The Taliban, during both periods of their rule (1996-2001 and 2021-present), carried out executions of individuals convicted of a range of crimes through methods such as shooting, beheading and hanging. They also
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The following excerpts are adapted from the author’s book The Kings of Algiers: How Two Jewish Families Shaped the Mediterranean World During the Napoleonic Wars and Beyond, published by Princeton University Press.
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Two retired senior Mossad agents have revealed unprecedented details about a covert Israeli operation targeting Hezbollah’s communication networks through booby-trapped walkie-talkies and pagers. The operation, reported by Haaretz, represents one of the
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Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, has made the controversial decision to exclude girls from serving as altar servers in the parishes of his Archdiocese in Sri Lanka. This directive, formalized in
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The new parliament, packed with first timers as never before, had an interesting session last week with the dust yet unsettled over the issue of the last speaker’s doctorate. Now plain MP
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Mohammed Saiful Alam, one of Bangladesh’s richest businessmen, has initiated legal proceedings against the government, alleging that its actions have devastated his investments. According to a report by the Financial Times, Alam
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Pakistan’s strategic community was surprised by the sudden imposition of sanctions on the premier nuclear and missile development entity, The National Development Complex (NDC). The United States Department of State in a
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