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UAE: Over 3,600 people convert to Islam in Dubai in first half of 2025 | World News

The Centre held 47 awareness and knowledge classes in H1 2025, benefiting over 1,400 participants, alongside enrolling 1,300+ students in programmes/ Image: IACAD More than 3,600 people converted to Islam in Dubai in the first half of 2025, while hundreds more engaged with Islamic educational programmes and interactive initiatives, reflecting the growing impact of the […]

Trump nominates Tammy Bruce as US deputy representative to UN. Who is she?

Trump nominates Tammy Bruce as the next Deputy Representative of the United States to the United Nations. President Donald Trump Saturday announced that he was nominating State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce as the next US deputy representative to the United Nations. “I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Tammy Bruce, a Great Patriot, […]

Immigration policy by proxy: How the US is using antisemitism settlements to curb foreign student enrollment

Columbia settlement reveals link between antisemitism probes and US immigration policy The Trump administration has introduced measures that link antisemitism investigations with policies aimed at reducing international student enrolment at US universities. A recent agreement with Columbia University has revealed provisions that extend beyond antisemitism-related enforcement, including a clause that calls for a reduction in […]

‘You are welcome’: Major outrage over Birmingham making 5-year-olds write Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers

Schoolchildren of Birmingham were asked to make Valentine’s Day cards for asylum seekers. Some children in Birmingham schools as young as five have been asked to write Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers stoking a major outrage. The activities in Labour-run Birmingham were co-ordinated by the Schools of Sanctuary Network, which includes an estimated 1,200 […]

$20,000 to fast-track green card applications: What is the provision of the proposed Dignity Act?

American activists are opposing the Dignity Act of 2025 which has a provision of $20,000 payment to fast track green card applications. American activists are opposing the proposed Dignity Act of 2025, introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (Republican) and Rep. Veronica Escobar (Democrat), as one of its provisions includes a payment of $ 20,000 […]

London police arrest 365 people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

Police officers patrol during demonstrator during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza, in Parliament Square, in London, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025.(AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) A woman is led away by police officers as supporters of Palestine Action take part in a mass action in Parliament Square, organised by Defend Our Juries as […]

‘Like Reagan…’: Senator Lindsey Graham says he’s confident Trump will walk away if Putin insists on bad deal

Putin and Trump will meet in Alaska on August 15. Senator Lindsey Graham silenced critics who criticized President Trump for being willing to meet Vladimir Putin and said Reagan also met Gorbachev to try to end the Cold War. “I’m confident President Trump will walk away – like Reagan – if Putin insists on a […]

UAE: Students must confirm university admissions and scholarships offers by August 11 | World News

Students should use UAE Pass to access the Ministry’s portal, complete all admission steps, and meet the August 11 deadline/ Image: MoHESR The UAE’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has set August 11, 2025, as the final deadline for students to confirm university admissions and scholarships for the 2025–2026 academic year. Alongside this, […]

SpaceX splashdown: ISS astronauts return after 5 months; Nasa’s first Pacific landing in 50 years

This image provided by NASA shows, from left, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members JAXA Four astronauts have safely returned to Earth after spending five months aboard the International space station (ISS). Their SpaceX capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California on Saturday, a day after leaving the orbiting laboratory.Nasa’s Anne […]

CDC Atlanta shooter Patrick White was against vaccine, neighbor says he was looking thinner recently

Police have not released any photo of CDC shooting suspect Patrick Joseph White. 30-year-old Patrick White, identified as the suspect in the shooting outside Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) building in Atlanta, was an anti-vaxxer, neighbors said. One neighbor said he looked visibly slimmer recently. Another said White was […]