A year into Taliban rule, Afghans say their lives have been turned upside down
“The victims are Afghan poor people,” said one former prosecutor. “Common people.”
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“Its completely extraordinary that these appointments were kept secret by the Morrison government from the Australian people,” said current Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Life in Afghanistan after a year under the Taliban takeover
More than 40% of the population is living on less than one meal a day and 97% are expected to be living under the poverty line by the end of the year.
Teachers in Venezuela march, threaten to strike over low pay, few resources
“Right now, I don’t even have a pencil for my children to start classes in September,” said Florena Delgado, who teaches first and fifth grades in Caracas.
Moderna's vaccine that targets the omicron variant gets its first approval as British regulators authorize it
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Iran blames Salman Rushdie and his supporters for stabbing attack
In its first public comments since the assault, Tehran denied any involvement but sought to justify the attack on the famed author.
Brittney Griner appeals drug conviction as Russia, U.S. talk prisoner swap
The WNBA star was sentenced to nine years in a Russian jail this month.
Modi pledges to make India a developed country as it marks 75 years of independence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the country from New Delhi’s 17th century Mughal-era Red Fort, saying the world was looking for it to help resolve global issues.
Behind the shelves of candy, a darker side to London's mysterious American candy stores
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Angry China stages new military drills near Taiwan as U.S. lawmakers visit
The exercises are intended as a “resolute response and solemn deterrent against collusion and provocation between the U.S. and Taiwan,” Beijing's defense ministry said.
Five Americans injured in Jerusalem terror attack
A Palestinian gunman opened fire on a bus parked near Jerusalem’s Western Wall leaving eight injured including five Americans. According to Israeli media, four of the five injured Americans came from the same New York family. After an hours-long manhunt, the shooter turned himself in; one of his relatives has also been arrested. The terror attack comes just a week after the Israelis and Palestinians agreed to a ceasefire. Today, the leader of Hamas, a Palestinian militant group praised the bus shooting.
