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20 years post-9/11, links between Islamophobia and suicide remain unexplored with American-Muslims at high risk
A July 2021 study revealed that American Muslims report two times the odds of a suicide attempt in their life compared to other faith groups

Imran Khan draws flak for calling Osama Bin Laden 'martyr', claims Pakistan was 'humiliated' for supporting US war on terror
Speaking in parliament during the budget session, Khan said the American forces entered Pakistan and killed bin Laden without informing Islamabad after which everyone started abusing his country.

Donald Trump vows to hit Taliban 'harder' than ever as US marks 18th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
President Donald Trump pledged to hit the Taliban 'harder' than ever as America on Wednesday marked the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that led the country into war in Afghanistan

World Trade Centre Attack: US commemorates 18th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, mourns deaths of thousands
Some 9/11 memorials elsewhere already included sickened rescue, recovery and cleanup workers, and there is a remembrance wall entirely focused on them in Nesconset, on Long Island. But those who fell ill or were injured, and their families, say having a tribute at ground zero carries special significance.

YouTube's algorithm links 9/11 videos to the Notre Dame fire: Report
YouTube's fact-check algorithm was showing an explainer for the 9/11 attacks in the US under a CBS video.

New York Times calls Pulwama terror attack 'explosion' in headline: Was 9/11 just a plane crash, asks outraged Twitterati
Twitter users in India outraged over the fact that the leading US daily termed the Pulwama terror attack, which killed over 40 CRPF jawans, as a bombing. Twitterati was livid at the fact that NYT chose to use words like 'explosion' and 'bombing' to describe a serious terrorist suicide attack which saw escalation in India-Pakistan hostilities

American killed in Kenya hotel siege had survived 9/11 attack on World Trade Centre; Jason Spindler would have turned 41 on Monday
The American man who was among the 21 people killed in an attack at a hotel in Kenya capital Nairobi had survived the 9/11 attacks. Jason Spindler specialised in emerging economies.

Osama bin Laden's son Hamza marries 9/11 lead hijacker's daughter, family says terror leader's heir has senior position in Al-Qaeda
Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, has married the daughter of Mohammed Atta, the lead hijacker and one of the ringleaders of the September 2001 terror attacks in the US, according to the family.

Kenya, Tanzania to mark 20 years of deadly Al-Qaeda attack that killed 224 in Nairobi, Dar-es-Salaam
Kenya and Tanzanya will mark 20 years of Al-Qaeda attack in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam that killed 224 and injured 5,000, on Tuesday

Imran Khan says meeting President Donald Trump would be a 'bitter pill' to swallow
Famed cricketer turned politician Imran Khan says meeting US President Donald Trump would be a "bitter pill" to swallow should he become Pakistan's prime minister in elections later this year, but added "I would meet him."

Remembering 9/11: 16 years later, $1.3 million Hempstead memorial to honour sickened rescue participants
A Long Island beach where people gathered and watched in horror as the distant World Trade Center towers collapsed on 11 September, 2001 is the site of the latest memorial to victims of the terror attacks and among a growing number that honor people who died of illnesses years after participating in the rescue and recovery effort.

Russia's interference in US election could be considered 'act of war', says Dick Cheney
Former US vice president Dick Cheney has said that Russia’s attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election could be considered an “act of war” against the country.

Guantanamo war court resumes hearing of the '9/11 Five' under President Trump
A multitude of procedural and legal problems, exacerbated by the logistical challenge of hosting a court in Guantanamo, have slowed the case to a crawl.

US Senate to vote to override President Obama's veto on Saudi 9/11 bill
The US Senate will vote on Wednesday to override President Barack Obamas veto of legislation that would allow the families of the victims of the 11 September, 2001 attacks to sue the Saudi Arabian government.

Pakistan's concept of non-state actors in terrorism is false dichotomy: India
Without mincing words, S Jaishankar tore into Pakistan's narrative that terror attacks against India are done by non-state actors and said the state cannot escape responsibility.

Shah Rukh Khan detained again at US airport. So?
What is amusing from the entire incident that Khan, a product of our deep-rooted VIP culture who was banned for five years from entering Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium for allegedly misbehaving with a security personnel, apparently believes that his 'celebrity' status gives him automatic immunity from secondary screening.

US declassifies report which may point to Saudi involvement in 9/11 attack
The US declassified a report listing more than three dozen people who piqued the interest of investigators probing possible Saudi connection in the 9/11.

Scientists claim to have developed framework to predict terrorist attacks
Scientists claim to have developed a new framework which may be able to accurately predict future terrorist attacks by recognising patterns in past strikes

Evidence shows Saudi Arabia aided 9/11 hijackers: Lawyers
Lawyers for victims of the September 11 attacks say in a lawsuit that they have amassed new evidence that agents of Saudi Arabia "knowingly and directly" helped the hijackers.

9/11 attack : Obama says victims will never be forgotten
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the September 11 victims would be remembered "no matter how many years pass" as Americans marked the 11th anniversary of the attacks in which nearly 3,000 people were killed by airliners hijacked by Islamist militants.