A new Taliban criminal code cites slavery and divides Afghan Muslims into legal classes, violating international human rights norms and raising alarms over religious freedom.
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency over Cuba, accusing Havana of threatening U.S. security and paving the way for new tariffs on countries supplying oil.
The UK has said it will not support a US first strike on Iran, citing international law, while deploying RAF Typhoon jets to Qatar for defensive purposes amid rising tensions.
China has executed 11 Myanmar nationals linked to a notorious online scam syndicate that stole $14 billion and caused multiple deaths, marking one of Beijing’s harshest cybercrime crackdowns.
The United States has returned the seized Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Sophia to Venezuelan authorities, the first such known case under the current administration.
