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Russia Becomes First Country to Recognize Taliban Government

Formal recognition opens doors to joint economic, security, infrastructure projects despite human rights concerns that keep other countries waiting.

Hackers Breach Iran’s State TV and Drain $90 Million From Nobitex

Footage Exposes Continued Abuse in Saudi Arabia’s Secret ‘Care Homes’

Saudi ‘Care Homes’ for Women Exposed as Sites of Floggings and Forced Confinement

WHO Issues New Guidelines to Combat Medicalized Female Genital Mutilation

Russia Suspends Taliban Terrorist Designation After Two Decades

Russian Supreme Court Removes Taliban from Terrorist List

ICC Launches Task Force and Support Fund for Displaced Afghan Women Cricketers

Russia Advances Toward Removing Taliban from Terrorist List

Taliban Leader Reaffirms Sharia Law, Rejects Western Democracy in Eid Sermon

American Citizen Faye Hall Freed by Taliban Following Qatari Mediation

US Lifts Bounties on Senior Taliban Figures After Release of American Citizen

Two Convicted in Iran-Backed Plot to Assassinate U.S.-Based Journalist

British Pensioner’s Health Deteriorates in Taliban Custody

John Abraham’s 'The Diplomat' Receives Praise for Balanced Narrative and Tense Diplomacy

Iranian Regime’s Failed Assassination Plot on U.S.-Based Journalist Unfolds in Court

Former Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Forcing Migrant Women to Expose Breasts

Trial Begins for Two Men Accused in Iran-Backed Plot to Kill U.S.-Based Dissident

UN Report Highlights Global Backlash Against Women's Rights

UN Report: Women's Rights Regressed in One-Quarter of Countries in 2024