They feel imprisoned “like a bird whose wings have been torn off” but struggle on, defiant in their own way. Five Afghan women talked to AFP about the things that help them cope with their lives tightly controlled by Taliban government rules, from singing to going up into the mountains to scream.They are banned from education beyond the age of 12 and …
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They feel imprisoned “like a bird whose wings have been torn off” but struggle on, defiant in their own way. Five Afghan women talked to AFP about the things that help them cope with their lives tightly controlled by Taliban government rules, from singing to going up into the mountains to scream.They are banned from education beyond the age of 12 and …
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Oil prices extended gains and equities fell Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the Middle East as the United States and Israel continued to bombard Iran, while Tehran launched further strikes on neighbours.The attacks on the Islamic state have upended regional energy flows, with the crucial Strait of Hormuz — through which about a fifth …
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Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government.The September 2025 protests were driven by tech-savvy youth angry at job shortages and flagrant corruption by an ageing political elite.Now parties across the political divide …
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Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government.The September 2025 protests were driven by tech-savvy youth angry at job shortages and flagrant corruption by an ageing political elite.Now parties across the political divide …
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Donald Trump a averti que la guerre contre l’Iran pourrait durer un mois ou plus, au moment où le conflit s’étend sur de multiples fronts avec de nouveaux raids américains et israéliens, et où Téhéran a visé mardi l’ambassade des Etats-Unis à Ryad.Au quatrième jour de la guerre, le conflit ne donne aucun signe de …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney landed on Tuesday in Australia, kicking off a trip aimed at bringing in investment and deepening ties with a fellow “middle power” partner.Carney landed around midday (0100 GMT) in Sydney, where he will address on Wednesday a meeting of the Lowy Institute think tank.He is then expected to meet Prime Minister …
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With few captains willing to brave the Strait of Hormuz as war rages around the Gulf, companies will have to do business without one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and gas.- What is the strait’s importance to world markets? -The strait is especially key to the world energy markets, with …
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With few captains willing to brave the Strait of Hormuz as war rages around the Gulf, companies will have to do business without one of the world’s most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and gas.- What is the strait’s importance to world markets? -The strait is especially key to the world energy markets, with …
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New strikes were reported Tuesday across the Middle East, including Israeli strikes on Lebanon and a drone attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh.The conflict started by US and Israeli strikes on Iran over the weekend, which sparked retaliatory Iranian attacks across the region, showed no sign of abating as it entered …
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