'No one can dare ask why'
What it's like to live in a town where everything is controlled by the Taliban
Updated 0915 GMT (1715 HKT) April 14, 2021
Women are banned from leaving their homes without a male companion and nobody dares ask about schooling for girls living here.
Commons to vote on declaration of genocide in Xinjiang province
The House of Commons is to be given a chance to vote to declare that a genocide is under way in Xinjiang province in China, in a move likely to damage Sino-British relations.
The organisers hope that at least two-thirds of MPs will vote on 22 April to back the all-party motion in a declaration of intent against China for its treatment of the Uyghur Muslims.
Relations are already at a low ebb after China sanctioned 10 individuals and entities in the UK in response to the Foreign Office imposing sanctions on four Chinese officials implicated in setting up detention camps in Xinjiang.
Do the Russians want a war? Tanks, guns, and a new military camp on Ukraine’s doorstep
Rows of freshly pitched tents stretch back beyond the horizon. War propaganda posters flank the first line of them: “The motherland calls,” they read. Where the posters and canvas end, fake foliage begins – concealing what appears to be heavy weaponry of various descriptions.
The field camp, located just outside the southern city of Voronezh, is perhaps the most ominous sign of Russia’s latest intentions for Ukraine.
The Independent witnessed how it was able to absorb huge quantities of hardware. Perhaps 10 large diesel fuel tankers follow the gravel road leading from the Beryozhka holiday home settlement, past dozens of soldiers in training, before turning left to disappear into its green labyrinth. A column of lorries and light military vehicles is gobbled up soon after.
Has the US just handed over Afghanistan to the Taliban?
President Joe Biden is set to announce the unconditional withdrawal of all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11. DW analyzes implications for the war-torn country's future.
After almost two decades since the United States invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban regime, Washington is set to exit the country. US media reports say that President Joe Biden has decided to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by September 11.
The military withdrawal will not depend on the situation on the ground — despite fears that the Taliban could make major gains, many say.
‘Bloody paint strike’ in Myanmar as doctors charged over protests
Activists in Myanmar have splashed red paint and dye on roads and buildings to represent the blood of the hundreds of people who were killed while protesting against the military’s February 1 power grab.
The display on Wednesday, the second day of the traditional New Year holiday, came as a military-run newspaper reported that at least 19 doctors were charged with incitement for participating in the civil disobedience protests.
AstraZeneca vaccine: Denmark stops rollout completely
Denmark has ceased giving the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine amid concerns about rare cases of blood clots, the first European country to do so fully.
The move is expected to delay the country's vaccination programme by several weeks.
Drug watchdog the European Medicines Agency last week announced a possible link with clots but said the risk of dying of Covid-19 was much greater.
Several European countries had previously briefly suspended the jab.
Most have now resumed vaccinations with AstraZeneca, but often with limits to older age groups.
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