‘We’re Overjoyed.’ Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg Says He and Husband Chasten Are Parents (WASHINGTON) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced that he and husband Chasten have become parents. Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate, posted the news Tuesday on his personal Twitter account.
With Taliban victory, Afghanistan could become the 'second school of jihadism' The disheartening end to America’s longest war raises a number of questions about U.S. national security policy in Central Asia and the future of the newly installed Taliban government in Afghanistan.
Fury as plane that carries 153 passengers leaves Afghanistan with just seven people The Airbus A400M Atlas, which was the first to land, circled for five hours over the Kabul airport which was temporarily closed due to the chaotic conditions on the tarmac after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Mysterious Taliban spokesman finally shows his face The spokesman has appeared in public for the first time. But is there more than one Zabihullah Mujahid?
‘Completely Helpless.’ Afghan Americans Scramble to Help Family Back Home As President Joe Biden prepared to address the nation on the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan on Monday, Mariam Mustafa sat in her car a few blocks from the White House, exhausted.
Afghan woman in limbo at Kabul airport after Taliban sweep A young Afghan woman stands between two worlds at Kabul's airport, engulfed in panic as thousands of Afghans scramble desperate to get out following the Taliban takeover of the country
Following protests, Cuba lays out laws on social media use Cuba’s government has spelled out laws against using social media or the internet to stir up protests or insult the state
Haiti civil protection officials raise death toll of powerful weekend earthquake to 1,941 Haiti civil protection officials raise death toll of powerful weekend earthquake to 1,941
Taliban claims it'll be more moderate, but killings continue in Afghanistan Even as the Taliban pledged to respect “women’s rights” in a propaganda blitz Tuesday, fighters from the group shot and killed a woman in Taloqan Takhar province after she went out in public without a burqa.
Brave Afghan women take to the streets to protest against the Taliban Four brave women chanted 'we want our rights' in front of Taliban fighters in Kabul, Afghanistan, however militants standing nearby did not appear to attempt to stop the protest
Afghanistan: What's the impact of Taliban's return on international order? What is the diplomatic fallout and how allies and rivals are looking at the US following the Taliban takeover?
Your Wednesday Briefing The Taliban consolidate power.Taliban fighters stood guard at a checkpoint near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.
California man sues after being startled by dumpster-diving bear A dumpster-diving bear allegedly "startled" the man and caused him to fall and hurt himself.
Iran producing more uranium metal, U.N. nuclear watchdog says "Iran has no credible need to produce uranium metal, which has direct relevance to nuclear weapons development," U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said.
Afghanistan: Female Kabul resident fears for future under Taliban A woman shares her story of the day the Taliban arrived - and why she has lost all hope.
Australian health official flees press conference after question over spike in teen suicides, as Victoria locks down AGAIN Victoria’s chief health officer abruptly left the stage during a Covid-19 press conference when a reporter asked about a surge in suicides among teenage girls – only for a torrent of recriminations to engulf him on social media.
Report shines light on abuse by Bolivia's interim government Bolivia’s past interim government came to power by sidestepping constitutional rules for presidential succession and relied on systematic torture to persecute opponents in the tumultuous aftermath of Evo Morales’ resignation in 2019
Uncertainty looms for Afghan women despite Taliban outreach Many women in Afghanistan remain at home because they are too terrified to venture into a new world ruled by the Taliban
'Unbearable week for women as men oppress and murder us from Plymouth to Afghanistan' As we worry that the newly Taliban-controlled Afghanistan will breed terrorists, we need to be equally concerned about those being created in teenage bedrooms right here
Libya says senior official released, 2 weeks after abduction Libyan authorities say a senior government official has been released, two weeks after armed men abducted him and his colleague in the capital of Tripoli
Horrifying moment HUGE python slithers along spice shelf in a busy supermarket The three-metre long reptile was seen slinking through a spice section of a Woolworths in Sydney this week as the woman who spotted it used her skills as a snake catcher to retrieve it
Archaeologists find skeleton, evidence of Greek in Pompeii Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pompeii have discovered a remarkably well-preserved skeleton during excavations of a tomb that also shed light on the cultural life of the city before it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in AD 79.
Taliban rape gangs prowl Kabul as ex-security guards taken at gunpoint and Brits stranded As Taliban fighters flaunt their control of Kabul by riding the dodgems at a Kabul theme park, the fate of many stranded Brits and Afghan would-be evacuees is in the extremists' hands