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Diplomatic and military ties with Moscow making Pyongyang ‘more capable of waging war’, official saysNorth Korea is benefiting from its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine, gaining experience that makes Pyongyang “more capable of waging wa…
続きを読むRice wine enshrined as part of ‘cultural heritage of humanity’ Sake is perhaps more Japanese than the world-famous sushi. It’s brewed in centuries-old mountaintop warehouses, savoured in the country’s pub-like izakayas, poured during weddings and serve…
続きを読むExclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more than three years after seizing power in a coupTwo million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could face starvation within months because fierce co…
続きを読むPyongyang’s envoy to the United Nations says buildup is to counter threat from ‘hostile nuclear weapons states’North Korea’s UN envoy has said Pyongyang will accelerate a buildup of its nuclear weapons programme just days after it test-fired an interco…
続きを読むNon-proliferation groups call on government not to oppose creation of a study into effects of nuclear conflictNon-proliferation groups are urging the UK government to make a late about-turn on plans to vote alongside France, Russia and North Korea agai…
続きを読むActivists hope a change in international law could help to address the intensifying erosion of women and girls’ rights in AfghanistanRead more: Afghan exiles on the Taliban’s gender apartheidOver the past three years, the world has watched in horror as…
続きを読むWhat women face in Afghanistan is a crime against humanity, say activists pushing for recognition by UN Explainer: What is gender apartheid – and can anything be done to stop it?When Sima Samar and other Afghan women came up with the term “gender apart…
続きを読むUN says most fatalities occurred during the second strike as first responders attempted to evacuate patients. What we know on day 949See all our Russia-Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
続きを読むAfghanistan would have six months to provide response before ICJ would hold hearingThe Taliban are to be taken to the international court of justice for gender discrimination by Canada, Australia, Germany and the Netherlands in a groundbreaking move.Th…
続きを読むAlways prone to natural disasters, the country’s plight has worsened, and not only because of the climate crisisOn 10 May 2024, Haroon Nafas was in his family’s guesthouse in Baghlan, north Afghanistan, spending time with friends who had come to stay. …
続きを読むNew vice and virtue restrictions offer ‘a distressing vision of Afghanistan’s future’, says UNNew Taliban laws that prohibit women from speaking or showing their faces outside their homes have been condemned by the UN and met with horror by human right…
続きを読むFar from acting as a broker, Beijing is playing both sides in a state torn by brutality and chaosThings fall apart, if you let them – and ethnically, religiously, ideologically fractured Myanmar, formerly Burma, has never been a model of harmonious, in…
続きを読むWomen have been stripped of their freedom, dignity and livelihoods. The international community must heed their demandsWomen barely feature in Hollywoodgate, the chilling and remarkable documentary on the Taliban currently showing in selected cinemas. …
続きを読むUN says it is ‘horrified’ by violence in three villages in East Sepik province as it warns death toll could pass 50At least 26 people were killed, including 16 children, during violent attacks on three Papua New Guinea villages last week, according to …
続きを読むGroup allegedly demanding Afghan participation in Doha meeting this month be limited to men and that women’s rights be excluded from the agendaExcluding Afghan women from an upcoming UN conference on Afghanistan would be a “betrayal” of women and girls…
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