Tens of thousands of people have been holding rallies across all 50 US states in support of abortion rights. They have been galvanised in opposition to a new Texas law that severely limits access to abortions in the state. Pro-choice supporters across the country fear that

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was leading by 12,435 votes against her closest contender, BJP's Priyanka Tibrewal, at the end of the fourth round of counting of votes polled at the byelection to Bhabanipur assembly constituency on Sunday.  The West Bengal chief

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he is retiring from politics and will not stand in elections next year. The 76-year-old leader said last month that he would run for the vice-presidency in 2022. The country's constitution only permits presidents to serve a single six-year

Taiwan has reported 38 Chinese military jets flying into its air defence zone on Friday - the largest incursion by Beijing to date. The defence ministry said the planes, including nuclear-capable bombers, entered the area in two waves. Taiwan responded by scrambling its jets and

At least 116 people are now known to have died in a fight between rival gangs in Ecuador's jail, officials say, making it the worst prison violence in the country's history. At least five inmates were decapitated in Tuesday's clashes in the city of Guayaquil, while others

Top US defence officials have said the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration. The so-called Doha agreement was signed in February 2020 and set a date for the US to withdraw its troops. Gen Frank McKenzie

Kabul, Afghanistan: The business owned by the women in Afghanistan are to remain close amid the Taliban rules. Women-owned businesses, especially restaurants and cafes, have remained closed for the past month since the Taliban entered Kabul city. Niki Tabasom spent one million Afs

Kabul [Afghanistan]: Women will no longer be allowed to attend classes or work at Kabul University "until an Islamic environment is created," the school's new Taliban-appointed chancellor has announced. "As long as real Islamic environment is not provided for all,

Karak (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan]: Hindu community in the historic town of Terri in Karak district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan have raised concerns over the encroachment of the Hindu temple premises by the district administration and construction of a boundary wall

Tunisian President Kais Saied has named Najla Bouden Romdhane, a little-known university engineer who worked with the World Bank, as the country’s first female prime minister, nearly two months after he seized most powers in a move his foes call a coup. Romdhane will take office

Japan’s former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has won the ruling party’s leadership election, virtually ensuring that he will become the country’s next prime minister. Kishida won 257 votes in a runoff on Wednesday to defeat Taro Kono, a popular vaccines minister who

North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8 on Tuesday. State media said the new missile was one of the "five most important" new weapons systems laid out in its five-year military development plan. They called the missile

North Korea has fired a short-range missile towards the sea off its east coast early on Tuesday, said South Korea's military. The test happened as North Korea's ambassador said at the UN that no-one could deny Pyongyang's right to self-defence and to test weapons.

Austrians with many Afghan diaspora women gathered at 'Platz der Menschenrechte', Vienna on Saturday to demand from European countries not to recognise the Taliban as a legitimate government of Afghanistan. Expressing their solidarity with the women in Afghanistan, the

Taliban's return in Afghanistan seems to have emboldened a radical leader in Pakistan, who have openly called for an "Islamic revolution" against the state. Pro-Taliban leader Maulana Abdul Aziz, who is known for rabble-rousing sermons, recently said: "The coming of

The Hong Kong group that organized an annual Tiananmen Square vigil will disband, an organizer told local press Saturday, making it the latest pro-democracy body to dissolve under pressure from the city’s sweeping national security law. After decades organizing peaceful

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have narrowly won the country's federal elections, beating the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to preliminary results. The SPD secured 25.7% of the vote, while the ruling conservative CDU/CSU bloc gained 24.1%.

NEW YORK: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday said reform of the UN Security Council and a permanent seat at the horseshoe table remains India's top priority, and under General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid there would be a thrust to the inter-governmental

Rajouri: Till a few days ago, Tahira Rehman of Khorbani village in Rajouri's Khawas tehsil, was like any other girl, busy in her studies and hoping to make a promising career. Soon, Tahira’s dreams took shape, when one morning her family received news of her s election for a

Taliban which took over Afghan Last month has been reported some divisions among the leadership, now the question is how deep are the ties between these leaders. The public’s doubts about the group’s unity only increased earlier this month, when Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar,