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The Taliban have ordered airlines in Afghanistan to stop women from flying unless accompanied by a male relative, in the latest crackdown on basic human rights by the country’s new rulers since seizing power. The hardline...

El Salvadoran lawmakers on Sunday declared a state of emergency, the president of the Legislative Assembly said, curtailing civil liberties and expanding police power as the country faces a wave of gang-related bloodshed that has left...

Some 3.7 million people have fled Ukraine since Russia’s invasion a month ago, the UN said Friday. The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said 3,725,806 Ukrainians had fled the country an increase of 50,854 from the previous...

Queen Elizabeth II may miss Britain’s traditional state opening of parliament for only the third time during her 70-year reign after the government set its date for May 10. The queen traditionally lays out the government’s...

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo and his ministers have cut their salaries by 30 percent under measures to reduce spending as the country struggles with higher fuel costs from the Ukraine crisis and stalled progress on a...

By Ebi Kesiena The Taliban ordered girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan to shut on Wednesday just hours after they reopened, an official confirmed, sparking confusion and heartbreak over the policy reversal by the hardline Islamist group....