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ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders over persecution of Afghan women
Press TV
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The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders after accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. ICC judges on Tuesday said there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect...
Fox News Politics Newsletter: DOJ reveals no Epstein client list
Fox News
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to the Fox News Politics newsletter, with the latest updates on the Trump administration, Capitol Hill and more Fox News politics content. Here's what's happening… - Medical groups urge Kennedy,...
ICC Chair Jay Shah mourns death of Afghanistan umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari
The Statesman (India)
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July 8, 2025
The international cricket community is in mourning following the news of the passing of international umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari. He was 41. A member of the ICC International Panel of Umpires, Shinwari officiated in 25 ODIs and 21 T20Is, making...
ICC issues arrest warrants for Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over persecution of women
APA
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The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity, APA reports citing The Times of Israel. ICC judges say in a statement that there are...
Hundreds of Afghan special forces wrongly rejected for sanctuary due to poor MoD decisions, High Court judge finds
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sikhs, British and Afghans: The 19th century battle for India's north-west
India Today
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July 8, 2025
Sher-e-Punjab, as he is famously known in history, Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled a territory that stretched from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in present-day Pakistan to Tibet in the east. The influence of the Sikh ruler and founder of the Sikh Empire was so...
Afghan Polio Program urges vaccination of children returning from Pakistan
Detroit Star - Michigan
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Kabul [Afghanistan], July 8 (ANI): The Polio-Free Afghanistan program has urged Afghan returnee migrants from Pakistan to ensure their children are vaccinated against polio at border crossings, Khaama news reported on Tuesday. As per Khaama news,...
Trump Ups Ante on Putin, Increases Military Aid to Ukraine
Hot Air
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July 8, 2025
Recently, Vladimir Putin attempted to intervene in the Iran crisis by offering to help Donald Trump negotiate with Tehran. Trump abruptly rebuked the Russian strongman, he claimed, by telling him, "Do me a favor,mediate your own. Let's mediate...
How a Shadowy Online Blacklist Became a Legal Threat to Pro-Palestinian Activists
Mother Jones
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July 8, 2025
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On March 25, six people in masks approached Rümeysa Öztürk on a Somerville, Massachusetts street. The group surrounded the Tufts PhD...
Pakistan: Afghan refugees urge for resumption of US Refugees Admission Programme
Tuscaloosa Times - Alabama
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Islamabad [Pakistan], July 8 (ANI): Afghan refugees in Pakistan have urged the US to resume the USRAP resettlement programme, noting that the delays have left them stranded and increasingly vulnerable, as reported by Khaama Press. Khaama Press...
Pakistan urges UN action over Afghan-based terror threats to key infrastructure
Tuscaloosa Times - Alabama
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New York [US], July 8 (ANI): Pakistan has informed the United Nations that it possesses credible evidence of growing collaboration between banned terrorist outfits including Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA),...
ICC chairman, Afghan cricketers mourn Shinwari’s death
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and several senior national team players have expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Afghan international umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari,...
UNGA condemns ‘systematic oppression’ of women in Afghanistan
Bangladesh Post
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The United Nations General Assembly on Monday denounced the "systematic oppression" of women and girls in Afghanistan by the country's Taliban authorities. The resolution was adopted by 116 votes in favor versus the United States and Israel...
Doha meetings focus on Afghan private sector support
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says recent Doha working group meetings have focused on supporting the private sector, counter-narcotics efforts, role of women in society and Afghanistan’s...
IEA reacts to UNGA resolution on Afghanistan
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 8, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has welcomed parts of a recently adopted United Nations General Assembly’s resolution concerning the country. However, the caretaker government expressed concern over the lack of...
Afghanistan’s Refugees in India suffer inhumane conditions, rights group warns
Khaama Press
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July 8, 2025
A rights group reports that Afghanistan’s refugees in India are living without legal protection, basic services, or dignity, enduring harsh conditions and prolonged uncertainty. Dozens of Afghan asylum seekers who fled to India due to threats in...
ICC seeks arrest of Taliban supremo, Afghan chief justice over persecution of women
Dawn
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July 8, 2025
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity. ICC judges said in a statement there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect...
Afghan police foil drug smuggling, detain 2 in eastern province
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Police have thwarted attempts to smuggle 43 kg illegal drug of opium type and arrested two individuals on charges of involvement in the drug business in eastern Wardak province, provincial director for counter-narcotics...
Germany Must Honor Visa Obligations to Afghan Refugees, Rules Court
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 8, 2025
A German court ruled on Tuesday that the government is obliged to issue visas to Afghan nationals and their family members who were accepted into a humanitarian admissions program that the new center-right coalition intends to shut down. A foreign...
German court rules at-risk Afghan family must be given visas
The Standard
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July 8, 2025
08 July 2025, Berlin: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) follows the speech by Lars Klingbeil (SPD), Federal Minister of Finance, in the Bundestag during the budget consultations on the introduction of the draft federal budget for 2025....