The Taliban two years of rule: Women and girls pay the price

The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country following two decades

Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together

One camper, from Oakland, California, has a white Jewish mother and a father who is Black and Muslim. Another was adopted in Uganda by a

Interfaith leaders to focus on combating authoritarianism at global gathering in Chicago

More than 6,000 people representing scores of  For the Parliament of the World’s Religions, the week-long event marks a return to its roots – the organization was

Junta gains upper hand over regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say

One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the country’s ousted president or face military intervention, the junta has not acquiesced. No

As death toll from Maui fire reaches 93, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting

As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 93, authorities warned Saturday that the effort to find and identify

Kuwait and Lebanon move to ban ‘Barbie’ ahead of film’s Mideast release

“Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East last week, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film for allegedly threatening conservative values have raised questions

Wildfires burn through historic town on Maui, kill at least 36 people

Thousands of Hawaii residents raced to escape homes on Maui as blazes swept across the island, destroying parts of a centuries-old town and killing at least

Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations

A dam in southern Norway partially burst following  Authorities initially considered blowing up part of the dam at the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant on the Glåma, Norway’s longest and

Repressive gov’t criticizes exiles who attack overseas festivals as ‘asylum scum’

Flaming cars, violent clashes, dozens of people detained. As one of the world’s most repressive countries marks 30 years of independence, festivals held by Eritrea’s diaspora in

Heavy rain storm triggers landslides in Norway and floods Swedish harbor

Days of heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, where authorities said yesterday they were considering blowing up a dam at risk of

A Mega Millions ticket sold in Florida wins $1.58 billion jackpot, the third-largest in US history

A single ticket sold in Florida is good for a $1.58 billion  A Publix grocery store in Neptune Beach sold the winning ticket, according to the Florida

Biden will announce Grand Canyon monument designation during his Arizona visit

President Joe Biden will use his visit to Arizona today to formally announce a national monument designation for the greater Grand Canyon, making Native American

July was the hottest month on record by far: European scientists

Now that July’s sizzling numbers are all in, the European climate monitoring organization made it official: July 2023 was Earth’s hottest month on record by a

Elon Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ‘cage match’ with Mark Zuckerberg

Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed “cage match” with Mark Zuckerberg. The two tech billionaires  Musk added that the fight’s

Junta shuts airspace and accuses regional countries of planning to invade

Niger’s mutinous soldiers closed the country’s airspace and accused foreign powers of preparing an attack, as the junta defied a deadline to reinstate the ousted president.

Pope discusses health, his ditched peace prayer in Fatima and LGBTQ+ Catholics

Pope Francis said yesterday his recovery from his latest abdominal surgery is going well and stressed that he ditched speeches during his five-day trip

Musk says his cage fight with Zuckerberg will be streamed on X

The two tech billionaires  “Zuck v Musk fight will be live-streamed on X,” Musk wrote in a post yesterday on the platform. “All proceeds

Pope announces World Youth Day to return to Asia in 2027, urges young people ‘not to be afraid’

Pope Francis told young people yesterday  the Catholic Church needs them and urged them to follow their dreams as he wrapped up World Youth Day

Paris’ test for Olympic swimming in the Seine canceled due to poor water quality

Heavy rains in Paris have led to the cancellation yesterday of a swimming event in the River Seine that was to be a test for next year’s Summer

Trump to face judge in DC over charges he tried to overturn the 2020 presidential election

Donald Trump is due in federal court today to answer to charges that he sought to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, facing a

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