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Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds were detained by the Taliban last month along with their Chinese-American friend Faye Hall. Photo: AP
Afghanistan

Health fears for elderly UK man held by Taliban

Peter and Barbie Reynolds, who are in their 70s, were detained last month with Chinese-American friend Faye Hall in Afghanistan.

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Ukraine war

Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, insiders say

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International Criminal Court

Trump to impose sanctions on International Criminal Court

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Donald Trump

Rubio warns of ‘very big’ bounties from US for Taliban leaders

The threat comes as the US secretary of state says more Americans may be detained in Afghanistan than previously thought.

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Taliban soldiers celebrate on the second anniversary of the fall of Kabul in 2023. Photo: Reuters
Afghanistan

Biden spoke to families of Americans detained in Afghanistan

The US has been negotiating with the Taliban to exchange three Americans for a high-profile prisoner held in Guantanamo Bay.

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The Philippines

Manila hosts US immigrant visa centre for Afghans to resettle after Taliban rule

The Afghans, who worked for the US in Afghanistan qualified for special immigrant visas but were left behind after the US withdrawal.

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Israel-Gaza war

Opinion | The West and the rest: how genocide in Gaza will usher in the end of ‘his-story’

The breach of international laws by the West has led non-Western countries to seek new global historical narratives and tell ‘our-stories’.

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Houses in the northern Gaza Strip stand badly damaged last month after Israeli military operations. Photo: Reuters
Terrorism

FBI says New Orleans truck attacker acted alone, was ‘100% inspired’ by Isis

Investigators seek clues to Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s path to radicalisation following deadly New Orleans rampage.

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Taliban

Taliban seeks international aid for Afghanistan’s reconstruction

Emphasising destruction caused by decades of conflict, Taliban called for technical help and economic development initiatives.

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US presidential election 2024

Opinion | How a Trump victory could benefit the world

Trump’s protectionism and isolationist leanings could allow others to fill the void left by the US to promote greater stability.

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Then-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe (far left), then-US president Donald Trump (centre left), French president Emmanuel Macron (centre) and then-German chancellor Angela Merkel (far right) attend a meeting of the G7 summit in Biarritz, France, on August 26, 2019. Photo: dpa
US presidential election 2024

Harris says Trump ‘disrespected sacred ground’ at US military cemetery

The US Army says a cemetery employee was pushed after asking Trump’s team to stop filming in a burial section where photography is banned.

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump places his hands over his heart after placing a wreath in honour of Sergeant. Nicole Gee at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Monday. Photo: AP
Fame and celebrity

Who is Bristol Palin’s ex-husband and baby daddy Dakota Meyer?

Bristol Palin, who previously starred in Teen Mom OG, shares son Tripp with ex-fiancé Levi Johnston, and two daughters with her ex-husband Dakota Meyer – here’s what we know about Meyer

Donald Trump

Trump entourage accused of shoving staff at hallowed US military cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery confirmed there had been an ‘incident’ at the location, after the presidential candidate’s visit on Monday.

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Afghanistan

Taliban reject UN concerns over laws banning women’s voices and faces in public

The Taliban urge ‘thorough understanding’ of Islamic sharia law after UN criticism about the rights of women and girls.

Burka-clad Afghan women walk on a road in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Photo: EPA-EFE
Afghanistan

Former Afghan president Karzai calls for girls and women to be educated

Karzai emphasised importance of women’s education. Since returning to power in 2021, the Taliban has banned girls from studying beyond primary school.

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Hamid Karzai, former Afghan president. Photo: EPA-EFE
Taliban

Taliban told to ‘include women’ in public life during UN talks in Qatar

The Taliban has imposed a strict interpretation of Islam in Afghanistan, with women subjected to laws characterised by the UN as ‘gender apartheid’.

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WikiLeaks

‘Julian Assange is free’: WikiLeaks founder leaves UK in deal with US

The WikiLeaks founder is due to plead guilty this week to violating US espionage law, in a deal that will end his imprisonment in Britain and allow him to return home to Australia.

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Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban government says to attend next round of UN talks in Doha

A delegation will attend as the talks’ agenda appears ‘beneficial to Afghanistan’, but civil society groups criticise lack of focus on women’s rights.

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An Afghan Taliban stands guard as people gather to watch local wrestling matches at the Shalamar festival in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in May. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain

WikiLeaks’ Assange extradition appeal to be heard next month

US authorities want to put Assange on trial for divulging US military secrets about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

International Criminal Court

Opinion | US vs ICC: tensions over Israel spotlight history of awkward, fraught ties

The US supported the ICC since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but condemned the arrest warrant for Israel’s leaders as ‘outrageous’.

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Russia

Russia invites Taliban to economic forum, as ties with West worsen over Ukraine

The St Petersburg forum, which once hosted Western CEOs and investment bankers, has changed significantly amid the Ukraine war, which has triggered a crisis in Russia’s relations with the West.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the plenary session of The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in June 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE/Handout/RIA
Islamic State

Islamic State claims deadly Afghanistan attack on tourists

Friday’s attack was among the most serious targeting foreign citizens since foreign forces left and the Taliban took over in 2021.

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The entrance to a road leading to the ruins of a Buddha statue in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Three Spanish tourists were killed in an attack in Bamiyan on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Australia

Australia jails Afghanistan war whistle-blower for leaking secret defence files

David McBride’s leaks to the media led to revelations about Australian soldiers’ involvement in the illegal killings of unarmed Afghan men and children.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s first female Olympian urges Paris Games ban over Taliban’s record

Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, said Afghan women should still be allowed to participate as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.

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Profile

From white kneed in Singapore to head of UK armed forces, David Richards

The former head of UK armed forces tells Kate Whitehead about his rise through the ranks and why Colin Firth wanted to play him in a film about fighting rebels in Sierra Leone.

David Richards, former head of the British Armed Forces, in Hong Kong. The retired general reflects on his rise through the ranks and battles with his political masters, and why Colin Firth wanted to play him in a film. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
WikiLeaks

Russia calls UK courts ‘a farce’ over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange case

UK judges delayed decision on Assange’s last-ditch extradition appeal bid amid concerns he could face death penalty in US. Russia’s foreign ministry said UK’s judicial system was a ‘mockery’.

A supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange holds a placard outside The Royal Courts of Justice in London Tuesday. Photo: AFP
WikiLeaks

UK court to rule on whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to US

Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of classified US documents 15 years ago.

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Pakistan

‘Grave threat’: Pakistan justifies air strikes on Taliban rebels in Afghanistan

Monday’s operation targeted the Hafiz Gul Bahadur militant faction, which claimed responsibility for the attack on a military outpost that left seven soldiers dead.

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