June 3, 2025 — A major new study by the Pew Research Center has confirmed that Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world, expanding more rapidly between 2010 and 2020 than all other religions combined. The growth, according to…
Tensions reached a boiling point in Los Angeles Monday morning as the city awoke to a heavy federal presence and the specter of escalating conflict between California state leaders and former President Donald Trump’s administration. The deployment of National Guard…
As the annual Hajj pilgrimage enters its final and most symbolic stages, the once-quiet valley of Mina, just outside Makkah, has transformed into the world’s largest temporary settlement — sheltering nearly 2 million pilgrims in over 100,000 air-conditioned tents. Mina,…
In what is considered the most sacred day in Islam, over 1.5 million foreign pilgrims gathered today at Mount Arafat, southeast of Mecca, as the annual Hajj pilgrimage reached its spiritual climax. From the early hours of the morning, throngs…
The Trump administration has dramatically ramped up its collaboration with data analytics giant Palantir Technologies, triggering a wave of privacy concerns over possible government overreach. Since President Trump returned to office in January, Palantir has secured more than $113 million…
Kuala Lumpur hosted the first-ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations–Gulf Cooperation Council–China Summit during the week of May 25, 2025. The summit brought together Southeast Asian, Gulf, and Chinese leaders in a significant display of regional realignment. While trade and…
In a bold statement that could reshape geopolitics in the Horn of Africa, Somaliland’s newly elected president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, has declared that international recognition of his breakaway state is now “likely.” In an exclusive interview at the presidential palace…
