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Australia hits Afghan Taliban officials with sanctions, travel bans

SYDNEY, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Australia on Saturday imposed financial sanctions and travel bans on four officials in Afghanistan's Taliban government over what it said was a deteriorating human rights situation in the country, especially for women and girls. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong said ...
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UN agency says Chornobyl nuclear plant’s protective shield damaged

Dec 5 (Reuters) - A protective shield at the Chornobyl nuclear plant in war-torn Ukraine, built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster, can no longer perform its main safety function due to drone damage, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on ...
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Ukrainian women embrace combat roles as technology reshapes the battlefield

KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) - When Russia's full-scale invasion began nearly four years ago, a 26-year-old soldier known as Monka didn't see a combat role she could do. But that changed as technology reshaped the battlefield and opened new paths. Last year, she joined the military ...
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Colombian family asks human rights court to probe US over deadly airstrike

Dec 5 (Reuters) - The family of a Colombian man who they say was killed in a U.S. airstrike off Colombia's coast has taken their case to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, seeking accountability for deadly U.S. attacks in recent months in the ...
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Pakistan, Afghanistan exchange heavy fire along border, officials say

Dec 5 (Reuters) - Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged heavy fire along their border late on Friday, officials from both countries said, amid heightened tensions following failed peace talks earlier this week. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Afghan Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Pakistani forces ...
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Canada removes Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism

OTTAWA, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The Canadian government said on Friday that it has removed Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism and removed Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that spearheaded the rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar al-Assad, from ...
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An international body tasked with governing Gaza will be announced by the end of year, officials say

DOHA, Qatar (AP) - An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced by the end of the year, an Arab official and a Western diplomat said Friday. According to the ...
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‘Elements’ within Cuba have contacted US officials about Maduro, sources say

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - The U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuela has led "elements within the Cuban regime" to reach out to the U.S. about what the region would look like without President Nicolas Maduro leading Venezuela, two sources familiar with the ...
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Argentina’s President Milei to issue a dollar bond, eyeing a return to global markets

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - The libertarian government of Argentina's President Javier Milei announced Friday it would issue a dollar bond for the first time in nearly eight years, as the cash-strapped country seeks a return to international markets and faces an enormous sum ...
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Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organized crime investigation

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an official said Friday. The country's Financial Intelligence Unit, which oversees the fight against ...
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Photos of youths roaring over Gaza sand dunes in a return to prewar tradition

AL ZAHRA, Gaza (AP) - Motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles ripped over rolling sand dunes overlooking the ruins and camps of displaced people in the Gaza Strip. Dozens of young men flew over sand dunes, spinning in circles and lifting the front wheels of their ...
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Analysis-South Korea’s nuclear submarine gamble raises prospect of underwater arms race in Asia

By Ju-min Park, Trevor Hunnicutt and Tim Kelly SEOUL/WASHINGTON/TOKYO, Dec 5 (Reuters) - South Korea's pursuit of nuclear-powered submarines is gaining traction following President Donald Trump's endorsement, ending decades of U.S. resistance in a move that could reshape Asia's security landscape and escalate an underwater ...
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