Afghanistan’s Taliban mandate face coverings for women news anchors

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Afghanistan’s Taliban have mandated a new rule requiring all women news anchors to cover their faces while on TV. The Taliban’s Virtue and Vice ministry announced the change on Thursday and began enforcing it over the weekend. The Taliban said the decision was “final and […]

Bank of Israel raises interest rate to 0.75 percent, higher than expected

Read More The Bank of Israel’s monetary committee raised its benchmark interest rate by 0.4 percentage points on Monday, bringing it to 0.75 percent, signaling that it intends to step up efforts to fight inflation. The increase was the second this year, after the bank raised the benchmark rate in April. The relatively sharp increase […]

Philippines Installs ‘Sovereign Markers’ Over Islands in Disputed South China Sea

Read More A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea March 29, 2014. (Erik De Castro/Reuters) The Philippines has installed five 30-foot-long […]

Johnson faces fresh claims he lied to MPs as new Partygate photos emerge

Read More Boris Johnson is facing fresh claims of lying to MPs after photos emerged of him toasting a senior aide at a Downing Street leaving drinks event during a national Covid lockdown. The Metropolitan police later fined staffers for attending the event on 13 November 2020 – but did not sanction Johnson, who is […]

Washington Dem socialist congressional candidate calls for breaking into empty homes

Post Content NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Parson has a bold idea to get Congress to pass housing legislation: have a million people break into empty houses. Parson, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running to represent Washington’s 6th Congressional District. In a video […]

Israeli government ‘optimistic’ ahead of political fight over soldiers’ bill

Read More Members of the Israeli government expressed optimism on Monday ahead of a vote on a bill to help cover soldiers’ tuition. The bill, which is currently being debated in the Knesset, would anchor into the budget a program that helps cover tuition at institutes of higher education for some of Israel’s most dedicated […]

Minister allows Ukrainian war refugees to legally work in Israel

Read More Refugees arriving from Ukraine since the Russian invasion began will be allowed to work in Israel until July, Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced on Monday. According to the decision, the government will not take steps against refugees working without authorization nor against their employers. Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in Israel before February […]

Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis

Read More Cutting methane sharply now is crucial, as focusing on carbon dioxide alone will not be enough to keep rising temperatures within livable limits, scientists have warned. CO2 is the greenhouse gas most responsible for heating the planet, with most of it coming from the burning of fossil fuels. As a result, it has […]