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Russia has continued to show blatant disregard for human rights both in its unprovoked war against Ukraine and in the treatment of its own citizens over the past year, the U.S. State Department has said in its latest annual report on human rights around the globe, which also highlights the abuses committed by Iran’s theocratic

A high-ranking delegation from Turkmenistan arrived in Kabul to engage in talks with the delegation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.  Bakhtar News also reports that “the discussions primarily focus on trade and transit development between the two nations”. According to Afghan figures, trade between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan totalled $481mn in 2023. Electricity, oil and

Rishi Sunak arrives at a press conference in Downing Street regarding the Rwanda bill (Photo: Toby Melville/AFP) With the Rwanda bill now passed, it is likely that the first flights will begin in a few months. Among the many objections and criticisms to the plan is the extent to which the law has failed to

Home for Our Troops president and CEO, Tom Landwermeyer, left, and medical retired Marine Sergeant Kyle Garcia raise the American flag as Garcia’s wife, Crystal, and attendees look on during the special ceremony for their newly adapted home donated by the national nonprofit Home for Our Troops in Byron, Calif., on Saturday, April 20, 2024.

PORT ST. LUCIE — The first monument in the state to honor by name each Floridian lost in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is now open for public viewing. The monument is made from black granite from India, the same material used for the national Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and arrived in

Afghans who worked for the British during the war against the Taliban have “no hope for the future” if they are to be part of the Rwanda deportation, a former military interpreter has told The National. The Afghan, who worked for special forces including the SAS, said friends who had paid up to $15,000 to

By Sanchita Bhattacharya Since its ‘comeback’ in August 2021 the Taliban have detained journalists, shut down and controlled media organisations, and imposed harsher restrictions on female reporters. The once vibrant and active independent and free news media, and diverse voices, collapsed overnight. Taliban is doing its worst to stifle various media houses, and silence voice

Key Points Afghan refugee Hedayat Osyan is the winner of the 2024 Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition. The award recognises an outstanding former refugee raising awareness of the plight of forcibly displaced people. Osyan’s social enterprise CommUnity Construction has employed and trained dozens of refugees. Hedayat Osyan knows a thing or two about changing