Afghanistan: Taliban calls on international community to unfreeze reserves to aid earthquake victims
Jun 27, 2022 07:24 am UTC| Politics
The Taliban recently called on international governments to lift the freezing on the countrys reserves and financial assets following an earthquake that killed hundreds and displaced others. The insurgent groups call also...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Defense minister confirms arrival of US long-range rocket systems
Jun 24, 2022 09:54 am UTC| Politics
Kyiv has confirmed that the weapons pledged by the US arrived in Ukraine this week. The weapons that arrived include the powerful High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, as Ukraine looks to reverse the course of the war in...
Jun 24, 2022 09:43 am UTC| Politics
US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made history as the first Native American to become a member of a presidential Cabinet. Haaland recently called on the Senate to pass the legislation that would probe the deaths of 500...
Jun 24, 2022 09:26 am UTC| Politics
Months after a leaked majority draft opinion by the Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling, the US is bracing for the formal striking down of the abortion rights law. Vice President Kamala Harris met...
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Kyiv begins trial of Russian soldier accused of rape
Jun 24, 2022 08:54 am UTC| Politics
Legal proceedings are taking place in Ukraine as Kyiv begins prosecutions of Russian forces charged with crimes. Kyiv has begun its preliminary proceedings in the first trial of a Russian soldier charged with...
Myanmar coup: UN expert says ASEAN should rethink approach to crisis
Jun 24, 2022 08:35 am UTC| Politics
Myanmar is facing unrest due to the coup staged by the generals to seize power and oust the elected government. The UN special rapporteur on human rights said the ASEAN regional grouping of countries must rethink their...
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not endorse gas tax holiday
Jun 24, 2022 08:05 am UTC| Politics
With the coming midterm elections in the US in November, the Democratic Party is keen on maintaining the majority in both chambers of Congress, but chances have been hampered due to the issue of rising gas prices. House...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects