Taliban working on guidelines for women NGO workers: UN says
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths met Taliban officials in a bid to push them to further relax the ban on women workers.
49ers to let legal process play out after Omenihu’s arrest
San Francisco defensive lineman Charles Omenihu will be available to play in the NFC title game despite his arrest on a misdemeanor domestic violence allegation.
Intuitive Surgical, Trustmark fall; AT&T, Progressive rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Intuitive Surgical, Trustmark fall; AT&T, Progressive rise.
Court orders Canada to take back its citizens from camps in Syria
A court in Canada has ordered the government to repatriate 23 of its citizens who have been detained in camps for suspected ISIS members and their families in northeastern Syria. If not challenged, this would be the largest repatriation of Canadians fr…
‘This is a big moment’: Ukrainian MP reveals West could turn tide in war with new tanks
Exclusive: The People’s Deputy of Ukraine, Kira Rudik, described the “super happy” moment US President Joe Biden announced they would be sending Kyiv their main battle tanks on Wednesday evening.
Your Thursday Briefing: Tanks for Ukraine
Also, China’s natural gas shortage and India’s efforts to quash a Modi documentary.
‘Enormous’ iceberg over 2x the size of Toronto breaks off from Antarctica
The approximately 1,550 square kilometre iceberg had been ‘desperately clinging on’ for several years, experts say.
House leaders press Biden administration to determine whether Russia breached nuclear arms treaty
House leaders are raising concerns over Moscow’s noncompliance with a strategic nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia as relations between the two countries sour amid the war in Ukraine.
Ros Atkins on… Germany’s Ukraine tank decision
The BBC’s Analysis Editor examines the background to Germany’s decision to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.