In Pakistan, a separatist militant group carried out a bombing attack, killing 12 people, including civilians, and injuring seven others. According to AP, Reuters, and other news agencies on the 18th (local time), a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at a security post in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwestern Pakistan on the night of the 16th. He drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into the wall of the security post, ignoring a stop sign from a Pa

The Hui people are the largest Muslim ethnic group within China, formed about 1,400 years ago when Islamic diplomats, merchants, and soldiers from Arabia and Persia crossed into China along the Silk Road. Through intermarriage with the Han people and the adoption of Han children, they settled in China. Over time, their physical features came to resemble those of the Han, and they also adopted the Chinese language. The population of the Hui people is about 11 million, and amon

The Israeli government has approved a bill to strengthen its control over the occupied West Bank and facilitate land purchases by Jewish settlers, Reuters reported on the 15th (local time). On this day, Israel passed a motion to initiate land registration procedures within the West Bank for the first time since the 1967 Third Arab-Israeli War. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs explained, "This decision will contribute to resolving land disputes and increasing administra

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make groundbreaking progress, the shadow of restructuring is looming large, especially among big tech companies. Last month, the US AI company Antropic launched its AI tool, "Claude Cowork," raising concerns that general-purpose AI tools will replace expensive enterprise software (SW). According to "Layoffs.fyi," a site tracking tech company restructuring, a total of 24,818 employees were laid off across 27 tech companies worldwide

The Uyghur people, whose name signifies “union” or “alliance,” are among the least evangelized Turkic peoples globally. Currently, approximately 16 million Uyghurs reside in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region—where the ancient Silk Road began—and in Central Asian nations including Kazakhstan. The Uyghur people, who developed a Buddhist civilization across the Mongolian Plateau and Central Asia in the past, converted to Islam around 960 CE following the eastward expansi

It has been revealed that Bangladeshi Christians are living in extreme anxiety and fear before and after the February 12 general election. The recent increase in Islamist violence and the possibility of implementing Sharia law nationwide have raised concerns about the survival of religious minorities. The situation of Christians has deteriorated sharply since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Hasina was criticized for her authoritarian rule and allega