Afghanistan’s school year starts with calls for all girls to be allowed back
Afghan women learn how to read the holy Quran in a madrasa in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 8, 2022. — Reuters/File Afghanistan’s school year started on Tuesday, the education ministry said,…
Iranians face dilemma as New Year and Ramadan coincide
An Iranian man dressed as the fictional folklore character Hajji Firuz performs on at a street in Tehran ahead of the Nowruz New Year festival. — AFP/File TEHRAN: Tehran is…
India leads world in cutting internet access for fifth year in a row, watchdog says
Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel check the bags of a scooterist as part of security checking in Srinagar, October 12, 2021.— Reuters India imposes highest number of internet…
Man gets a year in jail for hitting wife live on TikTok
TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 22, 2022. — Reuters MADRID: A Spanish man who slapped his wife during a TikTok livestream was sentenced on Monday…
One year after Russia invasion, Zelensky eyes victory for Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gives a press conference in Kyiv on Friday, on the first anniversary of the Russian invasion.— AFP KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to do everything…
One year into invasion, Ukraine mourns dead and vows victory
Mariia reacts near the grave of her son Vasyl Kurbet, Ukrainian service member killed in a fight against Russian troops, on a day of the first anniversary of Russia’s attack…
World’s largest skating rink in Canada won’t open this year for first time
Pedestrians walk along the the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. — AFP/ File The Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest open-air ice rink and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in…
Zelensky confident of victory as Ukraine marks one year since Russian invasion today
People gathered at Trafalgar Square in Central London on February 24, 2023 to support Ukraine. Twitter KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed confidence in his country’s victory over invading Russian…
Biden and Putin to offer rival visions one year into Ukraine war
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to give duelling speeches Tuesday.— AFP/file WARSAW: Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin are set to give duelling speeches Tuesday promising two starkly differing…
California shooting suspect kills himself after Lunar New Year massacre
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna speaks at a news conference in the aftermath of a shooting that took place during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration, in Monterey Park,…
