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Muslims in Europe are facing a troubling increase in racism and discrimination, with nearly half of respondents in a recent survey reporting negative experiences. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) released a survey revealing that 47% of Muslims across…

Research indicates that biodiversity is declining more rapidly within key protected areas than outside, prompting urgent calls for action at the UN’s Cop16 talks in Cali, Colombia, The Guardian reported yesterday. This summit aims to assess progress on the 2022…

The German newspaper ‘Frankfurter’ revealed that German authorities deported 787 Syrian refugees in the first half of 2024, though not directly to Syria, due to legal and political obstacles. Instead, the deportations were to other countries as part of bilateral…

Muslim students at Swinburne University in Melbourne expressed their outrage after being locked out of prayer rooms on Friday, ABC News reported yesterday. The closure forced students to pray in the atrium of the Hawthorn campus, as the Swinburne Islamic…

Global warming is exacerbating deadly flooding in Africa, despite the continent contributing only a small fraction to global emissions, Al Jazeera reported yesterday. In 2024, intensified rainy seasons have led to catastrophic floods across the Niger and Lake Chad basins,…

Australia, the U.S., and 13 other nations criticized China during a UN session, accusing it of human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet. The UN previously reported that China’s arbitrary detention in Xinjiang may amount to crimes against humanity. Australia’s…

Experts have warned that the climate crisis will drive an additional 150 million people into poverty in Africa by 2050, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. Magda Robalo Silva, from the Institute for Global Health and Development, highlighted that floods and droughts…

The Somali Defense Ministry announced on Monday that the Somali National Army (SNA), with support from local and international partners, killed over 95 al-Shabaab militants during recent military operations, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. The SNA focused its efforts in Middle…

The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) is set to commence its eighth general assembly in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, amid unprecedented harassment from the Chinese government, VOA reported yesterday. WUC spokesperson Zumretay Arkin reported threats of physical harm, arrest, and sabotage…

The Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region presents significant opportunities for Vietnamese businesses in the rapidly expanding Halal food market, Vietnam Plus revealed yesterday. A report from Coherent Market Insights projects the market will grow at 9.15% annually, increasing from $192.6…