Afghanistan Morality Ministry Spreads 'Living Things' Images Ban
Afghanistan's morality ministry is gradually introducing a ban on images of living beings in media, with multiple provinces announcing restrictions and some Taliban officials refusing to be photographed or filmed, journalists across the country told AFP.
Since mid-October the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (PVPV) has held meetings with journalists in one province after another.
Israel Presses Gaza And Lebanon Assaults As Egypt Touts Truce Plan
Israeli forces launched deadly strikes on Lebanon and Gaza on Monday, pressing their offensive against militants after Egypt's president proposed a two-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war.
French Screen Legend Depardieu Asks For Delay To Sexual Assault Trial
Actor Gerard Depardieu on Monday asked for a delay to the start of his trial on sexual assault charges, saying his health prevented him from attending the proceedings, with numerous other complaints and a possible second court case already lying in wait.
Climate Change-worsened Floods Wreak Havoc In Africa
Every rainy season for the past 12 years, floods have swept through 67-year-old Idris Egbunu's house in central Nigeria.
Japan PM Under Pressure After Debacle Election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faced the prospect of minority rule Monday after his gamble of snap elections backfired with the ruling party's worst election result in 15 years.
Bangladesh Immunity Order Sparks Fears Of Justice Denied
Hundreds died in the student-led revolution that toppled Bangladesh's autocratic leader Sheikh Hasina, but those impacted in the violent aftermath fear the new authorities' promise of justice will exclude them.
'Wiped Off The Face Of The Earth': How Russia Erased A Ukrainian City
"It barely exists anymore," said the mayor of Vovchansk, an industrial town razed by a Russian onslaught shocking even for the killing fields of eastern Ukraine.
Down To The Wire: Trump, Harris In Final Week Push
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will make a final push to break their bitter deadlock as they head into the last week of the most dramatic and divisive White House race in modern times.
Sainz Wins Mexico Grand Prix As Norris Makes Most Of Verstappen Penalty
Carlos Sainz cruised to an emotional victory for Ferrari ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris in Sunday's incident-filled Mexico City Grand Prix as Red Bull's series leader Max Verstappen was handed two 10-second penalties on his way to sixth.
Trump Back In New York As Harris Targets Grassroots
Donald Trump supporters lined up for his rally Sunday at a famous New York arena while Kamala Harris went neighborhood to neighborhood in Philadelphia, just over a week before America votes in an extraordinarily close White House race.
Netanyahu Hails 'Precise' Strike On Iran As Israel Pounds Lebanon, Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Sunday that Israel's "precise and powerful" strikes on Iran had been a success, as his country's forces pounded targets in Gaza and Lebanon.
Georgia Thrown Into Political Turmoil After Disputed Vote
Georgia plunged into political turmoil on Sunday after the ruling party declared victory in parliamentary elections decried by the opposition as "falsified".
Far Right Tipped To Gain Ground As Jaded Bulgarians Vote Again
Bulgarians voted Sunday in their seventh election in less than four years, with little hope of an end to political turmoil that has favoured the country's far right.
Israel Pounds Gaza And Lebanon After Iran Strikes
Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader war.
Indonesia Bets On SE Asia's First Battery Plant To Become EV Hub
Rows of robotic arms move with precision to assemble nickel-based battery cells on the production line at Indonesia's inaugural electric vehicle battery plant, the first in Southeast Asia.
China's Second-generation Factory Owners Go Digital To Combat Challenges
Dressed in a pristine white knit top, Robyn Qiu cut an incongruous figure in her parents' dusty, hangar-like metal hardware factory in eastern China as she gestured excitedly while an assistant filmed her on a smartphone.
Israel's Netanyahu Hoping For Trump Triumph
With the US presidential election heading into the home stretch, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will likely be hoping for Donald Trump to return to the White House.
Michelle Obama Admits Fear Over Vote Result, Slams Trump
Michelle Obama on Saturday aired her "genuine fear" that Donald Trump could retake the White House as the popular former first lady made a passionate appeal to voters in the desperately close US election.
Ruling Party Set To Win Georgia Election Amid Opposition Protests
Georgia's ruling party was on course to win a closely watched election Saturday, according to partial results that were rejected as "falsified" by pro-Western opposition parties which denounced a "constitutional coup".
N.Korea Involvement In Ukraine Raises Regional Security Risks: Analysts
The deployment of North Korean troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine is unlikely to have a significant impact on the fighting on the ground but could affect security interests in Asia, Europe, and elsewhere, analysts said.
Israel Hits Iran Military Sites In Retaliatory Strikes
Israel bombed military targets in Iran on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers, fulfilling a vow to avenge a missile barrage and stirring fears of a full-scale Middle East war.
Commonwealth Agrees 'Time Has Come' For Talks On Legacy Of Slavery
The Commonwealth's 56 members agreed the "time has come" for talks about the legacy of the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade Saturday, in a landmark summit declaration that raised the prospect of future reparations.
End Of Golden Era For Chinese Investors In Bordeaux Wine
After over a decade of snapping up Bordeaux wine estates, buying into a dream of elegant living in France and good earnings in their home market, many Chinese investors are now selling up.
Israel Hits Iran Missiles, Bases In Retaliatory Strikes
Israel said it conducted air strikes against Iran on Saturday that hit military bases and missile sites in retaliation for the Islamic republic's attacks, warning it would "pay a heavy price" if it responds.
Georgia Votes In Crucial Test For Democracy, EU Ambitions
Georgians go to the polls on Saturday in watershed elections widely seen as decisive for the fate of the country's fledgling democracy and European aspirations.
Bidzina Ivanishvili: The Tycoon Ruling Georgia Behind The Scenes
When Georgia's richest man first burst into politics 12 years ago, he vowed to "astonish Europe" with the democracy he would bring to the Black Sea nation.
Myanmar's War Approaches Mandalay A Year After Rebel Offensive
On the outskirts of Mandalay, nervous Myanmar soldiers man a checkpoint just kilometres away from rebels who have set their sights on the former royal capital of 1.5 million people.
Turkish Cypriots Caught In Citizenship Limbo On Divided Island
Turkish Cypriot activist Sude Dogan feels "trapped in northern Cyprus", a self-proclaimed statelet recognised only by Ankara, saying she cannot travel, study or work abroad because she cannot get a Cypriot passport.
Seoul Slams Russian Treaty With N. Korea, Zelensky Urges 'Tangible Pressure'
South Korea urged Russia to stop its "illegal cooperation" with Pyongyang and voiced "grave concern" on Friday as Moscow moved to ratify its defence treaty with North Korea.
Google Urged To Step Up Efforts To Demonetize Climate Falsehoods
Civil society groups implored Google on Thursday to rigorously enforce its policy to demonetize environmental disinformation, saying ads placed alongside climate denial content persistently popped up despite the tech titan's pledge to crack down.
