Wildfire breaks out in forest near Athens June 29, 2024 at 04:39AM

Afghan women's rights an internal issue, says Taliban ahead of UN talks June 29, 2024 at 02:53AM

Taliban authorities in a press briefing stated that demands over women's rights were "Afghanistan's issues" to solve, ahead of United Nations-led engagement talks where the exclusion of Afghan women has sparked outcry. Rights groups have condemned the exclusion of Afghan women from the main meetings and the lack of human rights issues on the agenda.

5 bombs found in iconic Iraq mosque, planted years ago by IS: UN agency June 28, 2024 at 11:51PM

A United Nations agency said it has discovered five bombs in a wall of Mosul's iconic Al-Nuri mosque, planted years ago by Islamic State group jihadists, during restoration work in the northern Iraqi city. Five "large-scale explosive devices, designed to trigger a massive destruction of the site," were found in the southern wall of the prayer hall on Tuesday by the UNESCO team working at the site, a representative for the agency told AFP late Friday.

Iran presidential elections: Runoff between reformist Pezeshkian and hard-liner Jalili; what are the rules June 28, 2024 at 10:38PM