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Asylum seeker found dead after battle with ‘trauma’ from home country
Mohammed was declared dead at a nearby hospital (Picture: MEN Media) A young Algerian man who sought sanctuary in the UK was found dead after struggling with trauma he experienced in his home country. Mohammed Aymen Saouli, 26, moved to the UK,...

Do Fox News hosts support political violence? Yes, no, sort of
There is an apparent and dangerous double standard at Fox News, cable television’s most-watched network. Inflammatory rhetoric, and even the incitement and praise of violence, is simply laughed off under the auspices of humor and pushed aside by a...

India Gears Up to Host Global UN Peacekeeping Chiefs Conclave In New Delhi
The Indian Army will host the United Nations Troop Contributing Countries’ (UNTCC) Chiefs Conclave in New Delhi from October 14 to 16, 2025, as announced by India’s Ministry of Defence. The UNTCC Chiefs Conclave is a landmark event aimed at...

Oum at Barbican: An emotional journey through music and heritage
It is to be expected that a piece of musical theatre about buried wartime trauma, estrangement from family, and impending death, complete with an Oum Kalthoum-inspired score, might trigger a deep emotional response. Still, British-Lebanese...

Northerners Contributed But Did Not Build Asante/Akan Civili...
Had Fuseini Abdulai Braimah extensively read about the History of the Emergence of the Akan People and Their Civilization and Culture, he would not be making the egregious and the grievous error of so cavalierly assuming that the Asante Federation...

Germany: Federal police impose month-long weapons ban at Berlin train stations in response to soaring knife crime
German Federal Police will enforce a month-long weapons ban at 15 train stations across Berlin from Oct. 1, a measure that allows officers greater powers to stop and search passengers. The move is aimed at combating what authorities describe as a...

What to study: how to choose your course
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a fun question to answer when you are a toddler — superhero, ballerina, astronaut — but as a teenager the question starts to come with baggage: thoughts of career prospects and intellectual fulfilment...

'Gaza Is About Our Collective Humanity.' UNRWA's Juliette Touma on the Toll of Israel's War
There have been claims by Israel and others that UNRWA staff participated in the Hamas attacks on October 7, accusations which UNRWA says are part of a disinformation campaign, as you mentioned. Can you address how UNRWA investigates such...

SIARA receives record 790 global submissions in 2025
The Sharjah International Award for Refugee Advocacy and Support (SIARA) has received a record 790 submissions for its 9th edition, marking a 49.9% increase in unique nominations from its previous edition in 2024. This year, the award attracted...

Olympic gender row champion Imane Khelif makes emphatic statement after being banned from boxing - and being announced as face of a beauty brand
By TAMARA PRENN, SENIOR SPORTS REPORTER Published: 10:47 EDT, 30 September 2025 | Updated: 10:56 EDT, 30 September 2025 Olympic gender row fighter Imane Khelif has been announced as the face of a beauty brand as her challenge to world boxing rolls...
Egypt designs, develops smart, green city
FUMBE CHANDA Egypt IN THE searing heart of the desert, far from the Nile’s banks and Cairo’s chaotic sprawl, Egypt has accomplished what many once thought improbable: it has designed and developed a smart city that is green, sustainable, and...

Recovering Africa’s Forgotten Kingdoms
It becomes clear fairly quickly that we don’t know Black history in America, but the truth runs deeper: we also don’t know African history. And both absences stem from the same reason—centuries of erasure. For generations, Africa’s past was...

Kombos meets counterparts from Philippines, India, North Macedonia, others
Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos continued his series of meetings with his counterparts on the sidelines of the United Nations general assembly in New York over the course of Thursday night. He first met Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf,...

Watch again: Orleans Parish sheriff Hot Seat debate
Orleans Parish sheriff candidates debate on WDSU Hot Seat JAILBREAKS IN STATE HISTORY, AND A CYBER ATTACK. THE FUTURE OF THE JAIL IS IN LIMBO. WHO WILL LEAD A NEW CHAPTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY? WHO EARNS YOUR VOTE? ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF...

Runway Royalty: Arab Models Owning Spring/Summer 2026
Fashion Month always brings back its regular stars, and this season, Arab models once again dominated some of the biggest shows. From Paris to Milan to London, their presence felt both familiar and fresh, with looks that stood out as highlights of...

Assyrian Christian’s Murder Is a Stark Reminder of Rising Islamist Persecution
Christians in Paris carried out a demonstration on September 28 against Christianophobia in response to the murder of an Iraqi Christian, who was stabbed to death on September 10 while livestreaming on TikTok about his faith outside his apartment...

Letters: An international struggle against fascism is necessary
Letters Plus authoritarian warnings from Hong Kong, dietitians launch Nutrition Action for Palestine and why we need to branch out anti-racist work Downloading PDF. Please wait... Monday 22 September 2025 Issue The presence of the international...

David Hirst: 'An outstanding journalist we were lucky to have'
David Hirst, who died on Monday in a hospital in France, was the outstanding journalist the Guardian was lucky enough to have, writing for the paper from the inside of the Middle East’s dramatic transformations over more than four decades. No...

OPEC+ Will Likely Lift Quotas at Next Meeting
OPEC+ will likely lift its quotas by another 137,000 barrels per day for November when they meet on October 5, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB) Chief Commodities Analyst Bjarne Schieldrop said in a report sent to Rigzone on Monday morning by...

Olympism365: 15 grassroots changemakers receive support to foster social development through sport
30 September 2025 – A total of 15 organisations and individuals today joined the Grassroots365 Innovation Incubation initiative, which is part of the Olympism365 Innovation Hub – a collaboration between the International Olympic Committee (IOC),...