Friday, April 17, 2026
Friday, April 17, 2026

Activists Urge U.S. First Lady to Support Afghan Women

Around 100 human rights and women’s rights activists have called on U.S. First Lady Melania Trump to use her influence to support women and...
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Protest in Brussels Calls for Recognition of Afghan Women’s Rights

Baktash Siawash, a former member of the Afghan Parliament, has staged a sit-in protest in support of women’s rights in front of the European...

Bennett: Ban on Women Working With UN Is Unjustifiable

Richard Bennett, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has described the ban on women working with UN agencies in Afghanistan...

American Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq

Shelly Klisten, an American journalist, has been kidnapped by armed men in central Baghdad.The journalist had previously spent most of her life in Italy...

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Amnesty International Warns of Legal Risks in Continued Military...

Amnesty International has issued a warning regarding the potential legal consequences of ongoing military cooperation with Israel, stating that...

U.S. Treasury Chief Says China Will Be Blocked from...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said China will not be allowed to obtain Iranian oil, as Washington moves...

UN Warns No Military Solution to Middle East Crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that there is no military solution to the ongoing crisis in the Middle...

Iran Says Talks Were ‘Steps Away’ from Final Agreement

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that his country’s delegation was only a few steps away from reaching...

Putin and Pezeshkian Hold Talks on Rising Middle East...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss recent developments...

U.S.–Iran Talks End Without Agreement in Islamabad

Talks between the United States and Iran have ended without agreement after several hours of negotiations in Islamabad. JD...

UN Chief Condemns Israeli Strikes on Lebanon

António Guterres has strongly condemned Israel’s large-scale and deadly attacks across Lebanon. In a statement on Thursday, Guterres said...

148 Killed in Two Weeks as Natural Disasters Take...

Authorities in Afghanistan say at least 148 people have been killed and 216 others injured as a result of...

Oil Prices Fall Below $100 Following Iran–US Ceasefire

Global oil prices have dropped sharply following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States....

Iran Unveils 10-Point Plan for Ceasefire with the United...

Iran has proposed a 10-point plan as the basis for a comprehensive ceasefire agreement with the United States, according...