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…
Mourners gather at Syria’s Homs mosque for victims of deadly bombing
HOMS, Syria (AP) — Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday in the rain and cold outside of a mosque…