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Satellites owned by private companies have played an unexpectedly important role in the war in Ukraine. For example, in early August 2022, images from the private satellite company Planet Labs showed that a recent attack on a Russian military base in Crimea caused more damage than Russia had suggested in…

Popular civilian leader faces a series of trials brought by the military, which seized power in a coup in 2021.

Pyongyang says its relationship with Moscow has reached new heights

On Aug. 15, 2021, "the Afghanistan we knew was gone and it wasn't going to come back."

Head of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Lieutenant-General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan pledged Sunday to provide support for all those affected by the floods and heavy rains. He made the remarks in a speech on Sunday in the northern city of Shendi, on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the establishment…

Local officials have instructed residents to destroy the insects – and some New Yorkers are taking it very seriously

For the first time in decades, Afghans are living in relative peace. But with sanctions on the Taliban, the economy is in shambles and hunger is widespread. Girls are still out of school.

The Ministry of Defence said it is unclear if the final decision to go ahead with a vote has been taken

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif places economic reform at the top of his country's priorities, 75 years after Pakistan's independence. Sharif believes a serious dialogue concerning Jammu and Kashmir is contingent on India stopping the "illegal acts" and "brutal treatment of innocent Kashmiris." In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Sharif…

After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world's high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet. A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact is urgently needed to improve environmental…

Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church in densely populated Imbaba, a working class…