Lafarge case uncovers French hypocrisy, say analysts
French paper says French state was ‘well aware of the conditions’ under which Lafarge maintained…
Month: September 2021
Hot summer nights: ‘In the insomnia of the Sahara, I faced my demons’
Show caption ‘Our caravan lasted just two hours – more than enough swaying, sweating and…
Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan Stokes Bangladesh’s Terrorist Fears
The secular government of Muslim-majority Bangladesh fears the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan will rejuvenate the…
Biden picks Burns for China ambassador; Emanuel for Japan
President Joe Biden is nominating longtime former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve…
The day before 9/11: what was life like before the world changed?
Show caption Clockwise from top left: Eric Schmidt of Google; Brian Dowling of Big Brother,…
Fake Home Office website deterring Afghan asylum seekers from journeying to UK
Afghan asylum seekers are being discouraged from attempting journeys to Britain by a government website…
Kidnapped, raped, wed against their will: Kyrgyz women’s fight against a brutal tradition
Aisuluu was returning home after spending the afternoon with her aunt in the village of…
How Afghan women are resisting Taliban rule
“For security reasons, demonstrations are banned in Afghanistan from now on,” reads the first official…
Why not all Islamist extremists are buoyed by the Taliban’s victory
Show caption Taliban fighters patrolling the streets of Kabul on Thursday. Photograph: Rahmat Gul/AP Afghanistan…
Afghanistan: Biden says US strike against IS-K ‘not the last’ — as it happened
Pentagon said it killed 2 ‘high profile’ IS-K members after the Kabul airport bombing Biden…