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Shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz continued to decelerate this week, according to maritime data released Wednesday, as most shipowners remain wary of re-entering the strategic waterway amid a lack of clear diplomatic signals…

Firefighters have successfully encircled Belgium’s largest wildfire in over a century, but authorities warn that the situation on the ground is far from resolved. After a night of intense effort, crews managed to close the final gap around…

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Afghanistan’s northeastern province of Badakhshan early Wednesday, with tremors felt as far as the capital, Kabul, and across several neighboring districts, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).…

The United Nations humanitarian office in Afghanistan has issued an urgent appeal for sustained international support, warning that escalating humanitarian needs and a severe funding shortfall are jeopardizing the delivery of lifesaving…

The World Bank has reaffirmed Afghanistan’s classification as a low-income economy for the 2026–27 fiscal year, underscoring the country’s entrenched position among the world’s most impoverished nations. The designation comes at a time when…

KABUL / GENEVA – The International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced on Tuesday that more than 393,000 vulnerable Afghan returnees received critical humanitarian assistance between March 2025 and May 2026 through a European…

Sima Bahous, Executive Director of UN Women, has issued a stark warning on the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power: the systematic exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan must never become a normalized feature of…

The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States meets the conditions of the interim deal with Iran, including lifting the naval blockade and sanctions as well as releasing Iran's frozen assets, Iran's parliament speaker and…

Richard Bennett, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan, has issued a stark warning that the Taliban’s escalating restrictions on Afghan women and girls are exacting a mounting toll not only in terms of lost freedoms, but…

Jumakhan Fateh, a prominent local commander in the Darwaz region of northeastern Badakhshan province, has surrendered to Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense forces following nearly a week of intense clashes between his armed followers and…