On an early morning car ride from Tashkent to Samarkand after a performance in 1983, the Uzbek pop singer Nasiba Abdullaeva tuned in to an Afghan radio station by accident and found herself entranced by a song that was playing. “From its first notes, the song fascinated me, and I…
As the war enters its 960th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Saturday, October 12, 2024. Fighting Russia has said that its forces captured the front-line villages of Zhelanne Druge and Ostrivske in eastern Ukraine, the latest in a string of territorial gains. Ostrivske lies…
The move comes as Republicans increasingly emphasise the chance of noncitizen voting, despite little evidence of any significant risk posed. The United States Justice Department has sued Virginia for removing voters from registration rolls too close to the presidential election on November 5. The lawsuit, filed on Friday, comes in…
Chushul, Ladakh, India – The bubbling sound of water boiling on the stove and the aroma of spinach dal fill the air in Tashi Angmo’s kitchen as she rolls dough to make a type of Tibetan bread. “This is a dish which we call timok in Ladakh and tingmo across…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for the death penalty for migrants who kill United States citizens or members of law enforcement, as part of an incendiary rally in Aurora, Colorado. In his Friday night speech, Trump, a former president, repeated false and misleading claims about immigrants in the…
In a largely symbolic move, the Ortega government condemned Israel’s leaders as ‘fascist’ and ‘genocidal’ over Gaza war. The government of Nicaragua has announced that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel, adding to the country’s growing isolation on the global stage amid its war in Gaza. Nicaraguan Vice President…
Thirty-four of the 100 total Senate seats are being contested in November, the result of a staggered election system. One race has dominated this year’s election cycle in the United States: the battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump to win the White House. But on November 5, Americans also…
Washington, DC – The United States has imposed sanctions on companies and vessels that are allegedly engaged in trading and transporting Iranian oil, in order to punish Tehran for its recent missile attack on military sites in Israel. The US Treasury and State Department announced the sanctions on Friday, as…
The US vice presidential candidate brushed aside scrutiny of Trump’s record of election denialism, calling it an ‘obsession’. United States Senator JD Vance already raised eyebrows at last week’s vice presidential debate, when he refused to acknowledge that his running mate, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, lost the 2020 election….
Former President Donald Trump will field questions from an all-female audience at a town hall next week, in an effort to pitch his candidacy to a United States demographic he has consistently struggled with. The town hall, announced on Friday by the conservative network Fox News, comes as the former…
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