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16 ISIS suspects arrested in Rojava’s al-Hol camp

16 ISIS suspects arrested in Rojava’s al-Hol camp

At least 16 suspected ISIS members were detained during an ongoing security operation in al-Hol camp, northeast Syria, Rudaw reported yesterday citing Kurdish internal security forces (Asayish). The operation, now in its second day, also led to the seizure of…
Karachi mob slays member of Ahmadi minority

Karachi mob slays member of Ahmadi minority

A mob attacked a place of worship belonging to Pakistan’s Ahmadi minority community in Karachi on Friday, resulting in the death of at least one man, Arab News reported. Amir Mahmood, a spokesperson for the Ahmadi community, reported that a…
Russia clears Afghan Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups

Russia clears Afghan Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups

Russia’s Supreme Court has officially lifted the ban on the Afghan Taliban, removing the group from its list of designated terrorist organizations after more than two decades, Arab News reported. The Taliban, outlawed by Russia as a terrorist movement since…
Uyghur rights group urges hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang

Uyghur rights group urges hotel chains not to ‘sanitise’ China abuses in Xinjiang

Almost 200 international hotels are operating or planned in China’s Xinjiang region amid government efforts to promote tourism despite ongoing human rights concerns, The Guardian reported. A report by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) identified 115 active hotels and…
UK universities hold $610 million in Israel-linked investments, report finds

UK universities hold $610 million in Israel-linked investments, report finds

UK universities collectively hold around £460 million ($610 million) in investments tied to companies with links to Israel, according to research by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The findings are based on freedom of information requests submitted to universities across…
James Webb Telescope Detects Possible Signs of Life on Distant Planet

James Webb Telescope Detects Possible Signs of Life on Distant Planet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has found potential evidence of life on the distant planet K2-18b, about 700 trillion miles from Earth, Anadolu Agency reported. A Cambridge University team led by Prof. Nikku Madhusudhan detected molecules in the planet’s atmosphere…
Global Leaders Finalize Historic Pandemic Preparedness Agreement Ahead of WHO Assembly

Global Leaders Finalize Historic Pandemic Preparedness Agreement Ahead of WHO Assembly

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday that its member states have reached a consensus on a landmark pandemic agreement following more than three years of intensive negotiations, Anadolu Agency reported. The draft agreement, finalized after 13 rounds of…
China Uses Financial Repression to Suppress, Erase Uyghur Identity and Community

China Uses Financial Repression to Suppress, Erase Uyghur Identity and Community

China employs widespread financial repression alongside physical detention to control, suppress, and attempt to erase the Uyghur people in the region. Despite nominal autonomy, the Uyghur Region remains under strict Chinese Communist Party (CCP) control, Human Rights Foundation revealed in…
Maldives Bans Israeli Tourists Amid Gaza War; Netanyahu Faces Mounting Domestic Pressure

Maldives Bans Israeli Tourists Amid Gaza War; Netanyahu Faces Mounting Domestic Pressure

The Maldives has banned Israeli tourists from entering the country in solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing Gaza war, Arab News reported. President Mohamed Muizzu ratified the ban on Tuesday following parliamentary approval, calling it a response to Israel’s “atrocities…
WHO Members Reach Preliminary Agreement on Future Pandemic Response

WHO Members Reach Preliminary Agreement on Future Pandemic Response

Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have reached a preliminary agreement on strategies to address future pandemics following three years of negotiations, Arab News reported citing the co-chair of the negotiating body to Agence France-Presse on Saturday. The organization’s…
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