Afghanistan
Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview
Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse outweighs that of a serious case of domestic violence.
WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests
Pakistan says hundreds killed in Balochistan attack, including 108 terrorists
Tens of thousands flee Pakistan’s Tirah Valley amid military action warnings
Taliban confirms it is holding Americans, ex-intel officer calls detainee Coyle 'valuable asset'
Americans are being held in near-solitary confinement by a Taliban counterintelligence unit whose personnel include former detainees from Guantanamo Bay and the US-run Bagram prison.
Follow the flow: Inside Iranian narco-trafficking in Iraqi Kurdistan - explainer
In recent years, the Sulaymaniyah governorate in eastern Iraqi Kurdistan has become a hub for Iranian narco trafficking.
Starmer, Prince Harry condemn Trump's 'little off the front lines' NATO comments
President Trump said of NATO, “They’ll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan, or this or that, and they did, they stayed a little back, a little off the front lines.”
Will Donald Trump's Hamas disarmament endgame make Israel safer? - analysis
The great game has begun for Israel, Hamas, the US, Qatar, Turkey, and others to try to reframe the future of Gaza conflict and the Middle East.
Blast kills seven at Chinese-run restaurant in Afghan capital, Islamic State claims responsibility
The noodle restaurant was jointly run by a Chinese Muslim, Abdul Majid, his wife, and an Afghan partner, Abdul Jabbar Mahmood, and served the Chinese Muslim community, a police spokesperson said.
Seven Pakistani police officers killed in targeted bomb attack, no group claims responsibility
Police in the northwestern Tank district said that five police personnel were killed on the spot after the remote-controlled bomb went off, while two others had died in the hospital.
Iranians 'have fallen in love with Netanyahu,' Tehran resident tells KAN - report
An Iranian protester told KAN Reshet Bet that many Iranians admire Netanyahu and Israeli strikes, while blaming economic collapse, repression, and inflation for the unrest.
Candace Owens, influencers claim 'Zionist' plot behind Maduro capture
"The CIA has staged another hostile takeover of a country at the behest of a [sic] globalist psychopaths," wrote Owens. "That’s what is happening, everywhere. Zionists cheer every regime change."
Afghanistan floods leave 17 dead, thousands affected - AP
The National Disaster Management Authority said the severe weather has disrupted daily life across central, northern, southern, and western regions.
IED, shooting attack on police van kills five in northwest Pakistan
Five Pakistani police officers were killed when a van was struck by explosives and gunfire in Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.