Trump ICC Sanctions Face Free Speech Challenge in US Court
WASHINGTON- Two U.S.-based advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court in New York on Wednesday seeking to block President
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Ex-Afghan Lawmaker Extradited to US on Drug, Weapons Charges
WASHINGTON- Former Afghan lawmaker Abdul Zahir Qadeer has been extradited from Kenya to the United States to face charges alleging
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UN Women Says Aid Cuts Leave One Million Without Critical Support
GENEVA-At least one million women and girls have lost access to life-saving assistance over the past year as sweeping reductions
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UN Rights Experts Condemn Pakistan Activist’s Life Sentence
GENEVA-United Nations human rights experts on Wednesday condemned the life sentence imposed on Pakistani rights activist Mahrang Baloch, describing the
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Khamenei’s Body Lies in State Ahead of Tehran Funeral
TEHRAN-The body of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei arrived at Tehran’s Grand Mosalla on Friday ahead of funeral
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Taliban Says Pakistani Strikes Kill 36 Civilians, Escalating Border Tensions
Kabul— Pakistan carried out cross-border strikes and a ground operation targeting alleged militant hideouts in eastern Afghanistan, while the Taliban
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UK Unveils Expanded Refugee Sponsorship Pathways Amid Tougher Asylum Overhaul
London — Britain will introduce new legal pathways for refugees later this year by allowing community organizations and selected universities
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UN Warns of Record Surge in Potent Synthetic Drugs as Global Drug Use Climbs
Vienna-Global drug use continued to rise in 2024, driven by an unprecedented increase in new synthetic narcotics that are more
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Afghan-Pakistan Tensions Escalate as Kabul Claims Cross-Border Strike, Islamabad Rejects Allegation
Kabul – Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government said on Friday it had carried out strikes against militant hideouts inside Pakistan, a claim
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Afghan Officials Ditch Smartphones After Taliban-Imposed Ban Sparks Disruption
Kabul-Government employees across Afghanistan began abandoning smartphones on Wednesday after authorities imposed a sweeping ban on their use in state
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