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HRW slams 'ruthless' Taliban govt as new law bans protest
Human Rights Watch has slammed Afghanistan's new Taliban police law, which bans all protests and extends detention without charge to 10 days.
Aug 27, 2026
Aug 27, 2026

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Human Rights Watch has slammed Afghanistan's new Taliban police law, which bans all protests and extends detention without charge to 10 days.
EU has told Meta it must fix "addictive" features on Facebook and Instagram in Europe, after Meta's $16.7 billion child safety deal in the US.
Iran and Qatar's foreign ministers met in Tehran to ease Strait of Hormuz tensions, as Doha continues mediating between Iran and the US
Field Marshal's Iran visit was an independent diplomatic mission, completely free of any mandate from the US or Donald Trump, states FO spokesperson
A military commission judge at Guantanamo Bay set June 5, 2028, as the trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three co-defendants, rejecting a faster prosecution timeline to resolve complex evidentiary disputes
A commercial oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was struck by an unknown projectile near the coast of Oman, triggering a shipboard fire that crew members successfully extinguished without reported casualties
