live Hormuz shipping slows as Iran's Araghchi sets conditions for resumption
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a near standstill over the weekend, with five commodity vessels transiting Saturday and none on Sun...
The second day of the international conference on Islamophobia has started in Baku, focusing on unveiling biases and combating discrimination.
The international conference titled “Islamophobia in Focus: Unveiling Bias, Shattering Stigmas” resumed its second day in Baku, organized by the Baku International Multiculturalism Center and the Center for the Analysis of International Relations. The event marks the third anniversary of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia and gathers experts, academics, and officials to analyze the global, historical, and political causes of Islamophobia.
For two years, these centers, along with the G20 Interfaith Forum, have held conferences aimed at addressing and reducing anti-Muslim discrimination worldwide. Discussions cover a wide array of topics, including the importance of intersectional perspectives, historical and current trends of Islamophobia, international cooperation, and the vital role of multilateral organizations. The conference highlights religious diversity and interfaith respect as key elements in fighting intolerance.
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A wildfire in Croatia driven by strong winds descended on the tourist town of Omis overnight, engulfing houses, forcing about 1,000 people to evacuate to safety and injuring dozens, fire brigade and health officials said on Friday.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed to a near standstill over the weekend, with five commodity vessels transiting Saturday and none on Sunday. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Washington must meet Tehran's conditions for shipping to resume.
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to make the Strait of Hormuz part of U.S. territory have been mocked by Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, who said the sea passage "cannot be seized by tweet."
Residents of villages in eastern Indonesia hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least 54 people were awaiting aid on Monday as rescuers prepared to comb through collapsed buildings in search of people trapped beneath the rubble.
Kazakhstan has launched a unified digital platform to track coal supplies in real time, giving officials a clearer view of production, shipments, stocks and prices ahead of the heating season.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Gaza returned to the diplomatic arena on Sunday (16 August), as his envoys met Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators in Cairo while Israeli strikes continued across the strip.
At least 11 people, including three children and two women, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanese authorities, in one of the deadliest escalations since a U.S.-mediated framework was agreed between Lebanon and Israel.
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For fishermen along Pakistan’s southwestern coast, the consequences of the U.S.-Iran conflict are being felt far from the battlefield.
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