The school year in Afghanistan began without girls, as the Taliban prohibited them from attending classes beyond the sixth grade. More than 1 million girls are affected by the ban, according to the U.N. children’s agency. Afghanistan is the sole country with
Croatian’s president, Zoran Milanović, cannot run for prime minister without resigning from his current position, according to the country’s top court. Milanović criticized the Constitutional Court’s decision, describing it as “gangster-like.” Despite this ruling, Milanović announced his intention to run for prime
Liberal Russian politician Boris Nadezhdin has lost an appeal against the decision barring him from the country’s upcoming presidential election. Nadezhdin’s chief campaign slogan focused on halting the conflict in Ukraine. Thousands of Russians expressed support for Nadezhdin through signed petitions. A
Luke Littler is set to be banned from playing on the PDC Development Tour for the next two years after his incredible run to the World Darts Championship final. Littler’s rapid rise has taken the sporting world by storm, having become the
A Russian politician calling for peace in Ukraine has lost her appeal against election officials’ refusal to accept her nomination for the country’s presidential race that President Vladimir Putin is all but certain to win. Former regional legislator Yekaterina Duntsova has promoted
The heads of 11 UN agencies and six humanitarian organisations have issued a joint plea for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, the protection of civilians and the swift entry to Gaza of food, water, medicine and fuel. In a statement issued
Former boxing champion Carl Froch spoke out against transgender participation in women’s sports in a recent interview and echoed some of what Ebanie Bridges said last month about the issue. Froch, a former super middleweight champion, said in an interview with SafeBettingSites.com
Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee overturned on appeal but their athletes remain barred from competing in IPC-run events. The IPC said Friday that its independent appeals tribunal had ruled that the
Top Russian athletes who have publicly backed the war or are employed by the military or security forces are still barred from competing in the Olympics. The International Olympic Committee recommend letting Russian and Belarusian athletes compete as neutral athletes without national
World Athletics has banned transgender women from participating in women’s sports at the Summer 2024 Paris Olympics to “protect the female category.” That means all the work French native Halba Diouf has done is all for naught. Diouf, born a male, had