UN Security Council ‘deeply alarmed’ by Taliban restrictions on women | CNN
CNN — The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday said it was “deeply alarmed” by the ruling Taliban’s ban on...
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Three foreign aid groups suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban bars female employees | CNN
CNN — Three foreign aid groups said Sunday that they were moving to temporarily suspend their operations in Afghanistan after...
Taliban use water cannon on women protesting education order in Afghanistan | CNN
CNN — A group of women took to the streets in the city of Herat in Afghanistan on Saturday, protesting...
Taliban orders NGOs to ban female employees from coming to work | CNN
CNN — The Taliban administration in Afghanistan has ordered all local and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to stop their female...
The Taliban pledged to honor women’s rights in Afghanistan. Here’s how it eroded them instead | CNN
CNN — When the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021 in a lightning takeover following the withdrawal...
‘What was their sacrifice for?’: Devastation for female Afghan students stripped of education | CNN
Kabul, Afghanistan CNN — The 21-year-old student had been studying hard for weeks as she prepared for the final exams...
Why this has been a culturally unique World Cup | CNN
CNN — This was never going to be a traditional World Cup. Breaking ground in the Middle East and played...
Five years ago, a billionaire couple was found strangled beside their swimming pool. Their family is offering $35 million to help catch their killer | CNN
CNN — The deaths of Canadian billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman have been shrouded in mystery from the beginning. On...
Iran expelled from UN commission on women | CNN
CNN — United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it...
$480,000-per-week yacht plays host to super rich at Qatar 2022 | CNN
Doha, Qatar CNN — It’s been dubbed the ‘Arabian Riviera,’ where the streets are immaculate and are interspersed with luxury...
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 69 months in prison for fraud | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — A Hong Kong court on Saturday sentenced jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai to five years and...
Baby whose parents refused blood from vaccinated donors undergoes lifesaving heart surgery | CNN
CNN — A six-month-old baby whose parents refused to allow him to undergo lifesaving heart surgery using blood from people...
Iran’s former president urges government to be more lenient with protesters | CNN
CNN — Iran’s former president Mohammad Khatami has urged the current government to be more lenient with protesters, amid ongoing...
New Zealand court takes guardianship of baby after parents refuse vaccinated blood for heart surgery | CNN
CNN — A critically-ill six-month-old baby will be placed under the temporary guardianship of New Zealand’s High Court after his...
As China moves away from zero-Covid, health experts warn of dark days ahead | CNN
Editor’s Note: Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring...
Wealthy Russian businessman arrested in London on suspicion of multiple offenses, including money laundering | CNN
CNN — A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested as part of a “major operation” on suspicion of multiple offenses,...
South Korea spent $200 billion, but it can’t pay people enough to have a baby | CNN
Seoul, South Korea CNN — The season of baby fairs is here once again in South Korea. Busy, noisy affairs...
Iranian athlete’s family home demolished by officials, media outlet says | CNN
CNN — The family home of Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi has been demolished, according to the pro-reform news outlet...
Singapore repeals gay sex ban but limits prospect of legalizing same-sex marriage | CNN
Reuters — Singapore’s parliament on Tuesday decriminalized sex between men, but, in a blow to the LGBT community, also amended...
Big moments for women at the men’s World Cup | CNN Politics
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