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Security Council condemns Taliban for banning Afghan women from working for UN
The UN Security Council unanimously condemned the Taliban government on Thursday for banning Afghan women from working for the United Nations in Afghanistan and called on Taliban leaders to “quickly reverse” the crackdown on women’s and girls’ rights. The resolution – drafted by the United Arab Emirates and Japan – described the ban as “unprecedented in the history of the United Nations”, asserted “the integral role of women in Afghan society” and said banning Afghan women from working for the UN “undermines human rights and humanity principle of doctrine.”
British rail workers go on strike in May after rejecting latest pay rise proposal
Thousands of British rail workers are set to go on strike on May 13 after the RMT union rejected the rail company’s latest pay proposal, an escalation of a long-running dispute that has sparked damaging strikes since last summer. The national Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers’ Union (RMT) said on Thursday it had received clarification from the train operator that the 5 per cent wage payment for the first year would only be valid if RMT were no longer on strike.
Moscow rejects U.S. request to meet journalists; Russian envoy to U.S. sees prisoners
Russia said on Thursday it had denied a request from the U.S. embassy to visit detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in response to Washington’s denial of visas to a group of Russian journalists. The foreign ministry said it had summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to formally protest after journalists assigned to accompany Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the United Nations this week were denied access to the United States.
Sudanese factions say they agree to extend truce but fighting continues
Sudan’s two warring factions said on Thursday they would extend a ceasefire for 72 hours, but violence once again rocked the capital Khartoum and western Darfur as the United States said violations were worrisome. Hundreds of people have died and tens of thousands have fled for their lives in two weeks of clashes between the army and its rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
Special Report – How Fake IDs Repeatedly Let Hyundai Suppliers Hire Child Labor in Alabama
On Nov. 22, a team of state and federal labor officials conducted a surprise inspection and noticed a young worker at a warehouse here run by the logistics arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group. Inspectors received a complaint from an unnamed whistleblower about “underage children working” at the facility, according to an Alabama Department of Labor field report reviewed by Reuters. The report states that during their visit to Hyundai Glovis Co Ltd, the boy was “manually restacking large metal castings”.
Berlin becomes first conservative mayor in over two decades
More than two decades after the Christian Democrats (CDU) toppled Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats (SPD) in February re-elections, toppling its center-left coalition first conservative mayor. Kai Wegner, 50, a former insurance salesman, was sworn in as mayor after a local council vote, succeeding SPD’s Franziska Giffey, Berlin’s first female mayor.
U.S. Navy says Iran seized oil tanker in Gulf
Iran seized a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in international waters on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, the U.S. Navy said, the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on commercial vessels in sensitive Gulf waters since 2019. Iran’s military says it has seized a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker that collided with an Iranian vessel in the Gulf of Oman, injuring several crew members, Iranian state media reported.
Thousands rally in Jerusalem in support of planned judicial reform
Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Jerusalem on Thursday in support of the far-right coalition government’s controversial legislative plans that would strip the country’s supreme court of most of its powers. Israelis remained polarized over the planned legislation, with supporters saying it would restore balance to Israeli authorities and critics saying it removed checks on those in power.
Palace email says Queen knew Murdoch’s UK group spied on her family
According to an email released Thursday by her grandson, Prince Harry, Queen Elizabeth knew that Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm had been spying on her family and their friends and authorized her staff to work on the issue “Draw a line”. Harry is suing Murdoch’s News Corp newspapers, accusing it of hacking phones and other illegal acts on behalf of its tabloid The Sun and the now-defunct News of the World from the mid-1990s to 2016.
U.S. Targets Russian FSB and IRGC Members for Wrongful Detention of Americans
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia’s domestic security service, the FSB, and the intelligence services of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing them of being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans abroad. Sanctions also target four senior commanders within the IRGC’s information office, although at least one of them has previously been subject to U.S. sanctions. The FSB was targeted because officials said it was involved in the detention of at least one unnamed U.S. citizen, and it has also previously been subject to U.S. sanctions.
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