Politics

On Wednesday, Taliban security forces in Kabul enforced a higher education ban for women by barring their access to universities, with video obtained by The Associated Press showing women weeping and consoling each other outside one campus. The country’s Taliban rulers had ordered women nationwide to stop attending private and …

On Friday, clashes erupted between pro-Iran government fans and protesters at the country’s second World Cup match in Qatar. Some protesting fans claimed their flags were confiscated, while others were yelled at and harassed. T-shirts and other items displaying anti-government sentiments were also confiscated by stadium security. Protests have swept …

Two-time President and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa blamed “foreign forces” and the former government for Sri Lanka’s economic collapse on Tuesday while admitting that their ousted administration made “some wrong decisions.” Mr. Mahinda told Parliament during the second reading of the Budget presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is …

The Delhi government, led by Arvind Kejriwal, will appeal the Supreme Court’s decision acquitting three convicts in a 2012 gangrape and murder case. The filing of a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging the acquittal of the three men was approved this morning by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, …

The world was taken aback by the business magnate and reality TV star’s election victory in 2016. On Wednesday, former US President Donald Trump announced his candidacy for the 2024 US Presidential Election. The 76-year-aides have filed paperwork with the US Federal Election Commission to run for President in 2024. …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief JP Nadda, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, and Nitin Gadkari have all been named to the party’s list of star campaigners ahead of the Gujarat elections next month. Star campaigners are crowd-pullers for parties whose expenditures on the campaign trail do not exceed …

On Saturday, the High Court ordered three men accused by Telangana police of attempting to poach MLAs from Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao’s party to surrender to the Cyberabad Police Commissioner. The order overruled a lower anti-corruption court, which refused to take the three men into police custody on Thursday …

Before the 20th Party Congress, Beijing was engaged in frantic diplomacy to ensure that top global leaders pay a state visit to China to congratulate Xi Jinping on his re-election as President for the third time. French President Macron has declined the invitation, but German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will be …

The world faces increased tensions with China over trade, security, and human rights after Xi Jinping was elected to a third five-year term as leader of the ruling Communist Party on Sunday. Xi has tightened control at home and is attempting to leverage China’s economic might to expand its influence …

The Congress attacked the central government on Sunday for canceling the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licenses of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation (RGF) and the Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust (RGCT), claiming that the move was intended to defame the party and divert public attention away from the country’s major issues. …