Day: December 11, 2024

A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital has killed the Taliban refugee minister. Interior Ministry officials said the explosion struck inside the ministry on Wednesday and killed Khalil Haqqani, the refugee minister.

Ibn al-Nafees hospital, in northern Damascus, now has the difficult task of caring for the broken men freed from the Assad regime’s hellish prisons. Its doctors have never seen such psychological distress. Their families, for their part, have been desperately trying to locate their loved ones.

Brooke Singman reports the latest as Brian Thompson murder suspect Luigi Mangione refuses to waive extradition to New York and demands a hearing on the case.

bp yesterday presented an exquisite book album and website featuring diverse generations of Azerbaijani artists and a selection of their masterpieces created over the past 60 years, starting from the 1960s. These are the artists that best represent the vibrant, colourful, and multifaceted nature of Azerbaijan’s fascinating creative landscape.

On December 11, Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, received Michael Tuchin, …

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Israeli warplanes pounded Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper into the country.

Also on the daily podcast: the first of our series on spirituality and a telling losing streak in England’s Premier League