Gaza, US universities and the reproduction of power
Amid a genocide in Gaza, the US right wing is desperately trying to control independent thinking on US campuses and beyond. On the morning of December 10, I awoke to two messages. The first was from my father. He was asking me to write to the US Department of State to request the evacuation of […]
Ukraine, Russia say six civilians killed in attacks on Kherson, Horlivka
Russian attacks on Ukraine’s southern Kherson region have killed five people, according to Ukrainian officials, while Russian-installed authorities reported one person killed in Ukrainian shelling of the Russian-occupied eastern town of Horlivka. Ukrainian officials said the deaths in the attacks on Sunday include an 87-year-old man and his 81-year-old wife who were killed when their […]
Japan, Saudi Arabia discuss greater energy collaboration
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s and Japan’s top energy officials held talks in Riyadh on Sunday to enhance collaboration in the sector and ensure stable global supply. The talks, as a part of the second Japan-Saudi energy dialogue, were led by Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ken Saito, and Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin […]
Yemen’s Warring Parties Commit to Cease-Fire Steps
The Saudi-backed Yemeni government and Iran-aligned Houthis have both committed to steps toward a cease-fire, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen said Saturday. The Houthis, which control north Yemen, have been fighting against a Saudi-led military alliance since 2015 in a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and left 80% of Yemen’s population dependent […]
Security nightmare in Pakistan? Country reports highest instances of suicide attacks since 2014
Pakistan in 2023 witnessed a distressing surge in suicide attacks, marking the highest level since 2014, as per the latest report from the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS). The data revealed that nearly half of the deaths caused by these suicide attacks targeted security forces. To be specific, 48 per cent of […]
Stolen education: What’s happened since Taliban banned women from university in Afghanistan
https://globalnews.ca/news/10186898/afghanistan-taliban-university-ban-one-year-later/Zahra Rajabi started her first year of journalism school in December 2022, but just a few weeks into the semester classes were abruptly cancelled. “We completely said goodbye to each other, crying,” she told Global News. The 20-year-old from Kabul is one of millions of Afghan women and girls deprived of their right to learn. This week […]
Pakistan Claims 92 Afghans Involved in Attacks in Last 2 Years
Pakistan has made constant allegations that the Afghan soil is used against its soil since the Islamic Emirate came to power. ARY, a Pakistani media outlet, cited a report of the country’s Counter Terrorism Department that claimed 92 terrorists who were arrested for their alleged involvement in terror incidents in two years were Afghan nationals, […]
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Dozens, Gaza Officials Say, in Christmas Bloodshed
Medics said a separate Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis in southern Gaza killed eight Palestinians. (Reuters) – Pope Francis lamented the war in the Holy Land where Palestinian health officials said airstrikes killed at least 78 people on Christmas Eve in one of the Gaza Strip’s deadliest nights in Israel’s 11-week-old battle with Hamas. Israeli […]
Muttaqi Criticizes Dual Policy of World for Palestine
He made the remarks at a high-level consultative conference on Palestine in Tehran. The acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, criticized the double standards of the international community regarding the issue of Palestine, saying that the “world that talks of human rights, human values, freedom and justice, is watching the brutal massacre.” He made the […]
Afghan schoolgirls are finishing sixth grade in tears. Under Taliban rule, their education is over
KABUL, Afghanistan — Bahara Rustam, 13, took her last class at Bibi Razia School in Kabul on Dec. 11 knowing it was the end of her education. Under Taliban rule, she is unlikely to step foot in a classroom again. In September 2021, a month after U.S. and NATO troops withdrew from Afghanistan following two decades […]