Afghans who worked with the U.S. military during its 20-year stretch in the country were welcomed to the U.S. as refugees, on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) ...
Understanding India’s Strategic Outreach to the Taliban in Afghanistan
Providing humanitarian assistance to the Afghan people has been a tool used by India for both opposing the Taliban in the past and engaging the Taliban now.
The 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan, a solo decision
Initiated by Donald Trump in 2020 without consulting US allies, the American departure from Kabul unfolded the following year in apocalyptic conditions as the Taliban retook control of the country, ...
Ghosts of Iraq War lurk behind Trump and Gabbard split
This time Trump is considering military intervention against the views of US intelligence, headed by Tulsi Gabbard.
Myanmar Worker Cries During Russian Shisha Bar Raid on Koh Phangan
A Myanmar woman broke down in tears during a police raid on a cannabis shop that was illegally serving shisha to tourists, fearing deportation ...
US sends B-2 bombers over the Pacific as Trump weighs Iran options
Multiple US B-2 bombers appear to have taken off from Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Friday night and are heading west, according to flight tracking data CNN has reviewed, as President Donald Trump weighs his military options over a potential airstrike in Iran.
Exclusive-Israel seeks swift action on Iran, sources say, with a split U.S. administration
By Humeyra Pamuk, Samia Nakhoul, Alexander Cornwell and Emily Rose WASHINGTON/DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli officials have told the Trump administration they do not want to wait two weeks for Iran to reach a deal to dismantle key parts of its nuclear program and Israel could act alone before the deadline is up,
China, Pakistan, Bangladesh hold inaugural ministerial trilateral
China, Pakistan and Bangladesh have agreed to advance cooperation based on the principles of good-neighbourliness, equality and mutual trust at the inaugural trilateral meeting of their foreign ministry officials.
A National Charter for change? What Bangladesh’s political consensus document really means
As Bangladesh navigates its fragile democratic transition following the fall of the Awami League government, political groups are working toward the signing of a National Charter in July -- a symbolic document that outlines proposed reforms for the country ...
China’s Sciwind’s GLP-1 shows similar weight loss to Novo’s Wegovy, study finds
Overweight patients given an experimental weight loss drug being developed by China's Sciwind Biosciences lost an average of 10% to 15% of their body weight, roughly in line with results from a ...