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In January, Afghanistan’s de facto authorities issued Decree No. 12, a 60‑page penal code of 119 articles that critics say entrenches gender and class inequality and violates international human rights obligations. The...
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Bangladesh on Friday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported, with tremors felt across Kolkata and several adjoining districts in West Bengal. The shaking...
Netflix has walked away from its bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets, leaving the path open for Paramount — now controlled by Skydance — to pursue a full takeover of Warner.
A Reuters image showed Taliban fighters carrying a box of weapons near the Torkham border after exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces.
Pakistan says it launched overnight air and ground strikes on major Afghan cities and border sectors, prompting both Islamabad and Kabul to report a sharp escalation in months-long clashes along their frontier....
Cross-border violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan intensified on Friday after Islamabad said it carried out airstrikes in areas of Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia, and Pakistan's defence minister announced what he...
Block, the fintech company behind Square, Cash App and Afterpay, is cutting more than 4,000 positions — roughly 40% of its workforce — as it restructures around artificial intelligence. The reductions will reduce...
Kabul, Feb. 27, 2026 — Afghanistan’s Ministry of National Defence said retaliatory operations along the Durand Line on Thursday killed 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured several posts and equipment.
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel used the inaugural Dr Manmohan Singh Memorial Lecture to warn about rising protectionism and to urge renewed commitment to a rules-based, multilateral world order. She said...
Tehran, Feb. 27 — Iran’s foreign minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, urged Afghanistan and Pakistan to settle their disputes through dialogue and good-neighbourly relations, saying Tehran is ready to help facilitate talks...
Kabul, February 27 — Several countries and international bodies on Friday urged restraint and an immediate ceasefire after renewed cross-border fighting between Afghanistan and Pakistan along the Durand Line.
An earthquake measured at magnitude 5.3 by the US Geological Survey and 5.4 by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department struck on Friday afternoon about 188 kilometres from Dhaka, officials said. The tremor occurred...
