The Taliban regime used India’s humanitarian support “for their forces and their families, not people who are really in need,” according to Ahmed Masoud, the leader of the Afghan National Resistance Front, which is the main opposition to the Taliban. Massoud also pointed to a link between Afghanistan under Taliban rule and increasing violence in … Read more
Zaporizhia, Ukraine (AFP) - Fighting erupted Friday near Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in a Russian-controlled region of eastern Ukraine, with inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog raising concerns about the facility’s “physical integrity” but were not met. Blame it on either of the warring parties. side. IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi said he expects … Read more
Berlin (AFP) - Europe’s energy crisis loomed large on Friday after Russian energy giant Gazprom said it could not resume natural gas supplies via a major pipeline to Germany for now. The company cited what it said needed urgent maintenance work to fix major components - in an announcement made just hours before deliveries were … Read more