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Six suspected members of the Islamic State group were reportedly killed in a gun battle in the volatile North Caucasus region of Russia, the Associated Press reported yesterday. The country’s National Anti-Terrorism Committee (NAC) described the incident as a “counterterrorism…

A seven-year-old girl drowned after a small boat carrying 16 people trying to get to the United Kingdom overturned on Sunday in northern France, Al Jazeera reported. According to a statement by the local authority, the vehicle “was not appropriately…

The EU’s migration agency reported an 18% increase in asylum applications in 2023, with Syrians and Afghans representing the highest number and one-fourth of the applicants, Khaama Press reported on Wednesday. A total of 1.4 million asylum requests were registered…

The 2nd international conference to combat extremism and terrorism kicked off today, Thursday, in the holy city of Karbala, in an attempt to remind the world of the serious consequences of this phenomenon This conference comes at a time when…

The International Nonviolence Organization (Freemuslim) affirmed that discrimination between humans has been and continues to be a cause of many disasters and tragedies that have affected humanity, leading to conflicts and confrontations that have caused suffering, pain, and victims. In…

Eight migrants drowned off Morocco’s Mediterranean coasts while attempting to cross to Spain in a flimsy boat, Xinhua reported on Wednesday. The victims were among a group of unidentified irregular migrants who boarded the boat Tuesday evening in an attempt…

At least 31 people were killed and 10 others injured when a driver lost control of a passenger bus in southern Mali on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. The bus carrying Malians and nationals from the West African subregion was…

Around 30,000 people had been ordered to evacuate parts of Australia’s southeastern Victoria state before midday Wednesday due to a massive bushfire, Anadolu Agency reported, adding that hot winds and a potential thunderstorm threaten to aggravate the situation. Hundreds of…

Scientists have made a remarkable discovery in the animal kingdom, finding that one of the world’s smallest fish is capable of producing sounds as loud as a gunshot. According to a study published in the PNAS journal, the male Danionella…

The UK-based “Who is Hussein?” charity announced today that it has launched a series of awareness campaigns aimed at treating sick children, especially those from poor backgrounds, in several Arab and foreign countries. The organization said a statement published on…