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A Uyghur official in northwest China’s Xinjiang region has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for incitement after opposing the government’s seizure of local farmland, RFA reported yesterday. Abdumanap Hakimjan, the deputy head of the Ghulja County Natural Resources…

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has renewed his appeal for the international community to back efforts to tackle the climate crisis and civil strife undermining peace, stability, and sustainable growth in Africa, Xinhua reported yesterday. Addressing the UN Civil Society…

The Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, stated on Thursday that the world today is in dire need of implementing the true Islamic approach brought by the Holy Prophet and was followed by his successor, Imam Ali,…

In a report published on Thursday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias killed “at least thousands of people” in West Darfur state, calling it “crimes against humanity” and “genocide”. RSF attacks…

The Moroccan navy conducted a rescue operation on Thursday, saving 38 migrants from a boat in the Atlantic near Tan-Tan port, Xinhua reported today. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces confirmed the rescue, stating that a navy unit intercepted the boat…

Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby secured victory in the country’s presidential election held this week to end a three-year transition to democratic rule, the national electoral agency announced Thursday, Al Jazeera reported today. Deby won 61.03% of the May…

A concerning new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) has revealed that 9 out of 10 Muslim victims of Islamophobic attacks in Germany do not report the incidents to police, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday. According to HRW researcher Almaz Teffera,…

Renewable energy accounted for more than 30% of the world’s electricity for the first time last year following a rapid rise in wind and solar power, according to a new report by climate thinktank Ember. The report, published on The…

Asia is warming faster than the global average, according to data from the World Meteorological Organization, and must prepare for longer, more frequent and more intense heatwaves.  A record heatwave is hitting South and Southeast Asia. In Nepal, the authorities…

The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday proclaiming May 25 as World Football Day. The day marks the 100th anniversary of the first international football tournament in history with the representation of all regions as part of the 1924…