How I got a reference from the Taliban

Iran’s unveiled youth fight for freedom — and the regime has never faced a bigger threat

‘These people had our backs’: US veterans lobby to rescue allies trapped in Afghanistan

Russia withdraws troops after Ukraine encircles key city Lyman

Russia has said it has withdrawn its troops from Lyman after Ukrainian soldiers surrounded the city in the latest blow to Vladimir Putin‘s invasion. Ukrainian forces encircled the strategic eastern ...

Australia to launch rescue mission for women and children trapped in Syrian detention camps

The Australian government is preparing to launch a mission to rescue dozens of Australian women and children trapped in Syrian detention camps. More than 20 Australian women and more than 40 ...

Military: Gunmen kill Pakistani UN peacekeeper in east Congo

A Pakistani soldier serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed in a militant attack in the country’s volatile east, the military said. A group of six militants ...

Swiss police violently disperse anti-Iranian protests

Swiss police used rubber bullets to disperse protesters in front of the Iranian Embassy in Bern after two men climbed over the embassy’s fence and pulled down the Iranian flag from a flag pole in ...

Iran’s anti-government protests wane but discontent lingers

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: British-Iranian national who spent six years in jail in Iran cuts her hair in protest

Putin to annex Ukraine territories as Kyiv warns of ‘very harsh’ response

Russia tries to stem tide of draft dodgers fleeing to Georgia

Fourth leak detected in ‘sabotaged’ Nord Stream gas pipelines

3 million children may miss a semester in flood-hit Pakistan

Ukraine calls for Russia to be declared ‘terrorist state’ after damning report

First results from ‘sham’ Ukraine referendums show 96% want to join Russia