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Global spending on nuclear weapons surged by 13% to reach a record $91.4 billion in 2023, according to estimates from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), reported by The Guardian. This increase, which is $10.7 billion more than…

Despite China’s rejection of the European Union’s calls to stop alleged human rights violations in the country, the EU expressed deep concern about what it described as an extremely serious situation. In a statement followed by Shia Waves Agency, the…

A stark warning has been issued about the state of our planet and its climate, as revealed in the ninth edition of the Sustainable Development Report by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The report, released on Monday…

A global study indicates that more people are avoiding news, finding it depressing, relentless, and dull. The Reuters Institute at Oxford University reported that nearly 40% of people globally now often or occasionally avoid the news, up from 29% in…

News reports reveal that war, climate change, and man-made shortages have pushed Sudan—a country already beset by numerous hardships—into a severe water crisis. In the sweltering heat, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), approximately 65,000 residents of…

Two migrant shipwrecks off the southern shores of Italy have resulted in the loss of at least 11 lives, with over 60 people still missing, including 26 children, Reuters reported yesterday. The first incident occurred when a sinking wooden boat…

In celebration of the United Nation’s International Day for Countering Hate Speech observed on 18 June, the Freemuslim Association—a global anti-violence organization—has stressed the importance of combating all forms of hate speech and promoting the principles of tolerance and peaceful…

As Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Centre for Uyghur Studies has accused the Chinese government of intensifying its suppression of Islamic practices in the Xinjiang region, India Narrative reported in an article yesterday. Traditionally, Eid…

China’s prefectural Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs has issued an “urgent public notice” authorizing surveillance of fasting among their schoolchildren as a further step in its crackdown on the Muslim minority, Foreign Policy revealed in an article published yesterday.…

In a close vote, the EU has passed a landmark law to protect and restore nature across its member states, the Guardian reported yesterday. The nature restoration law sets a target to revive at least 20% of the EU’s land…