The Taliban have increased their use of corporal punishment, with public floggings and executions on the rise.

Figures released by the Taliban's own Supreme Courtshow the group also publicly flogged more than 1,000 people across ...

Barbers who cut off men's beards in Afghanistan are set to be jailed under the Taliban's latest radical plans.

Indonesia’s new Criminal Code takes effect in 2026, criminalizing sex outside marriage. What it really means for tourists, ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Representative Johanna López and Senator Mack Bernard have introduced legislation to ban corporal punishment in Florida’s public schools, promoting a safer, more supportive environment ...

Lance Corporal George Thomas Hooley of the Parachute Regiment has been confirmed as the member of the UK armed forces who died in Ukraine on 9 December 2025. According to the UK Ministry of Defence, ...

Taliban officials admit that at least half of the stockpile is now “unaccounted for.” Many of those weapons ended up with militant groups operating across Afghanistan’s borders. A recent report by the ...

After deadly cross-border military clashes, the Pakistani and Afghan governments have locked their populations in a trade war threatening the livelihoods of millions. After deadly cross-border ...

A man accused of shooting two National Guard troops near the White House has been charged in a complaint with federal firearms charges in connection with the ambush on November 26 that fatally wounded ...

TO PERSONALIZE the outrage, I would normally start a column like this with a short story about an Afghan refugee living in Concord or Manchester whom I have come to know and care about. I would ...

02:25, Thu, Dec 18, 2025 Updated: 03:53, Thu, Dec 18, 2025 A British paratrooper who tragically lost his life while serving in Ukraine expressed that he "went out doing what I trained to do." The ...

A British paratrooper killed serving in Ukraine told his family to "be proud" and not "remember him with sadness", in a letter to be opened in the event of his death. The body of Lance Corporal George ...