Archives for April 2023

A women-run radio station in northeastern Afghanistan has resumed its broadcasts, after officials shut it down for a week for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official and the head of the station said Friday. … [Read more...] about Afghan women-run radio resumes broadcasts after shutdown

Israel conducted rare airstrikes in Lebanon and continued bombarding the Gaza Strip on Friday, an escalation that sparked fears of a broader conflict following violence over Jerusalem's most sensitive site. … [Read more...] about 2 killed in West Bank after Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza

A New Mexico man is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on assault and carjacking charges in connection with the 2021 disappearance of a Native American woman, whose case has garnered national attention as tribal leaders and law enforcement address an epidemic of missing person cases and unsolved slayings in Indian Country. … [Read more...] about U.S. authorities charge man in case of missing Navajo woman

Just weeks after Burkina Faso's junta ousted hundreds of French troops, signs appeared that the West African country could be moving closer to Russia, including the mercenary outfit, the Wagner Group. … [Read more...] about After Burkina Faso ousts French, Russia’s Wagner may arrive

Republican legislators in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender transition care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to rolling back LGBTQ rights like other states with GOP-controlled legislatures. … [Read more...] about Kansas approves bill to end gender transition care for minors