US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Trump on a single article of incitement of insurrection, making him the first president in US history to be impeached twice. It will now go to Senate for trial after Jan 20

Iran is now al-Qaeda's "home base," US Sec of State Mike Pompeo alleged despite bloody history between Tehran & terror group. Pompeo admitted to audience from Texas A&M University on April 15, 2019 that CIA especially trains employees to "lie, cheat and steal."

Yemen remains world's worst humanitarian crisis with nearly 80% or more than 24 million of its people needing humanitarian assistance & protection, more than 13 million in danger of starving to death.

Palestinian group Hamas denounced United Arab Emirates (UAE) for importing goods from illegal Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank.

Under new rules, meat from India no longer needs to be certified halal – following Muslim rules – before it is exported, after pressure from Hindu groups.

Indonesia’s top Muslim body, Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), declared China’s Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 halal, or permissible under Islam.

Places of worship in London should shut immediately because of risks of Covid-19 infection, Mayor of London said. Sadiq Khan’s demand was made following closing of major mosques in the capital despite being Covid secure.

18 people were killed, incl civilians, 4 injured, in 2 separate terror attacks in N & W Cameroon by Boko Haram, according to Govt officials.

10,600 people have been displaced following recent attacks in two villages in Niger's Tillaberi region which claimed 105 lives.

Leaders of US allies in Europe, EU & NATO blocs reacted with shock & dismay to news of mob storming US Capitol, with supporters of US President protesting congressional certification of President-elect's electoral victory.

Pakistan is establishing interfaith harmony councils at local, provincial & national level to promote dialogue & resolve sectarian conflicts, Maulana Tahir Ashrafi, special representative of PM on religious harmony, revealed.

Germany's Turkish-Muslim community is alarmed by increase in Islamophobic hate crimes - police recorded 632 Islamophobic crimes in Germany from Jan to Nov 2020, 122 mosques were attacked

Twenty-six Muslim women from 20 countries are featured in the BBC’s 100 Women List of the most inspiring and influential women from around the world.

Kuruba Sharanappa Eshwarappa, Minister for Rural Development in the southern federal state has categorically announced that the BJP will not field a Muslim candidate for the Parliamentary by-elections.

2020 was supposed to be the year where I had plans. My first year in almost a decade where I didn’t have any upcoming baby bears on the horizon, where I started building my own way into the future of my choice.