It has been 400 days since the Taliban banned Afghan girls under the age of 12 from going to school. Afghanistan is now the only country in the world where…
Continue ReadingIn #Ecuador, #women are victims of the powerful Catholic anti-#abortion lobby and a conservative judicial system. Those who can afford it can have an abortion for a few hundred dollars…
Continue ReadingIn the blistering desert of Morocco, the country’s last Berber nomads, the Amazigh, say their ancient lifestyle is under threat as climate change brings ever more intense droughts. #Morocco #climate…
Continue ReadingThe OPEC+ alliance of oil-exporting countries on Wednesday decided to sharply cut production to support sagging oil prices, a move that could deal the struggling global economy another blow and…
Continue ReadingAs the preparation begins, Will Gadd talks about the dangers of Helmcken Falls and the dream to overcome it. This series takes audiences inside the minds of elite adventurers as…
Continue ReadingLess than two weeks after being called up in Russia’s partial mobilisation, reservist are undergoing combat training in Russian-occupied Donetsk as they prepare to go to the front line in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with a mix…
Continue ReadingAs President Vladimir Putin completed paperwork for the annexation of four regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, the Kremlin said there was no contradiction between Russian retreats and Putin’s vow that…
Continue Reading#Britain’s embattled prime minister Liz #Truss marched to the lectern for the most important speech of her political career on Wednesday — accompanied by a song, "Moving On Up," about a bitter…
Continue ReadingParis will not broadcast #WorldCup matches on giant screens in public fan zones amid concerns over rights violations of migrant workers and the environmental impact of the tournament in #Qatar.…
Continue ReadingAs informal climate talks wrap up in DR Congo, Kenyan president William Ruto published an open letter calling for a more multilateral approach to helping Africa fight climate change. FRANCE…
Continue ReadingAfter more than thirty years of being prohibited from boxing during the ruling of former dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi, women in Libya are once again being seen on rings fighting and…
Continue ReadingNuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years on Tuesday, prompting a warning for residents to take cover and a temporary suspension…
Continue ReadingThe supreme leader of Iran has accused the United States and Israel of orchestrating protests in Tehran and other cities following the death of a young woman who had been…
Continue ReadingThe number of people who died in an attack at an education centre in Kabul has risen to 53. More than 110 are injured, and the UN says casualty numbers…
Continue ReadingIndonesia on Monday set up an independent team to investigate a stampede at a football stadium that killed 125 people, including 32 children, as the country’s human rights commission questioned…
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