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Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, Taliban minister says
Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other women, according to a Taliban government minister.Top stories - NBC News - October 30 -
Afghan women cannot pray loudly or recite in front of other women, says Taliban minister
A Taliban government minister says Afghan women are forbidden from praying loudly or reciting the Quran in front of other womenWorld - ABC News - October 30 -
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran border
The Taliban say they are investigating reports of Afghan casualties on the Iran borderWorld - ABC News - October 17 -
World Opens to the Taliban Despite Their Shredding of Women’s Rights
Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Taliban-run media stops showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces
A Taliban official says official media have stopped showing images of living beings in some Afghan provinces to comply with morality lawsWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
An Afghan province bans all media from showing images of living things to comply with Taliban laws
Taliban officials in Afghanistan's south have banned all media from showing images of living things to comply with the Taliban's morality lawsWorld - ABC News - October 24 -
The Taliban say blasts and gunfire in Iran targeted and killed at least 2 Afghans earlier this month
A Taliban spokesman says explosions and gunfire in Iran targeted and killed at least two Afghans earlier this monthWorld - ABC News - October 31 -
Giant African rats join crackdown against illegal wildlife trade
Wily rodents deployed to sniff out illicit flows of rhino horns, elephant tusks and pangolin scalesBusiness - Financial Times - October 30 -
As the West watches Xi-Putin meetings, China touts crackdown on military goods to Russia
Beijing has walked a diplomatic tightrope throughout the Russia-Ukraine war.Business - CNBC - October 25 -
Miami’s smoke-and-mirrors routine gets another act against Florida State
Miami is a perfect 7-0, but the Hurricanes have yet to play a ranked team and have needed every crucial call to break their way to get there.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 24 -
Meet the nominees for BBC Women's Footballer of the Year
The BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 nominees are: Barbra Banda, Aitana Bonmatí, Naomi Girma, Caroline Graham-Hansen and Sophia Smith.Top stories - BBC News - October 15 -
UConn, Louisville to meet in historic women's tilt
UConn and Louisville will tip off the 2025-26 season at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, appearing in the first-ever women's college basketball matchup of the Armed Forces Classic.Sports - ESPN - Yesterday -
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🚨 Spain Women strike late to snatch draw against Canada Women
Scorers: Martin-Prieto 89' ;Alidou 49'Canada Women held reigning World Champions Spain to a 1-1 draw in Almendralejo as Marine-Yasmine Alidou and Cristina Martin-Prieto found the net.Spain, who won ...Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 25 -
EU and Gulf leaders held inaugural leaders' summit against background of Mideast turmoil
The leaders of the European Union and six Gulf nations held an inaugural summit against a backdrop of turmoil in the Middle East and struggles to find a unified position on the war in UkraineWorld - ABC News - October 16 -
Despite a strong economy, some women are finding it harder to make ends meet
After pandemic relief expired, some women are finding it harder to make ends meet and support their families, new reports show.Business - CNBC - October 28 -
UN rules forcible sterilizations of women in Peru ‘crime against humanity’
Country ordered to compensate victims of programme that affected more than 300,000 women in 1990s. A UN committee has urged Peru to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s , ...World - The Guardian - October 30 -
Trump’s Rehearsed Defiance Engages His Supporters
Former President Donald J. Trump’s rehearsed defiance makes his supporters feel as though there’s nothing he won’t share.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Pakistan hosts a major security meeting this week as it struggles against rising insurgent violence
Pakistan is hosting a major security meeting this week, with senior leaders from longtime ally China and archrival India among those attendingWorld - ABC News - October 14 -
Blues beat Maple Leafs 5-1 in first meeting against former coach Craig Berube since his firing
Jordan Binnington made 40 saves, Dylan Holloway scored twice and St. Louis beat Toronto 5-1 on Thursday night, spoiling Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube’s first game against the Blues since they ...Sports - ABC News - October 24 -
Novelty Acts
We’re so accustomed to researching, planning and curating every millisecond of our lives that we rarely stop to consider the mental cost.World - The New York Times - October 19 -
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Chris Brown concert sparks debate over violence against women in South Africa
A petition with over 19,000 signatures has been started to stop the singer's concert in South Africa.Top stories - BBC News - October 13 -
Democrats worry over fate of women's health research if Trump reelected: 'He's actively working against us'
Some Democratic lawmakers warn that in addition to further rollbacks of women's reproductive rights, a second Donald Trump presidency would also mean a reversal of the progress that has been made ...Politics - The Hill - November 1 -
‘Women are made to feel as if they’re against each other’: the hit Indian film that challenges the patriarchy
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light wowed Cannes with its portrayal of the struggles of women in Mumbai. She talks about inequality, misogyny – and being haunted. There is nothing ostensibly ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Drone Captures Moment of Defiance, Which Israel Says Was Sinwar’s Last
In a war often seen from far away, the footage from an Israeli drone appears to capture a moment both pivotal and personal.World - The New York Times - October 18 -
Russia’s shadow fleet grows despite western crackdown
Moscow’s capacity to transport oil on old underinsured ships has increased by 70% since last year, says reportWorld - Financial Times - October 14 -
What a Crackdown on Immigration Could Mean for Cheap Milk
Undocumented labor quietly props up the entire American economy — but nowhere more dramatically than on dairy farms.Top stories - The New York Times - October 15 -
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Radio Free Afghanistan — the Taliban, the tribal warlords and the TV tycoon
Saad Mohseni’s impassioned memoir recounts his battle to establish an independent voice in post-2001 KabulWorld - Financial Times - October 23 -
What We Learned Talking to the Taliban’s Most Fearsome Leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has a $10 million American bounty on his head, is now positioning himself as a figure of relative moderation.World - The New York Times - October 24 -
Ralph Fiennes on the provocation of acting
Oscar-nominated actor Ralph Fiennes is returning in two new acclaimed films. In "Conclave," about the intrigue of papal politics, he plays a Vatican insider who oversees a gathering of cardinals ...Top stories - CBS News - October 27 -
Relative of Afghan accused of terror plot in U.S. is charged with planning attack in France
A family member of an Afghan national accused of planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Oklahoma on Election Day was charged in France on Saturday with plotting to conduct attacks on a French ...Top stories - NBC News - October 13 -
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn
Previously "overlooked" evidence shows some Afghan soldiers are eligible for resettlement to the UK, armed forces minister says.Top stories - BBC News - October 14 -
ISIS-K directed Afghan man's alleged Election Day terrorism plot
ISIS-K, the Afghanistan branch of ISIS, was directing an Afghan man's foiled attempt to carry out an attack on Election Day. NBC News' Tom Winter has details on the investigation and how this ...Top stories - NBC News - October 15 -
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