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The Taliban banned beauty salons, leaving women to labor in the shadows

22/07/2025 05:00 Washington Post

In a country scarred by four decades of war, women are the only or primary breadwinners for many families — and many are now struggling make ends meet.

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Houthi attacks take toll on Israel’s Red Sea port

The port of Eilat, already diminished, could shut down entirely without government assistance in what would be a win for the Houthis, officials warn....

21/07/2025 17:55 Washington Post
China says Wells Fargo executive ‘involved in a criminal case’

Beijing confirmed that China-born, Atlanta-based Mao Chenyue is banned from leaving the country. This comes during a trade war with the Trump administration....

21/07/2025 10:03 Washington Post
U.S. citizen who works for Commerce Dept. ensnared in Chinese exit ban

China’s exit-ban detention comes at a fraught time in relations between Washington and Beijing, amid an escalating trade war and persistent geopolitical tension....

20/07/2025 09:00 Washington Post
Putin sticks to Ukraine war despite erosion of Russia’s global clout

Putin’s refusal to compromise on Ukraine, say analysts, is a colossal error costing Russia regional influence, lucrative energy markets and its place in the world....

19/07/2025 06:00 Washington Post
China-linked scam centers target U.S., congressional commission warns

Chinese industrial-scale scam centers are bilking Americans of more than $5 billion each year and giving Beijing a pretext to expand its influence across Asia....

18/07/2025 14:41 Washington Post
E.U. hits Russia with new round of sanctions targeting energy

The E.U. approved plans to lower a price cap on Russian oil and ban transactions with 22 more Russian banks, pressing ahead with sanctions without the U.S....

18/07/2025 12:15 Washington Post
How Ukraine’s allies helped Zelensky recover his standing with Trump

Trump’s decision to allow weapon sales to Ukraine culminated a five-month effort by allies to help Volodymyr Zelensky rebuild a relationship with the president....

18/07/2025 10:22 Washington Post
The rest of the world struggles to restrain Israel

Several smaller countries are taking a stand against Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza. Critics are skeptical about their impact, but others see the pressure as a first step in a global shift....

18/07/2025 04:00 Washington Post
Its U.S. funding cut, rights group flees Bukele’s El Salvador

Cristosal, wary of newly restrictive laws and the arrest of one of its staffers, follows dozens of journalists, lawyers and rights advocates into exile....

17/07/2025 21:34 Washington Post
New Russian law criminalizes online searches for controversial content

Russia previously criminalized sharing such content, but with officials saying censorship during wartime is justified, restrictive digital laws are being tightened....

17/07/2025 11:36 Washington Post
Decades after a Nazi captain stole an erotic Roman mosaic, it returns to Pompeii

The travertine mosaic was plundered by an unknown German captain during World War II. The exact details of its provenance may never be known....

16/07/2025 13:29 Washington Post
The first casualty is sleep as the bombs and missiles fall on Kyiv

Every night as Kyiv residents go to bed, they know they could be torn out of their dreams to seek safety in a bomb shelter where sleep is often impossible....

16/07/2025 07:00 Washington Post
Israeli airstrikes target Syrian government troops amid sectarian unrest

Syrian forces had deployed in the southern city of Sweida, despite Israeli warnings, trying to contain clashes between members of the Druze minority and Bedouin....

15/07/2025 20:50 Washington Post
A timeline of Trump’s quotes, shifts and U-turns on Russia and Ukraine

President Donald Trump once called Putin’s war in Ukraine “genius” and “savvy.” Now he says he’ll send Patriot missiles to Ukraine. Here’s how his position shifted....

15/07/2025 15:01 Washington Post
As Trump turns toward Ukraine, Russians wonder if an opportunity was missed

President Donald Trump’s new weapons deal and his increasing criticism of Vladimir Putin have sparked fear among some Russians that Putin could overplay his hand....

15/07/2025 14:09 Washington Post
Ukraine reorganizes government with eye toward relations with Trump

The reshuffle came just as Trump announced a new program to sell weapons to Ukraine in his most forceful declaration of support for Kyiv to date....

15/07/2025 12:44 Washington Post
China’s economy grows by 5.3% in first half despite Trump’s trade war

A surge of exports from Chinese manufacturers supported the growth, as customers and producers alike took advantage of the U.S.-China trade war ceasefire....

15/07/2025 07:24 Washington Post
Ukraine optimistic as Trump signals shift on supplying weapons

After months of mixed signals over the war, President Donald Trump appears set to resume military support for Ukraine, using European money, amid his disappointment with Vladimir Putin....

14/07/2025 13:14 Washington Post
Ukraine says it killed Russian agents who assassinated senior intel officer

In a rare statement, Ukraine’s SBU said that it killed two Russian agents responsible for assassinating Col. Ivan Voronych in Kyiv....

14/07/2025 01:43 Washington Post
Hospitals struggle, hunger surges in Afghanistan amid U.S. aid cuts

The U.S. provided more than 40 percent of humanitarian support to Afghanistan until Trump’s recent cuts. Aid groups warn the impacts could be devastating....

13/07/2025 07:00 Washington Post
After high school years shaped by war, Israeli teens face military draft

Many say they are determined to fight and less optimistic about peace. Discussion about the war’s toll in Gaza, they say, is rare in high schools....

12/07/2025 06:00 Washington Post
Trump threatens 35 percent tariffs on Canada in latest trade war twist

The move injects fresh turmoil into a strained bilateral relationship as Prime Minister Mark Carney negotiates a new economic partnership with the United States....

11/07/2025 14:58 Washington Post
ICC cites evidence of ‘war crimes’ in Sudan’s Darfur

Darfur, known as the scene of genocide 20 years ago, has been caught up in Sudan’s civil war with new rounds of abuses....

11/07/2025 13:32 Washington Post
Russia pounds Kyiv for another sleepless night as Zelensky asks for help

Secretary Rubio expressed “disappointment and frustration” with the lack of progress in Ukraine peace talks after meeting with his Russian counterpart, Lavrov....

10/07/2025 17:59 Washington Post
U.S. imposes sanctions on U.N. official investigating Israel over Gaza

Francesca Albanese, a legal scholar and independent U.N. official for human rights in Gaza and the West Bank, has described the war in Gaza as “genocide.”...

10/07/2025 13:16 Washington Post
European court finds Russia downed MH17, committed rights violations in Ukraine

Europe’s human rights court found Moscow responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and abuses including transferring Ukrainian children to Russia....

10/07/2025 11:35 Washington Post
Unhappy with Putin, Trump and Congress move closer to Ukraine

As President Donald Trump sours on Russia’s Vladimir Putin, the Pentagon approves Ukrainian weapons requests and Congress moves toward a new sanctions bill....

09/07/2025 23:32 Washington Post
Gaza humanitarian work at risk of shutdown, U.N. warns amid fuel blockade

As negotiators scramble to cut a Gaza ceasefire deal, the enclave’s hospitals say they are again on the brink of shutting down amid a months-long fuel blockade....

09/07/2025 15:06 Washington Post
Russia attacks Ukraine’s recruitment centers to disrupt mobilization

Facing a numerically superior foe, Ukraine is under pressure to replenish its ranks on the battlefield where, after three years of war, recruitment is already a challenge....

09/07/2025 13:57 Washington Post
In expanding trade war, Trump digs U.S. into a geopolitical hole

Trump’s renewed tariff threats hit some of the closest U.S. allies. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba described the developments as “deeply regrettable.”...

09/07/2025 04:00 Washington Post
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