POPE LEO WARNS POLITICIANS OF THE CHALLENGES POSED BY AI

Sat 21 June 2025: Pope Leo warned politicians on Saturday of the challenges posed by the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), addressing its potential impact on younger people as a prime concern. Speaking at an event attended by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and parliamentary delegations from 68 countries, Leo revisited a topic that he has raised on a number […]

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CRITICAL THINKING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER. HOW CAN I IMPROVE MY SKILLS?

Sat 21 June 2025: There is a Fox News headline that goes like this: Transgender female runner who beat 14,000 women at London Marathon offers to give medal back Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation medal. While the Fox News headline […]

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‘THOUSAND SHIP FLOTILLA’ ANNOUNCED TO CHALLENGE ISRAEL’S BLOCKADE OF GAZA

Sat 21 June 2025: A coalition of Malaysian civil society organisations has announced an ambitious campaign to launch a “Thousand Ship Flotilla” to break Israel’s 17-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, in what is being described as the largest maritime mobilisation of its kind. The initiative, led by the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations […]

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AMNESTY URGES INDIA TO STOP UNLAWFUL DEPORTATIONS OF ROHINGYA REFUGEES

Sat 21 June 2025: The Indian government must immediately halt all deportations of Rohingya men, women and children, recognise them as refugees and treat them with the dignity and protection they deserve under international human rights law, Amnesty International said ahead of World Refugee Day. In just the last month, the Indian authorities allegedly deported […]

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ITALY-EU SUMMIT ON AFRICA STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS UNVEILS AGREEMENTS WORTH €1.2B

Sat 21 June 2025: Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday co-chaired a summit in Rome focused on strategic investments for Africa, announcing EU-Italy shared agreements worth €1.2 billion ($1.38 billion). The two leaders reaffirmed their common ambition to deliver “impactful partnerships, drive high-quality investments, and unlock opportunities […]

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CHINESE RESEARCHERS DEVELOP AI FOR PLANT STUDIES

Sat 21 June 2025: Chinese researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for plant studies, Xinhua News reported on Tuesday, citing China Science Daily. PlantGPT is the first large language model AI assistant that can answer any related question with precise responses and deliver specialized analyses in the field of plant functional genomics, the […]

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TURKISH PRESIDENT ERDOGAN WARNS AGAINST ‘NEW SYKES-PICOT ORDER’ IN MIDDLE EAST

Sat 21 June 2025: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned against a “new Sykes-Picot order” in the Middle East and called for stronger solidarity among Islamic nations to counter Israeli actions and regional destabilization. “We will not allow the establishment of a new Sykes-Picot order in our region with borders to be drawn […]

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OIC TO HOLD SPECIAL SESSION AT IRAN’S REQUEST OVER ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT

Sat 21 June 2025: At Iran’s request, a special session with the participation of all members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be held as part of the bloc’s 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers in Istanbul amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, diplomatic sources said on Saturday. The closed door meeting […]

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HUNDREDS OF GAZA BABIES AT RISK AS HOSPITALS RUN OUT OF BABY FORMULA

Fri 20 June 2025: Dr Ahmad Al-Farra, director of paediatrics and maternity at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis warned Thursday that hundreds of babies are facing imminent death as the hospital has completely run out of baby formula due to the Israeli blockade.  “These babies have no time,” Dr Al-Farra said in a […]

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