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The father of the victim, a guy who was executed by the Taliban in front of the public for the first time since they retook power in Afghanistan, According to a Taliban spokesman, the man was slain at the southwest Farah province's crowded sports stadium. According to a later statement from the Taliban spokesperson, the victim's father shot the man three times during the execution. The shooting was attended by many of the group's leaders. It happens a few weeks after judges receive orders to

Exactly one year after its previous massive eruption, which killed dozens, Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupted on December 4, spewing scorching ash clouds a mile into the sky and over 2,000 people had to be evacuated as lava rivers flowed down its flank. The highest level of warning was raised by the government in response to the eruption of Java's tallest mountain, located around 800 kilometers (500 miles) southeast of Jakarta. After the eruption, "hot avalanches" generated by lava piles at the

Although you can't see the borders in Port-au-Prince, you still need to be aware of them. Your life could be in danger. Rival gangs are randomly raping, killing, and kidnapping people in the Haitian capital. They delineate their borders with blood. If you enter a gang's turf, you run the possibility of being gone forever. This busy city's inhabitants have a mental map of it, dividing it into green, yellow, and red sectors. Yellow can be safe today but deadly tomorrow, while green designates gan

In a rare display of political discontent, protesters have taken to the streets of China's cities. While the majority of the protests have been directed at the government's zero-COVID policy, they have raised the possibility that a pro-democracy movement or perhaps a political shift akin to Taiwan may follow. But this is doubtful, not least because China has too few young people to participate in the conflict as a result of decades of rigorous family planning laws. A nation is said to be exper

After 10 months, with more than 10,000 deaths, and a devastated country, Russia and a significant ally of Ukraine have hinted that perhaps it's time for negotiations. So far, Ukraine has been opposed to such a position. Given that each Russian missile is met with an equivalent Ukrainian missile, there is little chance of a de-escalation. That did not advance their cause. Russia has retaliated forcefully by assaulting Ukraine's vital infrastructure, which is where it hurts the most. The efforts

On Friday, the G7 club and its allies formally put a restriction on the cost of Russian oil. In the upcoming days, the cap is anticipated to become effective. Shortly after the European Union decided on its price cap, the decision was made. Both strategies will prevent G7 and European nations from spending more than $60 per barrel of crude oil. The cap on oil prices has been set at a figure that is roughly 5% less than the market value. One barrel of Russian Urals crude oil is currently worth $

A slew of letter bombs, identical to the one that exploded at the Ukrainian embassy and injured a staff member, were delivered to various targets, including the prime minister and the US embassy, and were being investigated by Spanish police on Thursday. On November 24, a package containing "pyrotechnic substance" was delivered to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's official house, according to the interior ministry. A controlled explosion obliterated it. In the meantime, Spain's High Court declare

Another racial charge was leveled against the British royal family on Wednesday. After a black charity leader revealed a racist exchange that occurred at a reception hosted by the Queen consort, Camilla, on Tuesday at the palace, Lady Susan Hussey, 83, a longtime confidante of Queen Elizabeth II and the godmother of the Prince of Wales, Prince William, has resigned from her Buckingham Palace duties. Ngozi Fulani, the CEO of Sistah Space, a London-based organization that supports women of Afric

Just two months after his initial suspension, Kanye West has been suspended from Twitter and accused of "inciting violence" over obscene tweets. The American rapper Ye, now going by his stage name Ye, tweeted a series of oddly timed messages, one of which appeared to combine a swastika and a Jewish star. One user pleaded with Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk, to "fix Kanye." Musk stated in a tweet that West "violated our rule against promoting violence." Musk tweeted that "the account will be su

Both the United States and France have pledged to continue to defend Ukraine against Russia's ongoing invasion, reiterating the need to hold individuals accountable for attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure in the war-torn nation. The two nations denounced "Russia's illegitimate war of aggression" on its neighbor in a statement describing meetings between US President Joe Biden and his French colleague Emmanuel Macron at the White House on Thursday. According to the statement, Biden

As the possibility of energy rationing looms over the conflict in Ukraine, Orange, the nation's top telecom operator, warned on Wednesday that In the event that there are prolonged power outages this winter, several regions of France might not be able to make emergency phone calls. The stern warning from Christel Heydemann contrasts with the comforting tone of the French government on the subject and emphasizes the difficulties the telecoms sector has in maintaining mobile services in the case

Kanye West spoke out about the uproar surrounding the brand's most recent ad campaign, which portrays kids wearing teddy bear-shaped backpacks with bondage accessories, being a former major fan and partner of Balenciaga. After church on Saturday, West was stopped by paparazzi and appeared to urge his fellow celebrities to criticize the opulent brand, which severed connections with the rapper in October as a result of his string of comments. "This only serves to show how all celebrities are in