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Police in North Macedonia said Thursday that 26 migrants, who had been crammed into two cars driven by suspected smugglers, have been detained near the southern border with Greece. A police statement said the cars were near the town of Valandovo late W…

Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for Western nations to release Taliban-led Afghanistan’s frozen funds. “We call insistently for compensation for the losses incurred by Afghans during the years of occupation and for the release of il…

New details on the Islamic State group’s former detention centres for foreign hostages in Syria and on grave sites offer clues on where victims may be buried, a rights group said Thursday. The US-based Syrian Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) sa…

Lebanon’s parliament on Thursday failed for a second time to elect a successor to President Michel Aoun, with some lawmakers boycotting the vote meaning the quorum was not reached. Only 71 out of 128 lawmakers attended Thursday’s session. Parliament sp…

Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation. Iraqi Kurd Abdel Latif Rashid, 78, was elected as the new Iraqi he…

Acute malnutrition is surging among children displaced by drought and conflict in a part of central Somalia teetering on the edge of famine, according to a survey conducted by humanitarian agencies. The United Nations warned at the beginning of Septemb…

A rebel group operating from Sudan’s Nuba Mountains handed over nine prisoners of war to Khartoum authorities on Thursday after neighbour South Sudan’s mediation, potentially boosting chances for the two sides to reach a final and permanent accord. The…

When Aisha Mustapha got admitted into the university, she had high hopes of connecting with female students who shared her faith from the campus’ Muslim community. Instead, she battled toxicity when admitted into the membership of Muslim student societ…

Germany’s largest mosque will for the first time broadcast the call to prayer on Friday after city authorities in Cologne gave the go-ahead for a pilot project, under strict limits. Cologne’s Central Mosque, an imposing building in the western city’s E…

EU companies can ban headscarves as long as it is a general prohibition that does not discriminate against employees, Europe’s top court said on Thursday, the latest ruling on an issue that has divided Europe for years. The case concerned a Muslim woma…