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Rapinoe Backs Iranian Players After Anthem Protest, Addresses Criticism Over Delay

The episode spotlights unresolved safety questions for players split between Iran and Australia.

Four Iran Women’s National Team Players Who Dropped Asylum Bids Cross Into Iran Via Turkey

Joy Reid Defends Viral Claim the U.S. Is Only ‘Marginally Better’ Than Iran as Backlash and Fact-Checks Mount

UN Warns Taliban Decree Expands Executions and Criminalizes Dissent

Javed Akhtar Urges Indian Clerics To Condemn Reported Taliban Code Allowing Domestic Violence

Taliban Codifies Domestic Violence in New Penal Code Distributed to Afghan Courts

UN Security Council Renews Taliban Sanctions Monitoring After Report Finds Permissive Environment for TTP in Afghanistan

Berlinale Opens With Shahrbanoo Sadat’s ‘No Good Men’

Chile, Brazil and Mexico Formally Nominate Michelle Bachelet for UN Secretary-General

Russia Puts International Women’s Media Foundation on ‘Undesirable’ List

Madonna Backs Iran Protesters, Calls Revolution ‘Necessary’

Fact-Checks Tie Viral ‘Cigarette’ Protest Video to Canada, Not Iran

Australia Sanctions Four Senior Taliban Officials Under New Afghanistan Regime

Afghanistan Chief Selector Criticizes Australia for Linking Cricket to Politics

Latvia’s Parliament Votes to Quit Istanbul Convention, Sending Law to President

Latvia Votes to Quit Istanbul Convention After Coalition Partner Defects

Afghan Women United Open FIFA Morocco Series With 6-1 Loss to Chad

FIFA Names 23-Player Afghan Women’s Refugee Squad for Dubai Friendlies

Afghan Women’s Refugee Team to Debut at FIFA Unites Series in Dubai Oct. 23–29

FIFA Announces UAE Women’s Series Featuring Afghan Refugee Team’s International Debut