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Opinion | The Logic Of Pakistan Bombing Its Own People And Getting Away With It
Sep 23, 2025 07:22 pm CST
This is a heady mix of superpowers and regional bosses. And the Pashtuns are caught literally and metaphorically in the middle. Don't expect anyone to pull up the Pakistanis for their cruel and random bombing.
"Provoking Trouble": Chinese Covid Whistleblower Gets 4 More Years Of Prison
Sep 21, 2025 04:42 pm CST
A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the COVID-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
"Feared Being Executed": British Couple Released By Taliban
Sep 21, 2025 03:53 pm CST
An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK on Saturday, telling the press that they feared "we would never be released".
Elderly British Couple Back In UK After Taliban Release
Sep 21, 2025 12:06 am CST
An elderly British couple released by the Taliban authorities after almost eight months in detention in Afghanistan arrived back in the UK.
Taliban Release Detained Elderly British Couple
Sep 19, 2025 08:44 pm CST
An elderly British couple detained in Afghanistan for almost eight months were released on Friday, the Taliban authorities said, after pressure built to free the pair due to fears over their health.
Taliban Bans Books Written By Women In Afghan Universities, 18 Courses Dropped
Sep 19, 2025 05:52 pm CST
A total of 679 textbooks, including 140 written by women and 310 by Iranian authors or publishers, have been prohibited.
Israel Committing 'Genocide' In Gaza, Say UN investigators
Sep 16, 2025 03:38 pm CST
United Nations investigators on Tuesday accused Israel of committing "genocide" in Gaza in a bid to "destroy the Palestinians" there, and blamed Israel's prime minister and other top officials for incitement.
Kim Seong-Min, Whose Broadcasts Relayed Foreign News To North Korea, Dies
Sep 15, 2025 11:59 pm CST
Kim Seong-Min, a prominent North Korean defector who used radio broadcasts, USB sticks and a network of sources in the secretive country to inform the North Korean public about the truth of their authoritarian government, has died.