The US has said it is concerned after the Taliban unveiled Afghanistan’s new all-male government with figures linked to attacks on American forces.

The interim cabinet is led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, who is on a UN blacklist. Another figure, Sirajuddin Haqqani, is wanted by the FBI.

The Islamist group seized control of Afghanistan in a sweeping…

The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition.

No women or members from Afghanistan’s ousted leadership were selected for acting cabinet positions or named to advisory roles, in spite of the Taliban’s promises of an…

morning calm of the lakeside Soviet-era resort outside the Belarusian capital of Minsk, bursting in to arrest 32 Russian mercenaries.

It was less than two weeks before Belarus’ presidential election last year, and authorities suspected that

The men were indeed part of a mission. But the target was not Belarus, and they were not under orders…

morning calm of the lakeside Soviet-era resort outside the Belarusian capital of Minsk, bursting in to arrest 32 Russian mercenaries.

It was less than two weeks before Belarus’ presidential election last year, and authorities suspected that

The men were indeed part of a mission. But the target was not Belarus, and they were not under orders…

The Biden administration’s plan to offer a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine is scheduled to begin in less than three weeks. But despite the quickly approaching deadline, significant questions remain over the necessity of giving all Americans another shot.

Unlike hesitancy about the vaccine itself — which has garnered virtually unanimous approval across the scientific community — credible doctors and infectious disease experts are sincerely divided about whether…

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority tossed a legal bomb into the abortion debate late Wednesday night.

By a vote of 5-to-4, the court’s most conservative members upheld, for now, a Texas law that, in effect, bans abortions after about six weeks. But almost as important as the result was how the court reached its decision — without full briefing and arguments before any court.

The court…