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Publicly, the Taliban have pledged to protect journalists and respect press freedom. The reality is already quite different. The new power in Kabul is already imposing very severe constraints on the editorial staff, even if they are not official
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, wildlife poaching has surged in Africa’s national parks, as people who have lost their jobs hunt for food. Anti-poaching organisations, including a vegan women’s ranger squad, have been founded to assist protect the animals
In the last 24 hours, roughly 90 aircraft evacuated 16,000 people from Kabul’s international airport, according to Pentagon sources
Migrants from Latin America, Africa, and Asia are crowded the streets of Necocl, a Colombian town located across the Gulf of Urabá from Panama. More than 11,000 migrants are stranded at the harbour, with more on their way to the United States
The Taliban is claiming to preserve minority and women’s rights as it increases its hold on Afghanistan. However, many Afghans in the United States are anxious about the safety of their family and friends, as well as the country’s future
Turkish women gathered outside the Afghan consulate in Istanbul to show their solidarity for Afghan women and denounce the Taliban’s persecution of women
The Syrian Arab Republic’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Mounzer Mounzer, speaks at a Security Council meeting about the Middle East issue (Syria)
Mohamed Khaled Khiari, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General of the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations for the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific, updates the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Yemen)
Sonagachi is one of the largest red light area in asia.It is home to around 10000 residential sex workers.The sex workers have been out of work due to the pandemic and lockdown, and have no other source of income
Thousands of people have been evacuated from Kabul by Western nations, mainly the United States, but the process has been chaotic