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Pakistan: Police Attack Protesters Objecting to Oppression in Parachinar
January 1, 2025
Pakistan: Police Attack Protesters Objecting to Oppression in Parachinar
In various cities across Pakistan, police have resorted to shelling and baton charges against protests organized to express solidarity with the oppressed people of Parachinar, resulting in several injuries among demonstrators, local sources confirmed. The peaceful protest in Karachi included…
AI Could Soon Influence Human Decision-Making, Study Indicates
December 31, 2024
AI Could Soon Influence Human Decision-Making, Study Indicates
Researchers from Cambridge University have found that artificial intelligence (AI) may have a profound impact on how users make decisions by analyzing “intention, behavior, and psychological data,” Anadolu Agency reported. This study, published on Monday, investigates a new digital landscape…
Conflict in Parachinar Claims Lives of 128 Children
December 30, 2024
Conflict in Parachinar Claims Lives of 128 Children
Former federal minister Sajid Hussain Tori reported on Sunday that at least 128 children have died in Parachinar since the onset of violent tribal clashes nearly three months ago, Dawn Newspaper reported yesterday. The conflict, which began in November, has…
First Conference of the World Assembly of Rituals Held in Kadhimayn
December 30, 2024
First Conference of the World Assembly of Rituals Held in Kadhimayn
The first conference of the World Assembly of Rituals was organized with the goal of enhancing media communications and showcasing the assembly’s mission in community service and social and media development in the holy city of Kadhimayn. The event, themed…
India’s Arunachal Pradesh to Revive Freedom of Religion Act
December 30, 2024
India’s Arunachal Pradesh to Revive Freedom of Religion Act
India’s Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced plans to implement the dormant Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 1978, Jurist News reported yesterday. This development follows a directive from the Gauhati High Court, which mandated the state to finalize…
Putin Apologizes for Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
December 29, 2024
Putin Apologizes for Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crash
Russian President Vladimir Putin extended an apology on Saturday to Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev following the tragic crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 last Wednesday, December 25, ABP News reported. The passenger jet, which was reportedly shot down by Russian…
Pakistan Military Court Passes Up-to-10-year Imprisonments to 60 Civilians
December 27, 2024
Pakistan Military Court Passes Up-to-10-year Imprisonments to 60 Civilians
A Pakistani military court sentenced 60 civilians to prison terms ranging from 2 to 10 years for their involvement in attacks on military facilities following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in May 2023, Reuters reported yesterday. Among…
Iraq to open Mosul airport in June, 2025, 11 years after Daesh capture
December 23, 2024
Iraq to open Mosul airport in June, 2025, 11 years after Daesh capture
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced on Sunday that the inauguration of Mosul’s airport will take place on June 10, 2025, marking 11 years since the city was seized by the Daesh group, Arab News reported. On June 10,…
New Research Reveals Alarming CO2 Emissions from North Sea Drilling
December 22, 2024
New Research Reveals Alarming CO2 Emissions from North Sea Drilling
Recent research by the campaigning group Uplift reveals that potential new oil and gas fields in the North Sea could emit as much carbon dioxide as the entire UK household sector produces over 30 years, The Guardian reported yesterday. This…
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues More Than 100 Rohingya Refugees Adrift in Indian Ocean
December 20, 2024
Sri Lanka Navy Rescues More Than 100 Rohingya Refugees Adrift in Indian Ocean
The Sri Lankan Navy, today, rescued 102 Rohingya refugees, including 25 children, adrift on a fishing trawler in the Indian Ocean, Al Jazeera reported. The group was brought safely to Trincomalee, a port in eastern Sri Lanka. The refugees had…