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Taliban sending Afghan women to prison for protection, says UN report

Women are sent to prison for their protection akin to how prisons have been used to accommodate drug addicts and homeless people in Kabul, the report said

Trevor Noah will host the 2024 Grammy Awards for 4th year in a row

As the age-old adage goes, don't mess with success. The Grammy Awards aren't, bringing Trevor Noah back as host in 2024.

Japan, UK and Italy join forces to develop new advanced fighter jet

The organisation, known as GIGO, will be headquartered in Britain and headed by a Japanese official, and the joint venture will be led by an Italian representative, Kihara said

BoE set to hold interest rates at 15-year high amid economic concerns

While the interest rate increases have helped in the battle against inflation, the squeeze on consumer spending, primarily through higher mortgage rates, has weighed on British economic growth

Russian volunteers join Ukrainian ranks to fight against Putin's forces

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, Karabas said he was dismayed by how most Russians he knew either blindly supported Putin or were indifferent to the war

Tropical cyclone Jasper weakens while still lashing northeastern Australia

Emergency services officers rescued 12 people and a dog from floodwaters at the town of Mossman, Queensland goverment minister Cameron Dick said

Biden considers border restrictions as he tries to reach Ukraine aid deal

The White House was racing to lock in a deal in principle with key Senate negotiators, according to two people familiar with the plans who demanded anonymity to discuss them

Apple now requires court orders in US to access push notification data

Push notifications alert smartphone users to breaking news alerts, incoming messages, weather bulletins and other content

Probe China's role in violence against protesters on US soil: Congress

The Chinese Embassy denied any involvement and instead accused the protesters of violence

Armenia, Azerbaijan exchange POWs in line with deal announced last week

As part of the deal, Armenia also agreed to lift its objections to Azerbaijan hosting next year's international conference on climate change

House okays impeachment inquiry into Biden as Opposition rally behind probe

The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an impeachment process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president

Eight years of conservative rule in Poland ends as Donald Tusk becomes PM

The neighbouring countries' ties were strained under the previous government, which exploited their painful World War II history

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelensky pleads for aid at Capitol and White House

But prospects for additional US aid to Ukraine appeared seriously delayed, if not in grave doubt, despite Zelensky's whirlwind diplomacy in Washington

China's Xi meets with Vietnamese PM on second day of visit to shore up ties

China's Xi met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday, and they announced that China and Vietnam would work toward a community with a shared future

Donald Trump's 'presidential immunity' argument denied in defamation suit

Trump, who is again running for president next year, is also attempting to use the presidential immunity argument as he faces charges he plotted to overturn the 2020 election

Tesla recalls over 2 mn vehicles for fixing autopilot monitoring system

The recall covers nearly all of the vehicles Tesla sold in the US since it activated Autopilot late in 2015

Saudi registrants for COP28 included undeclared oil company employees

New rules for this year's talks required registrants to disclose their affiliation, a move aimed at improving transparency

Israel-Hamas war: Seven Israeli soldiers killed in ambush in Gaza city

The air and ground offensive has resulted in the deaths of over 18,400 Palestinians, mostly civilians, since the Oct 7 attack by Hamas that triggered the war

House panel urges tougher rules for China, raising chance of more tariffs

The report does not specifically call for repealing China's preferential trade status, but it does recommend placing China in a new trading category that some liken to a de facto repeal

Trump's lawyers again ask for early verdict in fraud trial, judge denies

Trump's lawyers thwarted in a similar bid last month were swatted down as they asked Judge Arthur Engoron to cut the trial short and issue a verdict clearing Trump