Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated Tuesday — even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year. According to two documents from the Taliban ministry of education, obtained by … Read more
Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk is lashing at Apple for their Apple App Store policies and tax rules. The Tesla owner accused the company of blocking Twitter from the App Store without specifying why and added that Apple has also stopped advertising on the social media platform. Musk says Apple was pressuring Twitter over content … Read more
An attorney for Harvey Weinstein at his Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial told jurors Thursday that the prosecutors’ case relies entirely on asking them to trust women whose testimony showed they were untrustworthy. “Take my word for it’ — five words that sum up the entirety of the prosecution’s case,” Jackson told jurors … Read more
Russia will pay special attention to building infrastructure for its nuclear forces in 2023, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday. Shoigu said in televised comments that the Russia would also work to improve the combat capabilities of its missile forces and that facilities were being built to accommodate new missile systems. Russia has the … Read more
A court said on Wednesday that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was constitutional, delivering a blow to LGBTQ rights with the second such ruling in the only G7 nation where same-sex marriage is not permitted. READ | Hong Kong leader says central govt concerned about foreign lawyers in security But in what plaintiffs took as … Read more
A day after Israeli filmmaker and International Film Festival of India (IFFI) jury chief Nadav Lapid described the controversial film ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “propaganda” and “vulgar”, Israel’s ambassador to India Naor Gilon on Tuesday said that the jury chairman should be “ashamed” for his remark. Gilon further said that he wanted to apologize to … Read more
Hong Kong leader John Lee said on Tuesday the central government in Beijing was “highly concerned” about the issue of foreign lawyers appearing in national security cases, with a landmark legal interpretation on the matter by Beijing expected soon. READ | Anti-Hijab Protest: Iran denies filmmaker from traveling to India amid protest Lee on Monday … Read more
Pakistan authorities on Sunday arrested a Senator of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party for allegedly using abusive and threatening language against senior military officials. Azam Swati was taken into custody by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for the second time in less than two months for tweets against army leaders. He was previously arrested … Read more
Tens of thousands marched with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday in a massive demonstration through the center of the country’s capital to show their support for the head of state before a 2024 general election. READ | Russia-Ukraine war: How much did Russian federation spend on war? “Mexico is no longer run … Read more
Estimates suggest Russia has spent a quarter of its annual budget on the Ukraine war in the last nine months since Moscow began its invasion in February this year. Russia has spent $82 billion on its invasion, according to Forbes. READ | Ukraine’s Zelensky says Europe should remain united against Russia’s war Russia’s budget revenues … Read more
Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday adopted a bill to enshrine abortion rights in the country’s constitution, the first step in a lengthy and uncertain legislative battle prompted by the rollback of abortion rights in the United States. The measure was approved with 337 lawmakers voting for and 32 against in the … Read more
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday called on Europeans to remain united against Russia’s war and to severely limit the price for Russian oil. “There is no split, there is no schism among Europeans and we have to preserve this. This is our mission number one this year,” Zelensky said in an address via a … Read more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy have made their debut on the UK’s ‘Asian Rich List 2022’ topped by the Hinduja family. Sunak and his wife, whose father N R Narayana Murthy co-founded Indian IT major Infosys, are ranked 17th on the list, with an estimated wealth of 790 million pounds. … Read more
Taliban are becoming more defiant in embracing the policies of the past, US special envoy Rina Amiri has said, condemning the reports of public flogging in eastern Logar province, amid the growing concern over the human rights situation in Afghanistan. “This is both appalling and a dangerous sign that the Taliban are becoming more defiant … Read more
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday named Lieutenant-General Asim Munir as the new chief of the country’s powerful army. Munir takes over from General Qamar Javed Bajwa who is scheduled to retire on November 29 after a three-year extension. He has ruled out seeking another extension. The powerful army has ruled Pakistan for more … Read more