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Who are the 12 men acquitted in the 7/11 Mumbai train blasts case?
Seventeen years after being charged in one of the most devastating terror attacks in the country’s history, all 12 men convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case were acquitted by the Bombay High Court on Monday.The court overturned a 2015...

Expert claims 'confident' Israel could be looking to finish off 'long-standing enemy'
An expert in Middle Eastern affairs has suggested that some believe Israel is capitalising on the region's instability to target a long-standing adversary. Following triumphs over Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, Benjamin Netanyahu's administration is...

Syrian Girl, 8, Walks Overnight to Escape Shelling, Save the Children Protects Childhoods Amid War as Aid Becomes a Race Against Time
Photos: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OIKkIC7kIPhFq-FWR7pO1-JbERqg29mN?usp=sharing HONG KONG, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — With shells drawing near and only minutes to escape, what would you save? “I was forced to leave everything behind...

Why is Iran expelling millions of Afghan refugees?
More than one million Afghans have returned home since the beginning of the year. Image: Shutterstock By Victoria Heath This year, more than 1.1 million Afghans have been deported from Iran, marking one of the largest forced migrations in its...

IHG signs Holiday Inn Express in Egypt’s new capital
This collaboration reflects IHG’s ongoing strategy to grow in high-potential markets aligned with Egypt’s long-term tourism and development goals. Holiday Inn Express Cairo New Capital will feature 125 guest rooms with smart, streamlined services...

The Israel-Syria Dilemma
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we are wondering how serious U.S. President Donald Trump was this week when he discussed the possibility of signing an executive order officially renaming the sport of soccer as “football”...

University of Florida Slick Holsteins Head to Pakistan
By Peter J Hansen, University of Florida For the first time, the University of Florida Dairy Unit has exported live cattle overseas. In May of this year, three pregnant slick Holstein females were delivered by air and truck to DayZee Farms in...

Recent Israeli strike on Gaza church kills 3and wounds priest close to Pope Francis
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10 others, including the parish priest, according to church officials. The late...

Trump vents frustration at Netanyahu after Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church kills three
The shelling of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza also damaged the church compound, where hundreds of Palestinians have been sheltering from the 21-month Israel-Hamas war. Israel expressed regret over what it described as an accident and...

Israel struck a notorious Iranian prison. Its inmates are paying a price.
Hours earlier, Israeli airstrikes hit the sprawling compound that holds thousands of detainees, many of them political prisoners. The destruction and damage was so extensive—far more than outside observers initially realized—that the prisoners...
Significance of the Targeted Nuclear Scientists in the Iran War
By Institute for Science and International Security July 15, 2025 The June 2025 war between Israel and Iran, called the 12-Day War, saw the death of many Iranian nuclear scientists who participated in or are linked to Iran’s nuclear weapons...

From University to the World: How ThinkCyber Nigeria is Launching Africa’s Cybersecurity Champions Globally
Advertisements As graduation caps fly at Babcock University on July 27 and Adeleke University on July 20, something far more powerful than diplomas is being handed out, global relevance. A new class of cyber defenders is stepping forward, not just...

Egyptian researchers join global study linking pollution, poor governance to accelerated brain aging
A groundbreaking international study published in Nature Medicine reveals that exposure to environmental pollutants, social inequality, and weak democratic institutions can significantly accelerate brain aging and increase the risk of cognitive...

Hero schoolboy cries as he reveals how he saved girlfriend when her parents 'tried to strangle her in honor killing'
A teenage boy cried on the witness stand as he told how he saved his girlfriend's life while her parents allegedly tried to strangle her in a religious 'honor killing'. Fatima Ali, now 18, was nearly killed in a chokehold by her father, Ihsan Ali,...

New report outlines steps to reduce rising antisemitism in U.K. schools, workplaces and hospitals
A report released this week about antisemitism in the United Kingdom lays out new recommendations for tackling the rise in anti-Jewish sentiment that has been climbing steeply since the October 7 Hamas-led attacks on Israel – including in sectors...

Anti-Israel Campus Protests Were Filled with Hate; College Teachers Tell You Not to Believe the Truth
How history will treat the post-October 7 anti-Israel protests on college campuses across America will depend in part on how much longer they last. As we approach the two-year mark, there seems little room for indifference. Normal people are...
Kerala Teen Electrocuted At school; Mother Working In Kuwait Yet To Learn Of Son’s Death
In a tragic incident, a 13-year-old boy was electrocuted while trying to retrieve his footwear from the school’s rooftop in Kerala on Thursday. Just before classes began at the state-supported Boys School in Thevalakkara in Kollam schoolchildren...

Iraq seeks to foster ties with Islamic Azad University in emerging technologies
TEHRAN – Iraq is interested in expanding its collaborations with the Islamic Azad University in fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum science, and life sciences, IRNA quoted Yasser Abdul Zahra Al-Hajjaj, Cultural Attaché of Iraq in...

Iranian president suffered minor injuries in Israeli strike during last month's conflict: report
Pezeshkian suffered minor leg injuries during strike, says report. Six missiles struck building’s entry, exit points: report Officials reportedly escape through pre-planned emergency exit. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian suffered minor leg...

Security sciences university secures French accreditation
SAUDI ARABIA Naif Arab University for Security Sciences (NAUSS) in Saudi Arabia has secured full five-year accreditation from France’s High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCÉRES) for three of its core academic programmes:...