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Three friends, Abdelkader Harkassi, Abdallah Hernandez, and Tariq Rodriguez, have completed a three-month horseback journey from southern Spain to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as part of their Hajj pilgrimage, Anadolu Agency reported. Their aim is to retrace the historical pilgrimage…

The 9th Asian Winter Games officially kicked off in Harbin, northeast China, on Friday under the theme “Dream of Winter, Love among Asia,” Anadolu Agency reported. Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated the event in Heilongjiang province, as reported by Xinhua…

January 2025 has been recorded as the hottest January on record, with global temperatures 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, Anadolu Agency revealed citing a report by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The report indicates an absolute surface air temperature of…

A team of Czech researchers has identified the world’s largest underground thermal lake in Albania, as reported by Czech media, Anadolu Agency reported. This significant discovery follows years of exploration led by Czech speleologist Marek Audy, who had theorized the…

A tiny juniper shrub in Finnish Lapland has been recognized as Europe’s oldest woody plant, measuring just four inches in trunk diameter and estimated to be 1,647 years old, Earth.com reported. This discovery, led by Marco Carrer from the University…

The Netherlands has officially banned civil servants from using the Chinese AI chatbot DeepSeek, citing concerns over potential espionage, Anadolu Agency reported. State Secretary for Kingdom Relations and Digitalization Zsolt Szabo announced the ban, following warnings from the Dutch Data…

Amnesty International has called on the Philippine government to stop misusing anti-terrorism laws against human rights advocates and NGOs, Jurist News reported. The organization highlighted a troubling trend of state-sponsored harassment targeting development workers and activists, particularly through “red-tagging,” which…

Approximately 2,900 people have died in violent clashes between M23 rebels and Democratic Republic of Congo forces in Goma, Anadolu Agency reported citing a UN official. The humanitarian crisis in this eastern city has drawn the attention of the International…

Malaysia’s recent government guidelines requiring non-Muslims to seek official approval before inviting Muslims to events at places of worship have been met with widespread criticism, South China Morning Post reported. The new rules mandate that non-Muslims obtain permission from Islamic…

Human Rights Watch reports China restricts Uyghurs’ freedom of movement, despite easing some travel bans, prompting concerns over human rights violations and international law breaches. China is violating Uyghurs’ right to freedom of movement by enforcing strict travel restrictions for…