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Jun 27, 2024

UAE mosques ordered to shorten Fridays sermons during heat of summer

The United Arab Emirates has instructed mosque preachers across the country to limit the duration of Friday sermons and prayers to a maximum 10 minutes as searing heat continues to engulf the region, the state news agency said on Thursday.

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Jun 27, 2024

Iran election: can voters deliver an upset to hard-liners?

Iranians are getting ready to elect a new president on Friday. Hard-liners in the Islamic clergy-dominated regime want to secure the post. Many voters, though, are disillusioned with the system.

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Jun 27, 2024

Failed coup attempt in Bolivia

Tensions have been building in Bolivia ahead of general elections in 2025, with leftist ex-President Evo Morales planning to run against former ally Arce, creating a major rift in the ruling socialist party and wider political uncertainty.

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Jun 27, 2024

US report on religious freedom shows minorities’ treatment in India

The year also witnessed India grappling with incidents involving “forced” religious conversions, leading to arrests of Christians and Muslims accused of conversion activities.

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Jun 27, 2024

Kenya erupts in protests as president rejects amended bill

The bill is aimed at raising $2.7 billion in taxes to alleviate the country’s debt obligations to the IMF and other creditors.

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Jun 27, 2024

At least 2 killed in Syria due to Israel attack

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since the October 7 last year.

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Jun 27, 2024

North Korea conducted test to develop warhead missiles

South Korea’s military said North Korea launched what appeared to be a hypersonic missile off its east coast but it exploded in midair.

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Jun 27, 2024

UN drug agency warns of opium shortage amid Taliban ban

“The purity of heroin on the market is expected to decline,” UNODC noted, warning that “heroin users may switch to other opioids” with those posing “significant risks to health.”

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Jun 27, 2024

US, Germany warn against Gaza war spreading to Lebanon

Last week, Israel said its plans for a Lebanon offensive had been “approved and validated.”
Turkey has pledged solidarity with Lebanon and called on other regional players to join in.

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Jun 27, 2024

Honduras ex-president sentenced to 45 years in prison

A Manhattan jury in March found Hernandez, 55, guilty of accepting millions of dollars in bribes to protect US-bound cocaine shipments belonging to traffickers he once publicly proclaimed to combat.