ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – Taliban insurgents have captured a district in eastern Afghanistan and negotiated a temporary truce with government forces in another, as U.S.-led foreign troops continue to withdraw from the country. Separately, a roadside bomb blast early Thursday killed at least nine civilians, including women and children, in southern Helmand province. Official […]
“Today’s bombshell report from the International Energy Agency is easy to translate,” said Bill McKibben. “Anyone who continues to engage or invest in fossil fuel development is wrecking the climate.” To avoid the most catastrophic effects of the climate emergency, countries around the world must immediately transition from extracting and burning fossil fuels to utilizing […]
ISLAMABAD – Fighting between government security forces and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan resumed in the early hours of Sunday, ending a three-day cease-fire declared by the adversaries to mark Islamic Eid al-Fitr festival. The Afghan army confirmed its forces started “offensive, clearing and counterterrorism” operations in districts close to Lashkar Gah, the capital of […]
Israel destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest step by Israel to silence reporting. Israeli bombs destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press, Al-Jazeera and other media outlets on Saturday, the latest […]