by Atal Mashwani, spokesperson for the Taliban’s General Directorate of Physical…

Nigeria is grappling with a deepening poverty crisis, as recent economic reforms and longstanding structural weaknesses push millions further into deprivation. Once seen as Africa’s rising power, the country now faces a stark economic and humanitarian emergency affecting over half…

Iraq’s Ministry of Interior has announced a complete ban on protests from May 11 to May 20 as part of heightened security measures ahead of the Arab League Summit in Baghdad. The ministry warned that any attempt to protest, regardless…

Albania’s voters cast ballots on Sunday in the country’s 11th general elections since the fall of communism in 1991, Anadolu Agency reported. Polling began at 7 am local time and closed at 7 pm, with over 3.71 million registered voters…

At least three people, including two children aged 3 and 4, have died in a Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Italy, according to the German sea rescue charity RESQSHIP. The victims were found on a rubber boat adrift south of…

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has reportedly made a strategic pitch to U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his visit to the Middle East, seeking a potential meeting to ease tensions between Syria and Israel while exploring opportunities for economic cooperation.…

Pope Leo XIV urged the world’s major powers to pursue peace and end conflict in his first Sunday message since becoming pontiff on May 8. Speaking to a crowd of over 100,000 in St. Peter’s Square, the U.S.-born pope called…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, stated that the crises facing Islamic countries today—particularly in housing, poverty, unemployment, low marriage rates, and rising divorce cases—are rooted in the abandonment of divine governance and neglect of prophetic…

Four years have passed since the devastating bombing of Sayyed al-Shuhada School in Kabul’s predominantly Hazara neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. The coordinated explosions on May 8, 2021, targeted schoolgirls as they were leaving for the day, killing at least 85 people…