UN official meets Taliban deputy premier over women NGO ban
The U.N. says one of its top officials in Afghanistan has met the Taliban’s deputy prime minister to discuss a ban on women working at nongovernmental groups
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Boy, 10, among nine people killed in Ugandan New Year’s Eve fireworks crowd crush
Fatal incident occured at shopping centre in capital Kampala as people gathered to celebrate 2023
Channel crossings: 45,756 people came to UK in small boats in 2022
Last crossings were on Christmas Day, with none recorded in last six days of the yearMore than 45,000 people crossed the Channel to the UK in small boats over the past year, according to government figures, with 90 crossing on Christmas Day.Two boats f…
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy in New Year message: “I want to wish all of us one thing – victory”
By Sergiy Karazy and Nick Starkov KYIV (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that his only wish for all Ukrainians for 2023 was victory and resolved to stay the course while the country fights for it. “I want to wish all of us one …
Ukraine hit by fresh Russian missile attacks
Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday and through the night.
10 Killed, 8 Injured After Blast Outside Kabul’s Military Airport: Report
At least 10 people were killed and eight others seriously injured in an explosion that rocked the Kabul military airport on Sunday, Khaama Press reported citing the Taliban Interior Ministry spokesperson.
Ukraine, hit by fresh Russian missiles, faces grim New Year
Ukrainians had a grim start to 2023 on Sunday, with yet more sirens and fresh missile attacks on their territory, as the death toll from Russia’s massive New Year Eve assault across the country climbed to at least three.
New Year Attacks Targeted Ukraine’s Drone Production, Says Russia
Moscow said on Sunday its New Year attacks on Ukraine targeted the pro-Western country’s drone production, claiming it had managed to scupper Kyiv’s “terror attacks” against Russia.
Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several
A bomb exploded near a checkpoint at Kabul’s military airport Sunday morning killing and wounding “several” people, a Taliban official said, the first deadly blast of 2023 in Afghanistan.