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The Taliban's Decree 18, gazetted on 14 May 2026, sets no minimum marriage age and makes it harder for women to seek separation — a direct reversal of pre-2021 Afghan law. UN Women's Special…
Five years into the Taliban's ban on girls' secondary and higher education, former President Hamid Karzai used his Eid message to…
Bangladesh's measles crisis has now claimed 560 lives since mid-March, with five more children dying in a single day even after…
Sheikh Hasina's Eid-ul-Adha message was less a seasonal greeting and more a political indictment — detailing 21 months of alleged…
In a single day, Pakistan pushed back 1,847 Afghans across four border crossings — the latest pulse of a mass repatriation drive…
Penpa Tsering's second swearing-in as Sikyong in Dharamsala was more than a democratic formality — it was a public restatement of…
In a rare show of cross-party unity, BJP and Congress leaders rallied behind the MEA's blunt rejection of China and Pakistan's…
The East Turkistan Government-in-Exile has accused Pakistan of being an 'active accomplice' to China's alleged genocide in…
White House AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks on May 27 endorsed Pam Bondi's role advising President Trump through PCAST, framing…
