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Afghan male journalists wear masks on-air in solidarity with female colleagues
Male journalists at several major news outlets in Afghanistan have covered their faces on-air in recent days, protesting the Taliban’s order that women, including television presenters, cover their faces in public. Their moves prompted other Afghan men to post photos with their faces covered as part of the #FreeHerFace social media campaign, Human Rights Watch …
‘Ashamed’ Russian diplomat quits over invasion of Ukraine
A Russian diplomat at the U.N. office in Geneva has quit his post over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, blasting the war as a disgrace and a crime against the people of Ukraine and Russia. Boris Bondarev, a counselor in Russia’s mission to the United Nations office in Geneva since 2019, said he had resigned in an email …
Sole survivor of 2009 Comoros plane crash recalls terrifying ordeal | Comoros
A woman who was 12 when she became the sole survivor of the 2009 Yemenia Airways crash in the Comoros islands that killed all 152 others on board has described the terrifying moments leading up to her plunge into the ocean and subsequent rescue as part of the French trial against the airline. Bahia Bakari, …
Why were Japanese abducted by North Korea?
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden met Monday with families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to show his support for their efforts to win the return of their loved ones. The families said Biden talked to each of them and listened to their stories, encouraging them as their hopes were …
Iran will avenge slain Revolutionary Guards colonel, president says
Family members of Colonel Sayad Khodai, a member of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, weep over his body in his car after he was reportedly shot by two assailants in Tehran, Iran, May 22, 2022. IRGC/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register DUBAI, May 23 (Reuters) …
Female Afghan TV anchors forced to wear face-covering after Taliban order
The Taliban has ordered all female TV news anchors in Afghanistan to wear face coverings while on-air. The ruling was announced on Thursday 19 May, to which only a few stations complied, but the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue began enforcing it from Sunday with most female anchors seen with their faces covered on-screen …
Biden to lay out in Japan who’s joining new Asia trade pact
Placeholder while article actions load TOKYO — President Joe Biden on Monday is set to launch a new Indo-Pacific trade pact designed to signal U.S. dedication to the region and address the need for stability in commerce after the chaos caused by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The White House says the new …
Biden and South Korea president mull more military exercises
President Joe Biden and his South Korean counterpart, President Yoon Suk-yeol, met over the weekend and declared their committment to the US-South Korea alliance and touted the US committment to defending Seoul from its neighbour to the north. In a joint statement released as part of the president’s five-day trip to east Asia on Saturday …
Taliban enforces face-covering order for female TV news anchors
The Taliban has ordered all female TV news anchors in Afghanistan to wear face coverings while on-air. The ruling was announced on Thursday 19 May, to which only a few stations complied, but the Taliban’s Ministry of Vice and Virtue began enforcing it from Sunday with most female anchors seen with their faces covered on-screen …
EXPLAINER: What are the key climate themes at Davos?
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — While the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s war in Ukraine will be focuses of the World Economic Forum’s gathering of business and government leaders, so too will climate change. It’s captured the world’s attention in unignorable and devastating ways. The acceleration of rising temperatures, the ferocity and costliness of major weather events, …
