The year 2024 has already become the deadliest on record for humanitarian aid workers, with 281 killed globally so far, surpassing last year's toll of 280, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Friday.
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A 17-year-old who is not allowed to speak in public in her own country has won a prestigious international award for advocating for the rights of Afghan girls. Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize on Tuesday, an award that has (...)
The transition team of US President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly examining the possibility of court-martialing senior military officers involved in the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, according to NBC News.
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US President-elect Donald Trump has named Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host, author and military veteran, as his pick for defense secretary.
Hegseth, 44, who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, will be responsible for the world's most powerful military in (...)
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Rep Michael Waltz, a Florida Republican, to serve as national security adviser, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
A veteran of the war in Afghanistan and a long-time Trump supporter, (...)
The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, the environment agency said on Sunday.
The conference, known as COP29, begins on Monday in Azerbaijan and is one of the most important (...)
King Charles III led the nation in a two-minute silence on Remembrance Sunday in central London to honor fallen service personnel, with the Princess of Wales looking on.
This event marks a further return to public engagements for the royal family (...)
Donald Trump will be America's 47th president, CNN projected Wednesday, after mounting the most momentous comeback in political history that will hand him massive, disruptive power at home and will send shockwaves around the world.
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A man has died after a migrant boat sank while attempting to cross the English Channel on Sunday morning.
French officials say the man - an Indian national around 40 years old - suffered a cardiac arrest and could not be revived by emergency (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has implemented 15 projects totaling $39.114 million as part of its commitment to combating polio in less developed countries.
Ten of these projects were executed in nations such as Palestine, Afghanistan, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, (...)
WASHINGTON — Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan underscored the need for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide dedicated and comprehensive assistance to address the challenges facing countries affected by conflicts.
He made the (...)
Polio is once again spreading in Pakistan, where officials say more than 1 million children missed their vaccination doses last month, underscoring the challenges they face in eradicating one of the world's most intractable diseases.
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The European Commission urged Turkey on Friday to "thoroughly investigate allegations of wrongdoing" inside the migration centers that the country operates to deport Syrian and Afghan refugees with the bloc's financial help.
The plea comes after an (...)
The US Department of Justice has arrested a man who allegedly planned an attack on Election Day in the name of the Islamic State group.
The suspect, Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, 27, is a citizen of Afghanistan residing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, according (...)
A top Sudanese general has said the army will press on with its offensive despite international efforts to broker a ceasefire in the 17-month civil war.
"Peace talks can go on, but the army will not stop for that," Assistant Commander-in-Chief Lt (...)
ABHA — The Saudi U20 national football team began its campaign in the 2025 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers with a solid 1-0 victory against Palestine on Saturday at Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium in Abha.
The match was closely contested (...)
Starvation in war-stricken Sudan "is almost everywhere", the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC's Today program after visiting the country.
"The situation in Sudan is very alarming... the massive displacement - it's now the (...)
The relationship between neighbors India and Bangladesh continues to remain frosty more than a month after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power. While Hasina's stay in India remains an irritant, a recent interview by (...)
Australia has stripped senior defense commanders of military honors over alleged war crimes committed under their watch in Afghanistan.
In parliament on Thursday, Defence Minister Richard Marles said they would lose their distinguished service (...)
"This is like doomsday for me. I feel so much grief. Can you imagine what I've gone through watching my children dying?" says Amina.
She's lost six children. None of them lived past the age of three and another is now battling for her (...)
US House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul has issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, demanding that he testify regarding the US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021.
The subpoena, announced Tuesday, requires Blinken (...)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has pledged new measures to prevent irregular migration but has ruled out suspending asylum rights, despite opposition parties' calls for a major overhaul of migration policy.
"The individual right to asylum will remain (...)
Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday, marking the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban returned to power three years ago.
Aripov, leading a delegation, was welcomed at Kabul airport by Abdul (...)
Israel's leading human rights organization says conditions inside Israeli prisons holding Palestinian detainees amount to torture.
B'tselem's report entitled "Welcome to Hell", contains testimony from 55 recently released Palestinian detainees, (...)
Three of the men accused of plotting the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US have entered into a pre-trial agreement, the Department of Defense says.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al-Hawsawi (...)
