Society
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban authorities have adopted a new penal code that effectively legalizes certain forms of domestic violence, marking a significant rollback of women’s rights and drawing condemnation from international organizations. Signed in January 2026, the revised code reshapes......
Funerals were held Saturday for some of the 31 victims of a suicide bombing targeting a Shia mosque in Islamabad, claimed by the jihadist group ISIS. The attack, which occurred during Friday prayers, is the deadliest in the Pakistani capital since 2008, when 60 people died in a truck bombing at the Marriott......
Pakistani security forces have reportedly killed nearly 200 separatist insurgents in the southwestern province of Balochistan following a series of coordinated attacks over the past weekend, pushing the total death toll from the fighting past 250, officials said Wednesday. The wave of attacks targeted......
A deadly explosion struck a hotel in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, according to local police and Taliban authorities, raising renewed concerns about security in the city. Khalid Zadran, spokesperson for the Kabul police, confirmed that an explosion occurred inside a hotel located in one of the......
Morocco has clinched the 54th spot out of 194 nations in the 2024 KidsRights Index, with a commendable score of 0.776. This ranking, the 12th iteration of the world's sole annual assessment of countries' performance on children's rights, places Morocco second among its Maghreb peers, trailing......
In a day marred by tragedy, the Russian region of Dagestan found itself under siege as gunmen unleashed a series of brazen attacks, targeting a synagogue, Orthodox churches, and police personnel. The coordinated assaults, which unfolded across two cities, left at least 15 officers and a priest dead,......
