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Dozens of lawmakers from 26 countries are calling on the UN human rights commissioner for refugees to intervene on behalf of 48 Uyghur asylum seekers detained in Thailand for nearly a decade, the Independent reported yesterday. A New York Times…

Burkina Faso’s military government is contemplating the reinstatement of the death penalty, which was abolished in 2018, The Guardian reported yesterday. A government source confirmed that discussions are underway to reintroduce capital punishment into the penal code, pending approval from…

Scientists have uncovered the ancient town of al-Natah in northern Arabia, inhabited between 2400 and 1500 BCE, marking a significant transitional phase from pastoral lifestyles to urban settlements, SciTech Daily revealed yesterday. Published in PLOS ONE, the study led by…

In a powerful testament to the brutality of Daesh, Iraqi scholar Muhammad Al-Attar shared his harrowing experiences after being imprisoned by the group in 2014, Arab News reported yesterday. Arrested at his perfume shop in Mosul, Al-Attar refused to join…

Flooding in South Sudan has displaced over 379,000 individuals, Al Jazeera reported yesterday citing a recent United Nations report. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) noted that approximately 1.4 million people are affected across 43 counties,…

The Victorian government’s decision to use firefighting foam to cull approximately 30,000 farmed ducks in response to a bird flu outbreak has sparked significant criticism, The Guardian reported yesterday. Animal welfare advocates, including Animal Justice party MP Georgie Purcell, have…

Japan is launching an innovative automated cargo transport system, referred to as the “conveyor belt road,” connecting Tokyo and Osaka, VOA reported yesterday. This initiative aims to address a severe shortage of truck drivers exacerbated by recent labor laws limiting…

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) revealed that a staggering 71% of refugees fleeing to Chad have survived human rights violations, highlighting the devastating trauma they endure, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Dominique Hyde, UNHCR’s director of external relations, described the fleeing…

The confirmed death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods in Spain has reached 223, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing an announcement made by Transport Minister Oscar Puente. An additional 78 individuals remain missing, with 48 bodies yet to be identified.…

UN Secretary General António Guterres warned Thursday that the world is unprepared for the “climate calamity” already unfolding, with global efforts to adapt to climate change failing to keep pace with its escalating impact. Guterres stressed that disasters like floods,…