Some female activists demanding that Taliban authorities reopen schools and universities for girls nationwide on Sunday staged a protest in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Protesters mainly girls and numbering 25 marched through the city’s western Pol-e Sokhta neighborhood before being forcefully dispersed by Taliban security forces. The demonstrator carried placards with slogans “freedom, work, education”,…
In response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement of plans to station tactical nuclear in weapons in Belarus, Ukraine has called for an extraordinary meeting of the United Nations Security Council. The Ukrainian foreign ministry said in a statement that Putin’s move was “provocative” and undermined international security. Russia can halt any action at the…
Following the reconciliation deal between Tehran and Riyadh, an Iranian official has disclosed that President Ebrahim Raisi has received an invitation from Saudi Arabia’s King Salman to visit the kingdom. “In a letter to President Raisi … the King of Saudi Arabia welcomed the deal between the two brotherly countries [and] invited him to Riyadh,”…
From the resignation of Boris Johnson as British prime minister to the historic grain deal signed between Russia and Ukraine, here’s a round-up of top five international stories for July. 1 – Resignation of Boris Johnson as British PM On July 7, 58-year-old Boris Johnson stepped down as Conservative Party leader and announced his resignation…
The United States, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said. Four European officials involved in the talks, who declined to be named because they were not authorised to speak to the media, confirmed the U.S. opposition. The resistance by…
The United Nations on Saturday called on the Taliban to provide information on the whereabouts of two women rights activists who were allegedly abducted from their houses in Kabul a few days ago. In a statement on Twitter, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) expressed its concerns regarding the disappearance of Tamana Zaryabi…
