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Meet the Middle Eastern migrants trapped in Lithuania
Middle East

Meet the Middle Eastern migrants trapped in Lithuania

The trip from the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, to the refugee reception center in Rudninkai takes about 40 minutes. It’s…
Taliban hunting down Afghans on blacklist — report
Middle East

Taliban hunting down Afghans on blacklist — report

The Taliban have begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people with suspected links to the previous Afghan administration,…
Burkina Faso: Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attack
World

Burkina Faso: Dozens killed in suspected jihadist attack

An assault on a convoy traveling through the north of Burkina Faso killed 47 people on Wednesday, the government of the western…
Haiti earthquake: Frustration grows over lack of aid as death toll crosses 2,000
World

Haiti earthquake: Frustration grows over lack of aid as death toll crosses 2,000

A massive earthquake that hit last week has left Haiti “on its knees,” Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on Wednesday, as…
Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth
Middle East

Afghanistan: Taliban to reap $1 trillion mineral wealth

The Taliban have been handed a huge financial and geopolitical edge in relations with the world’s biggest powers as the militant group seizes…
Explained: Who are the Taliban?
Middle East

Explained: Who are the Taliban?

They call themselves “students” ― that’s the verbatim translation of the word “Taliban” from Pashto. Today, the name of the Islamist…
Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control
Middle East

Afghanistan: Joe Biden defends US pullout as Taliban take control

The US and the rest of the international community scrambled on Monday to react to the shocking fall of Kabul to the…
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
Middle East

Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals

The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…
Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind
Middle East

Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind

Iran has been beefing up its military presence along its border with Afghanistan since early May when US-led foreign troops…
Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?
Middle East

Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?

Earlier this week, hundreds of Moroccans protested the death of Yassine Lekhmidi, a 25-year-old man in the city of Sidi…
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