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Record migrant crossings in Channel amid tragic deaths

Record migrant crossings in Channel amid tragic deaths

A record 973 migrants crossed the Channel on small boats on Saturday, coinciding with the tragic deaths of four individuals, including a two-year-old boy, during the perilous journey from France to England, according to UK Home Office data. According to…
Secretary-General of Shia Satellite Channels and Radio Stations Union visits Hajj and Umrah Commission headquarters

Secretary-General of Shia Satellite Channels and Radio Stations Union visits Hajj and Umrah Commission headquarters

The Secretary-General of the Shia Satellite Channels and Radio Stations Union, Hajj Nasir Al-Shuhmani, visited the headquarters of the Hajj and Umrah Commission in Baghdad on Wednesday, where he met with the head of the commission, Sheikh Sami Al-Masoudi, and…
Polio is ravaging Gaza’s population and threatening the world, UN warns

Polio is ravaging Gaza’s population and threatening the world, UN warns

The United Nations has declared Gaza a dangerous epidemic zone and warned of a potential disaster among the Strip’s population that could spread rapidly and easily to other countries around the world. Medical teams are deeply concerned about the emergence…
Saudi authorities execute Shia detainee based on alleged charges of having links with Al-Qaeda

Saudi authorities execute Shia detainee based on alleged charges of having links with Al-Qaeda

On Saturday, August 17, 2024, Saudi authorities executed detainee Abdul Majeed Al-Nimr, a resident of Al-Awamiyah in Qatif, making him the 10th political detainee from Qatif to be executed since the beginning of 2024. In an official statement, the Saudi…
US Senate passes legislation to protect children online

US Senate passes legislation to protect children online

The US Senate passed a comprehensive social media safety package on Tuesday, compelling tech companies to enhance their protection of children, US media said, adding that this is the first significant legislation targeting Silicon Valley in decades. Social media companies…
12 killed in rocket attack on football pitch in Golan Heights

12 killed in rocket attack on football pitch in Golan Heights

12 people have been killed and 19 others wounded in a rocket attack on a football pitch in the town of the Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Al Jazeera reported citing Israeli authorities said. Israel’s military officials said…
50,000 Pakistanis went missing in Iraq, minister says

50,000 Pakistanis went missing in Iraq, minister says

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Chaudhry Salik Hussain said on Wednesday that 50,000 Pakistanis who traveled to Iraq for religious tourism did not return, without specifying the time frame for these disappearances, Arab News reported. Thousands of Pakistani pilgrims…
Japan’s population continues to decline due to aging, low birth rates, official data says

Japan’s population continues to decline due to aging, low birth rates, official data says

Japan’s population has decreased for the 15th consecutive year, with a drop of over half a million people, according to government data released on Wednesday, attributing the decline to an aging population and low birth rates. Last year, Japan recorded…
Two individuals injured in car bombing in northern Moscow

Two individuals injured in car bombing in northern Moscow

A car explosion in northern Moscow left two people injured and a residential building badly damaged, news reports said on Wednesday. The car’s 49-year-old driver was injured immediately after getting into the vehicle, while a woman sustained facial injuries. Both…
At least 18 people dead in plane crash in Nepal

At least 18 people dead in plane crash in Nepal

At least 18 people died when a small plane crashed and caught fire during takeoff from Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, on Wednesday, according to news reports citing local officials. Officials confirmed to media outlets that the plane, which had two crew…
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