UN raises death toll from Kabul classroom bombing to 35 as women protest ‘genocide’
The death toll of the United Nations mission in the attack on the Kaj Higher Education Center is much higher than the death toll...
Russian forces “besieged” near the main town of Ukraine in the annexed area
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a grand ceremony in the Kremlin
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Ukraine announced Saturday that it has cordoned off several thousand...
Iran vows ‘decisive action’ in wave of women-led protests
Iranian female protesters remove their headscarves during a demonstration in the city of Savah, in an image taken from an online video made available...
Russia begins mobilizing forces to fight Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, or surrendered, urging Russians to resist Vladimir Putin's partial mobilization.
Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) - Moscow began a mandatory troop recall...
Death toll rises in Iran protests as internet services are cut off
The killing of Mahsa Amini, 22, in the custody of the Iranian morality police, sparked a wave of violent demonstrations.
Paris (AFP) - At least...
Japan to lift COVID restrictions on foreign tourists from October
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2-L) poses with John Tuttle (R), Vice Chairman of the NYSE Group, before the closing bell at the New...
Biden pledges solidarity with Iranian women as protests spread
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - US President Joe Biden pledged solidarity with Iranian women Wednesday as eight people were reported killed in growing...
China doubles down on coal as energy crunch bites
Coal loading onto trains at a coal plant in Huaibei, east China's Anhui Province, on June 23, 2022 - Coal power still makes up...
Thousands evacuated as typhoon pounds Japan
Typhoon Nanmadol brought torrential rain, high waves and strong winds to southern Japan
Minamata (Japan) (AFP) - Thousands took shelter in southwest Japan on Sunday...
Xi and Putin look to challenge global order at regional summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for global order change at a summit challenging Western influence.
Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) Russian President...