GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. rights chief accused Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban on Tuesday of a “shocking level of oppression” of women and girls and said human rights in the country were in a state of collapse. The Islamist Taliban regained power in August 2021 after a two-decade insurgency against the …

LILLE, France (Reuters) -France head coach Fabien Galthie made 12 changes to the team who beat New Zealand in the World Cup curtain raiser as Anthony Jelonch is making a long-awaited comeback to face Uruguay in Lille on Thursday. Les Bleus, who are expected to finish top of Pool A …

KYIV (Reuters) – Kyiv warned on Tuesday it could seek international arbitration over restrictions on its grain exports after Poland said it would continue to block domestic imports of Ukrainian grain even if Brussels lifts a ban. Restrictions imposed by the European Union in May allowed Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The weekend G20 summit was India’s big moment on the world stage, giving the country an opportunity to work on global issues and providing Prime Minister Narendra Modi a chance to present his credentials as a global statesman. Although some analysts said the meeting showed few …

(Removes extra “over” in paragraph five) (Reuters) – England’s female players deserve equal rights now, Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Maheta Molango has said, telling the TUC Congress on Tuesday that the disparity in treatment of men and women “simply isn’t acceptable”. Molango told the Congress, the highest trade union …

LONDON (Reuters) – The son of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s detained former leader, said he was “extremely worried” about his mother’s health, saying she was struggling to eat and was being refused permission to see an outside doctor. The 78-year-old Nobel laureate, who has been detained for more than …

PETALING JAYA: The government must show a serious commitment to institutional reforms following the poor handling of high-profile cases by the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC), says civil society. In a statement on Tuesday (Sept 12), the Civil Societies of All Party Parliamentary Group Malaysia on Integrity, Governance and Anti-Corruption said …

KUCHING: The unity government must translate the concept of “Malaysia Madani” into tangible results in implementing the 12th Malaysia Plan’s mid-term review (12MP MTR), says the Dayak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI). Its secretary-general, Libat Langub, said it was important to ensure that the concept did not remain a …

GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.S.-Mexico border is the world’s deadliest land migration route, according to U.N. migration agency figures published on Tuesday, with hundreds losing their lives attempting to make perilous desert crossings. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) documented 686 deaths and disappearances among migrants on the frontier last …

(Reuters) – Enfabrica, a Silicon Valley chip startup working on networking chips for artificial intelligence data centers, said on Tuesday that it has raised $125 million in venture capital, with Nvidia joining as a strategic investor. Founded by executives from Broadcom and Alphabet’s Google, Enfabrica is part of a broader …