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While the intention to reset China-India bilateral relations seems real, both the drivers and the outcomes need a careful analysis.
STROLLING along a pristine street adorned with shrines glittering in the sunshine and cafes offering tasty local delicacies, ...
A UN report says the Taliban have tortured and threatened Afghans forcibly returned from Iran and Pakistan because of their ...
A rapidly intensifying refugee crisis is playing out along Iran’s border with Afghanistan. More than 700,000 Afghans returned to Afghanistan from Iran during the first six months of the year, ...
The Taliban say efforts to free a British couple detained in Afghanistan are not yet complete. Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both in their 70s, were arrested in February and are ...
In a country scarred by four decades of war, women are the only or primary breadwinners for many families — and many are now ...
GENEVA (21 July 2025) - A group of human rights experts* today expressed alarm at the deteriorating health of Peter and Barbie Reynolds, two older British nationals arbitrarily detained in Afghanistan ...
In 2022, a Canadian politician, Dominic Cardy, was on vacation in Ukraine. He visited sites that had experienced Russian ...
Russian move to recognise the Taliban has sparked outrage among Afghan women, both inside & out of the country ...
GENEVA (18 July 2025) – UN experts* today condemned ongoing mass returns of Afghan nationals – many of them refugees – from Iran and Pakistan, as well as threatened or actual forced returns from other ...
Brazil’s government is studying potential responses to further sanctions by U.S. President Donald Trump, including a limit on dividend payments by U.S. companies with operations in Brazil, according t ...
In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...