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New Zealand’s National Library to destroy copies of Quran, Bible, Torah ————————————- The National Library in New Zealand is destroying over 500,000 overseas-published books, including sacred texts like the Quran, Bible, and Torah, to save about $1 million annually in…

Oxford University Press to halt publishing China-sponsored science journal ————————— Oxford University Press (OUP) announced it will cease publishing the academic journal Forensic Sciences Research (FSR) after 2025, following ethical concerns about several studies involving DNA samples from ethnic minorities…

Trump administration faces lawsuit by immigrants, civil rights groups over immigration court arrests ——————————- Twelve immigrants and civil rights organizations filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against the Trump administration, seeking to block its policy that permits immigration agents to arrest…

US Senator revives push to label Muslim Brotherhood a ‘terror’ group —————————– US Senator Ted Cruz has revived efforts to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization with a new bill aimed at banning the group completely and…

Russia and Ukraine Conduct Body Exchange Amid Ongoing Conflict …………………. Russia and Ukraine have exchanged the remains of fallen soldiers as part of an agreement made during the second round of peace talks in Istanbul in June, Reuters reported on…

UK Lowers Voting Age to 16 Ahead of Next General Election …………………. The UK government will lower the voting age to 16 before the next general election, marking the most significant electoral reform since 1969, The Guardian reported. The change…

Italy Considers Early Release of 10,000 Inmates to Ease Prison Overcrowding ………………. Italy’s Ministry of Justice has announced plans to potentially release up to 10,000 prisoners to address severe overcrowding in the country’s detention facilities. The proposed measure would apply…

Islamophobia Spreads Globally Following Mosque Arson in Spain ————————- The Piera Mosque in Spain was deliberately set on fire earlier this week, an act authorities are investigating as a hate crime rooted in Islamophobia, an opinion piece published on Eurasia…

MP Mahua Moitra Condemns Detention of Nine Bengali Muslim Migrant Workers in Chhattisgarh ————————- Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has condemned the detention of nine Bengali Muslim migrant laborers by Chhattisgarh police, describing it as “state-sponsored kidnapping,” Muslim Mirror reported.…

UN Experts Raise Alarm Over Worsening Situation for Lawyers in Tunisia ——————————– United Nations human rights experts have expressed serious concern over the deteriorating conditions faced by lawyers in Tunisia over the past year, Jurist News reported. Since June 2024,…