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IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 02:07 Share this – Syrian Kurdish women battled ISIS in 2014 in the city of Kobani to defend their people, and fought alongside U.S. forces as they drove ISIS out of Raqqa.March 8, 2021 ReadContinue Reading

GUATEMALA CITY — Three female judges in Guatemala have emerged as critical figures in the fight for the rule of law in a justice system seen as under attack by powerful interests. Judges Erika Aifán, Gloria Porras and Yassmín Barrios Aguilar have all decided high-profile cases, drawing harassment, attacks andContinue Reading

LONDON — Prince Harry and Meghan’s interview with media mogul Oprah Winfrey has done more than offer a glimpse into the royal family’s internal drama. Their comments about race and the inner workings of the royal family could potentially affect the monarchy and its work both at home and abroad.Continue Reading

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 00:48 Share this – A monthslong protest by farmers camped outside the Indian capital was dominated by thousands of women marking International Women’s Day.March 8, 2021 Read More SourceContinue Reading

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 01:07 Share this – Oprah’s interview with Meghan and Harry will not be shown in the U.K. until Monday evening, but many Londoners already knew the headlines early Monday morning.March 8, 2021 Read More SourceContinue Reading

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife have tested positive for Covid-19, the Syrian presidency said in a statement Monday. The president and his wife, Asma al-Assad, were tested for the coronavirus after they felt “mild symptoms,” according to the statement, which confirmed that the test came back positive. “BothContinue Reading

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 00:57 Share this – Meghan Markle told Oprah, “I just didn’t want to be alive anymore,” as she struggled with telling Prince Harry about her suicidal thoughts.March 8, 2021 Read More SourceContinue Reading

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 01:02 Share this – Meghan Markle said there were “concerns” and conversations with Prince Harry about how dark their son Archie’s skin would be before his birth.March 8, 2021 Read More SourceContinue Reading

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, batted down a tabloid-fueled rumor that she made her sister-in-law, Kate, cry before her 2018 marriage to Prince Harry, telling Oprah Winfrey on Sunday that “the reverse happened.” In the interview, Meghan declined to discuss details but said she was the one in tears afterContinue Reading

The pressure of being under the microscope drove Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to thoughts of suicide, Prince Harry’s wife said in explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey on Sunday. She said she had been the victim of “character assassination” and the pressure drove her to the point of self-harm. “Look,Continue Reading

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — A series of explosions at a military barracks in Equatorial Guinea killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 600 others on Sunday, authorities said. President Teodoro Obiang Nguema said the 4 p.m. explosion was due to the “negligent handling of dynamite” in the militaryContinue Reading

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is proposing a series of steps to help jumpstart Afghanistan’s stalled peace process between the government and Taliban, according to a letter from Blinken to Afghanistan’s president Ashra Ghani published Sunday by Afghanistan’s TOLONews. The letter calls for bringing the two sides togetherContinue Reading

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 02:52 Share this – Queen Elizabeth II urged unity and togetherness despite the Covid-19 pandemic during a message to the Commonwealth of Nations. The address comes hours before the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s interviewContinue Reading

BEIJING — President Joe Biden’s administration should roll back the “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan, China’s foreign minister said Sunday, while expressing hope that the countries could collaborate on “common challenges” like coronavirus and climate change. Wang Yi told a news conference on the sidelines of China’s annualContinue Reading

Amid the ruins of the former ISIS stronghold of Mosul, Pope Francis prayed for people of all religions who suffered at the hands of the Islamic extremists on Sunday, the final day of his historic tour of Iraq. Surrounded by the grey hollowed-out shells of four churches, the pontiff wasContinue Reading