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Kabul, Sep 18 (EFE).- Future appeared bleak for women in Afghanistan as the ban on education for females completed two years on Monday. Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, restrictions were imposed on women including a ban on secondary and higher education for women, among others, making...
Berlin, Sep 18 (EFE).- Climate activists during a protest on Monday blocked several key streets during rush hour in Berlin, Germany, calling for concrete actions to phase out use of fossil fuels by 2030. This action by the members of the “Letzte Generation” (Last Generation) climate movement caused traffic congestion...
New Delhi, Sep 18 (EFE).- Canada has postponed a trade mission to India after negotiations for an important free trade agreement stalled and bilateral tensions rose following an awkward encounter between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the G20 summit in...
Bangkok, Sep 18 (EFE).- The newly elected Thai government, which assumed office on Sep. 5, has announced that resolving the drug problem in the country, especially the circulation of methamphetamine (meth), is a national priority for the next four years, local media outlets reported Monday. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told...
New Delhi, Sep 17 (EFE).- Leaders of Indian political parties met on Sunday to discuss the main topics on the agenda for a mysterious special session of the parliament set to begin a day later. Presided over by Indian defense minister Rajnath Singh, heads of Indian political parties represented in...
Geneva/Tripoli (EFE).- The provisional death toll from the floods in Libya caused by the Cyclone Daniel has now climbed to 11,300 in the eastern city of Derna, the United Nations said on Sunday based on the figures provided by the Libyan Red Cross, even as the Tripoli-based government – one...
Rome, Sep 17 (EFE).- The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Sunday announced an EU action-plan to check illegal immigration and share the load of immigrants arriving on Italian coasts, during a visit to the island of Lampedusa, which witnessed over 1,000 immigrant arrivals within a...
New Delhi, Sep 16 (EFE).- The Indian military on Saturday accused the Pakistani security forces of interfering in an anti-insurgency operation in which three militants were killed while allegedly trying to enter India-administered Kashmir. The incident comes after at least eight people – including six Indians security personnel and two...
International Desk, Sep 16 (EFE).- Iranian security forces on Saturday temporarily detained the father of Mahsa Amini, exactly a year after the young woman died in custody after being arrested for not wearing a hijab or Islamic veil, to prevent him from marking his daughter’s death anniversary. «On the anniversary...
Inés Amarelo Mexico City, Sept 15 (EFE).- Twenty-nine-year-old Mexican Ayyselet Gutiérrez was the victim of an attempted femicide on September 18, 2022. That night, her former partner stabbed her 27 times, bringing her very close to death. Now she is finding the strength to ensure that her attacker is arrested...
Islamabad, Sep 15 (EFE).- Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the country’s anti-corruption body to reopen all graft cases against public officials, including two former prime ministers, that were withdrawn after amendments to the country’s accountability laws. The decision came after the top court nullified the amendments made to the...
Seoul, Sep 15 (EFE).- South Korea and the United States warned on Friday that military cooperation, particularly an arm deal, between North Korea and Russia would be a serious violation of the United Nations sanctions. Senior diplomatic and defense officials from South Korea and the United States expressed their concern...
