International

Afghan farmers grow poppies despite Taliban’s ban

5 months ago

Opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan was down sharply last year, according to the United Nations and private sources, but the plants are being grown in most provinces despite a ban...

Stumbling debate performance worsens age fears for Biden

5 months ago

Before Thursday evening, many Americans had expressed concerns about Joe Biden’s age and fitness for office. To say that this debate did not put those concerns to rest may be...

What Moscow, Beijing and Delhi think of Biden v Trump rematch

5 months ago

When Americans choose their next president, the contest is always closely watched around the world. There are countless ways US foreign policy - and the actions of the White...

Arundhati Roy wins PEN Pinter Prize for 'powerful voice'

5 months ago

Indian author Arundhati Roy has said that she is "delighted" to have been awarded this year's PEN Pinter Prize. Set up in memory of playwright Harold Pinter, the award...

Yemen's Houthis announce joint operation with Iraqi militia against Israel

5 months ago

Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday they launched a joint drone attack with an Iraqi militia on an Israeli ship docked in the Israeli port of Haifa. Houthi military...

Maldives climate minister arrested over 'black magic'

5 months ago

Police in the Maldives have arrested a state environment minister, officers said Thursday, with media in the Indian Ocean nation reporting she was accused of performing "black magic" on the...

‘Jai Palestine’: Why an Indian MP invoked Gaza war while taking oath

5 months ago

A usually staid swearing-in procedure where Indian parliamentarians take their oath of office has exploded into a controversy after veteran opposition legislator Asaduddin Owaisi chanted “Jai Palestine” after reading out...

An unprecedented debate could shake up a White House race like no other

5 months ago

The confrontation in Atlanta between Joe Biden and Donald Trump Thursday night has a good chance of becoming the most fateful presidential debate in US history. For the first time, a sitting...

Attempted coup in Bolivia fails after president calls on country to mobilize in defense of democracy

5 months ago

Bolivian President Luis Arce stared down a short-lived attempted coup on Wednesday, after calling on the public to “organize and mobilize” in defense of democracy as soldiers and armored military...

India seeks report on iPhone factory hiring practices

5 months ago

The Indian government has sought a detailed report from Tamil Nadu state following media reports that Apple supplier Foxconn was allegedly rejecting married women for iPhone assembly jobs. A...