Twelve members of the UN Security Council strongly condemned the ongoing systematic gender discrimination and oppression of women and girls in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
They expressed deep concern over the recently announced "morality law".
This came in a joint press statement read by Kazuyuki Yamazaki, Japan's Permanent Representative to the UN, on behalf of his country and 11 other council members.
Two Indian-flagged ships attacked while crossing Strait of Hormuz
Two Indian-flagged vessels carrying crude oil were attacked on Saturday while attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz, India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed in a statement.
Six die in Kyiv shooting, hostage situation; police kill suspect
Ukrainian police have killed a man alleged to have opened fire on Saturday at passersby in a Kyiv district before barricading himself into a supermarket with hostages and refusing to negotiate in an incident that killed six people.
Iran reimposes Strait of Hormuz restrictions
The Iranian military command said the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state of 'strict management' due to the US’s continuing blockade of Iranian ports.
French soldier killed in attack on UN mission in southern Lebanon
A French soldier was killed and three others wounded while clearing a road in southern Lebanon in an attack that UNIFIL peacekeepers and French officials said on Saturday was likely carried out by Hezbollah.
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