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On 2nd anniversary of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, girls' rights remain under siege
The U.N.'s education envoy on Tuesday said the Taliban's denial of education and employment to Afghan girls and women "should count as a crime against humanity."
Ukrainian prisoners of war say they were tortured at Russian prison
Former prisoners of war tell the BBC they were abused by Russian guards inside a detention facility.
Ukrainian defenders liberate Urozhaine
Hanna Maliar, Deputy Defence Minister of Ukraine, has reported that Ukrainian defenders have liberated the village of Urozhaine in Donetsk Oblast.
Booing and walkouts after the Killers tell Georgia audience Russian is their ‘brother’
Backlash after lead singer Brandon Flowers welcomes on stage fan from country that invaded and still occupies part of former Soviet state
Russia firing at ship in Black Sea “violation of intl law, piracy and a crime”: Kyiv
Ukraine denounced on Sunday Russia’s warship firing “warning shots” at a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea because it allegedly refused the Russian
Saying Ukraine should cede its land invites Russian aggression – Head of Ukraine’s ruling party
Davyd Arakhamiia, Head of the Sluha Narodu (Servant of the People) party, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s ruling party, has said that discussing the possibility of Ukraine ceding its territories in exchange for NATO membership encourages Russia to continue its aggression against Ukraine.
Apple to start paying $500 million in ‘BatteryGate’ lawsuit payments
The lawsuit that settled what was called “one of the largest consumer frauds in history" over iPhone performance.
Russian officers refused to collect the bodies of dead troops so the military wouldn't have to pay their families, convict soldier says
"There were bodies everywhere," the ex-convict serving in the Russian Army told The New York Times. "No one was interested in collecting them."
North Korea says Travis King wants refuge from racism, mistreatment in US Army
North Korea concluded that Travis King wants refuge there or in another country because of "inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination" in the U.S. and the military, state media said on Wednesday, Pyongyang's first public acknowledgement of King's crossing from South Korea on July 18.
Travis King: US soldier who entered North Korea 'seeking refuge as he had ill feeling against army', Pyongyang claims
In its first comments on the story, state news agency KCNA says Travis King decided to enter North Korean territory last month, partly because he was "disillusioned at the unequal American society".
Norway wealth fund posts $143 billion in H1 profit
Norway's wealth fund, the world's largest single stock market investor, posted a profit of 1,501 billion crowns ($143 billion) in the first half of the year, driven by strong equity markets and a weak crown currency, the fund said on Tuesday.
Second Ecuador politician killed in less than a week
Local party leader Pedro Briones was shot by gunmen outside his home in Esmeraldas province.
Two soldier from so-called Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics fighting against Ukrainian Armed Forces sentenced to 15 years in prison
A court in Kyiv has sentenced two more citizens of Ukraine – soldiers of the so-called “Luhansk and Donetsk People’s Republics” who fought against the Armed Forces of Ukraine – to 15 years in prison.
Russia’s Emergency Rate Hike Fails to Lift Ruble After Crash
Talk of Ukraine joining NATO in exchange for territorial concessions is unacceptable – Ukraine's Foreign Ministry
Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has rejected proposals to discuss Ukraine’s membership of the North Atlantic Alliance in exchange for territorial concessions to Russia.
CNN: Former high-level FBI official pleads guilty in connection to scheme working for sanctioned Russian oligarch
Argentine peso plunges after rightist who admires Trump comes first in primary vote
The Argentine peso plunged Monday after a 52-year-old anti-establishment candidate who admires former President Donald Trump came first in primary elections that will help determine the country’s next president.
Three ‘Russian spies’ who lived in UK for a decade and baked cakes for neighbours charged in national security sting
Three people living in the UK who are suspected of spying for Russia have been arrested and charged as part of a major national security investigation.
Almost 80% of Ukrainians consider all Russians responsible for war
The absolute majority of Ukrainians, or 78%, consider all Russian citizens responsible for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.