Afghanistan aid at risk from Taliban ban on women NGO workers, UN warns
’Without women working, we can’t deliver for the people who are in fact the primary objects of humanitarian assistance’
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India Approves $2.3 Billion Plan To Become Global Hub for Green Hydrogen
The funding decision will support production, use, and exports of green hydrogen for the nascent industry.
Pakistan Taliban threatens to target top political leaders, including PM and FM
Armed group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned the country’s main ruling parties of “concrete action” against their top leadership in the government for “declaring war” against it.
Asia Is On Edge Over North Korea’s Arms Development
Kim Jong Un and his daughter pose for a propaganda photo in front of an ICBM. Image: KCNA via REUTERS DW: North Korean arms development puts Asia on edge in 2023 The regime in Pyongyang has started 2023 by threatening South Korea and announ…
WHO accuses China of downplaying Covid surge amid ‘risk to life’
Figures from Beijing ‘underrepresent true impact on hospitals admissions and deaths’
Military-ruled Myanmar Marks 75 Years of Independence From Britain, but Democracy Remains Elusive
Army leader Min Aung Hlaing marked 75 years of independence from Britain—but democracy remains elusive.
Pakistan says won’t allow others to shelter militants amid tensions with Afghanistan
Pakistan’s political and military leadership has vowed no country will be allowed to shelter militants staging attacks against Pakistani soil, as the Asian country is engaged in rising tensions with neighboring Afghanistan.
US and China have ‘explored the correct way to get along,’ top diplomat says
China and the US must ‘set an example’ amid multiple challenges, Wang Yi says
Iranian universities ready to admit Afghan students after Taliban ban
Three gender-specific universities in Iran have expressed readiness to enroll hundreds of Afghan women after the Taliban barred female students from attending private and public universities in Afghanistan.
Casualties reported as blast rocks military airport in Kabul
An explosion outside the military airport in Kabul has caused multiple casualties, a spokesman for the Taliban-run interior ministry announced.