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Global freedom declined in 2023 for the 18th year in a row, with political rights and civil liberties deteriorating in 52 countries, affecting a fifth of the world’s population. A new report by Freedom House highlights widespread and severe declines,…

The UN warns of a 60% increase in global resource extraction by 2060, driven by wealthy nations, posing a threat to climate goals and economic stability. The report highlights that the surge in extraction exacerbates climate change and its impacts,…

Seven million people die annually from illnesses caused by air pollution, a number that surpasses deaths from Aids, tuberculosis, and malaria, the Guardian revealed in an article on Friday. Despite this, air pollution has not received the same global recognition,…

A huge fire in Bangladesh that raged through a six-storey building housing restaurants has killed at least 46 people and injured dozens, Reuters reported on Friday. According to fire authorities, a gas leak or a stove could have caused Thursday’s…

Global obesity rates have surged, with over 1 billion people worldwide affected in 2022, up from nearly 800 million in 2016, researchers reported on February 29 in the Lancet. The prevalence has doubled in women, tripled in men, and quadrupled…

U.N. Secretary-General expressed concern about combatants in places like Congo, Gaza, Myanmar, Ukraine, and Sudan ignoring international law and called for greater respect for human rights and peace worldwide, the Associated Press reported. Addressing the U.N.’s top human rights body,…

Consultant of Shiite legal organizations and representative of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, has taken measures in a new movement to seek a halt on sending weapons to Israel. In a phone call with civil society and human…

Five people have died and eight others were injured after a migrant boat capsized during a rescue operation by armed forces off Malta in the Mediterranean, Al Jazeera reported. The incident occurred south of Malta when an eight-meter boat carrying…

The month of Sha’ban is the period of joy and happiness for the Holy Prophet’s family, peace be upon them, with the 11th day of Sha’ban marking the birthday of the Hashemi Flower, the Young Man of Karbala, the Honorable…

Qatar’s capital Doha saw on Sunday the initiation of a two-day United Nations-led conference ‘on the way forward’ in Afghanistan, without the Taliban, the de facto rulers, in attendance. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres organized the meeting of special envoys for…