Pakistani security forces arrest 4 suspects in deadly mosque bombing
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided multiple locations and arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, behind…
Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol
Banda Aceh, Indonesia — Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday…
A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces’ fall from power in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Two tumultuous weeks saw the fall from power in Syria of the Kurdish-led force that…
Syrian government seizes strategic town in Raqqa from Kurdish forces
RAQQA, Syria — The Syrian government Sunday announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full…
Kurdish separatist group claims to be defending Iranian protesters
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq said it has launched attacks on Iran’s…
Inside an exiled prince’s plan for regime change in Iran – POLITICO
Pahlavi has sought to encourage foreign financial support for workers who will disrupt the state by going on…
Main challenger to Turkey’s Erdoğan vows to defeat him from a jail cell – POLITICO
“Even though İmamoğlu can declare his candidacy virtually from a jail cell, there is no way this will…
Trump warns Tehran that US is ‘locked and loaded’ to support Iranian protesters – POLITICO
Ali Shamkhani, political adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, warned Trump to back off. “The people of…
Indonesia’s new penal code replaces Dutch-era criminal law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal…
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as NYC mayor
NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of…
Mamdani will be sworn in as mayor on a Quran, a first in NYC history
NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old…
Afghanistan back in Dark Ages as Taliban orders executions under collapsing walls | World | News
The Taliban have ordered the stoning to death of dozens of people and the execution of others by…