There are at least 2,000 food banks operating in the UK, giving out emergency food parcels on a weekly basis to people in hardship, according to research that shines fresh light on the rapid growth of charity food provision in austerity Britain. (Independent Newspaper, 30 May 2017)

The believer begins to prepare their state of mind and heart and body for the blessed month of Ramadan. This preparedness needs contemplation of sorts…often delving into the heart to sort through the undesired traits and feelings that somehow drift and simmer in the heart starting with a black spot on the heart and slowly multiplying, Allah forbid it remains a permanent mark.

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and US President Donald Trump inaugurated the Global Center for Combating Extremist Ideology (GCCEI), a facility that will monitor “extremist messaging” in real time... The center — named “Etidal,” or “moderation” —is established under international cooperation to confront and prevent extreme ideologies by monitoring and analyzing them, and to promote a culture of moderation.

Yemen could have as many as 300,000 cases of cholera within six months and an "extremely high" number of deaths, the World Health Organization said on Friday.