“But they are Afghan women, and they should also observe the Afghan norms and Islamic rules.” As the fighting intensifies, Abdullah said he hoped for serious peace talks, and a serious drop in the violence. Taliban on women’s rights, terror… Continue Reading
None of these has happened.” Instead, the Taliban launched major offensives in key provinces.Shaheen insisted that the Taliban was only counterattacking, “because it is our right to defend our position.” He denied any Taliban responsibility for the recent school… Continue Reading
“We will restore order in the city and in our borders as soon as possible,” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, adding that he would visit Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s other north African enclave, later on Tuesday. Ceuta and Melilla have… Continue Reading
Mohamed Benaissa, the head of the North Observatory for Human Rights in Fnideq, said the bulk of those making it to the Spanish side were “minors, youths, but also families, all of them Moroccan.” First published on May 18, 2021… Continue Reading
And as the water levels decrease, the 160-home village is emerging. Usually a 14-century church steeple sticks out of the water, but as the water drains, some people have seen newly exposed steps, cellars and walls, BBC News reports. Curon… Continue Reading
One woman from the area tweeted that it was a “strange feeling” to be walking on the rubble of former houses. First published on May 18, 2021 / 9:55 AM A village under water for decades is now emerging from… Continue Reading
INDIAN NAVY via Reuters Both barges were working for Oil and Natural Gas Corp., the largest crude oil and natural gas company in India. Experts say changing climate patterns have caused them to become more intense, rather than more frequent.In… Continue Reading
The company said the barges were carrying personnel deployed for offshore drilling and their anchors gave away during the storm.Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit the region in more than two decades, packed sustained winds of up to… Continue Reading
Surfer dies after “unprecedented” shark attack near popular Australia beach May 18, 2021 / 6:39 AM / CBS/AP Shark populations decimated around the world Shark populations decimated around the world 04:14 A surfer was killed by a shark on Tuesday off the… Continue Reading
First published on May 18, 2021 / 6:39 AM The man, aged in his 50s, had been surfing off Forster, 137 miles north of Sydney, when he was attacked late in the morning, a police statement said. The introduction of… Continue Reading
Protests erupted several weeks ago after a court ruling in favor of the settlers, which cleared the way for some of the families to be evicted immediately. The evictions were put on hold by Israel’s Supreme Court, which said it would… Continue Reading
Sheikh Jarrah: Why Palestinians are facing possible eviction in east Jerusalem By Haley Ott, Ben Mitchell May 18, 2021 / 4:23 AM / CBS News Biden backs cease-fire in Middle East Biden backs cease-fire in Middle East 09:10 Tel Aviv… Continue Reading