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The International Day to Combat Islamophobia (15 March) is happening at a time when anti-Muslim hate and bigotry are on the rise globally, warns the UN Secretary-General. This trend is part of a wider pattern of attacks against religious groups and vulnerable populations. We need to confront and root out all forms of bigotry, condemn inflammatory discourse, safeguard religious freedom, moderate hateful content on digital platforms, and combat intolerance and stereotypes. Let's promote mutual respect and understanding, foster social cohesion, and build peaceful and inclusive societies for all.

The killing of a stray cat in Turkiye’s Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene and the courts to retry the culprit.

Vaughan Gething has been elected the head of Welsh Labour and will become the first black leader of a European country when he is confirmed as first minister next week. Gething, who has worked as the health and the economy minister in the Labour-led government, succeeds Mark Drakeford after beating the education minister, Jeremy Miles.

The requirement of teaching is not a process of pouring in, but drawing out, argues Durriya Kazi.

The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family. It’s also a sign of how hard it is for the monarchy to control its own narrative in the social-media era.

Medical professors across the nation have decided to submit resignations starting March 25 in collective action pressuring the government to seek a breakthrough in the prolonged walkout by trainee doctors, a medical professors' group said Saturday.

A Chinese fishing boat sank near a remote Taiwanese island in the early hours of Thursday, killing two and prompting joint rescue efforts by the mainland and Taipei for two missing crew members, the island's coast guard said.

The Quran recitation ceremony is being broadcast live on IRIB (Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting) in the presence of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday. 

Muslims in Iran are to be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan kicks off. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons.

Chad Hower is a wanted man. In 2009, the American software developer was federally indicted for parental kidnapping.