The move comes after President Ashraf Ghani announced release of Taliban prisoners following Eid ceasefire by Taliban. ( read original story ...)
How Blackpink’s Jennie Boosted ‘High Teen’ Vintage Fashion Trend In South Korea
The "high teen" trend adopted the look and getup of characters in films from the 1990s or 2000s The trend was said to have been brought back by Blackpink singer-rapper Jennie Kim, who often sported ... ( read original story ...)
Rights group: Satellite images show Myanmar village burning
Satellite imagery that shows a village burning in a conflict zone in western Myanmar lends credence to reports that houses were set ablaze there by government soldiers, a major human rights group said ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar village destruction has ‘hallmarks’ of military: HRW
At least 200 houses and other buildings were destroyed by fire in a conflict-ridden state in Myanmar in an incident that has "all the hallmarks" of previous military arson attacks on villages, a ... ( read original story ...)
Thailand Extends Virus Emergency Powers Amid Opposition Suspicion
The state of emergency declared in late March came against the backdrop of student protests against the banning of a party opposed to Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. With new cases now dwindling, ... ( read original story ...)
Greece fears border standoff with Turkey over migrants’ return
Greece fears a fresh standoff on its border with Turkey after the Turkish foreign minister suggested that migrants and refugees would shortly return to the frontier as the two countries emerge from ... ( read original story ...)
Idlib to Tripoli: Turkey moves to dominate eastern Mediterranean
Syrian mercenaries are just part of Ankara’s plan for supremacy in the eastern Mediterranean ... ( read original story ...)
Millions unemployed in the Philippines amid COVID-19 lockdown
More than 2.5 million Filipinos have lost their jobs during the two-month coronavirus lockdown in the country. And millions more could be out of work by the end of the year. Some have found odd jobs ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines records 350 new coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths
The Philippine health ministry on Tuesday reported 13 deaths and 350 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, the largest single-day increase in infections in seven weeks. ( read original story ...)
From the Philippines to Harvard, Boyhood to Womanhood, a Coming-of-Age Across Borders
In “Fairest,” Meredith Talusan looks back on her life lived at the intersection of genders, races, sexualities and cultures. ( read original story ...)