Extremism
India’s Rahul Gandhi supporters finish 5-month rally and march against increasingly nationalist state
Rahul Gandhi, head of India's opposition Congress party, started a unity march last September from the southern tip of the country, which ended on Monday. Gandhi is trying to drum up support for his party, opposition to the ruling BJP and, many observers say, trying to uphold democracy in the face of what's becoming an increasingly religious state.
Suicide bomber kills 34, wounds 150 at mosque in NW Pakistan
A Chinese company strikes a deal with the Taliban to extract oil from Afghanistan
Blocking BBC documentary on Gujarat riots goes against India's democratic values, journalist says
Court orders Canada to take back its citizens from camps in Syria
Random rules: Part II
Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into Ahrar al-Sham, one faction in the Syrian war, and the strategies it used to manage alliances among other rebel factions.
TarantisT bandleader on protests in Iran: 'This is not protest anymore. This is a revolution'
In the Iranian diaspora community of Los Angeles, members of the heavy metal group TarantisT have added their artistic voices to the protests in Iran. Arash Rahbary is the band's singer and bassist. He speaks to host Marco Werman.
‘I am living through my worst nightmare’: Women aid workers in Afghanistan react to ban on employment
Women who work for nongovernmental organizations in Afghanistan are in shock after the group announced a ban on female employees.
'Libya's institutions are becoming weaker,' analyst says after suspected Lockerbie bomber arrest
A Libyan man suspected of involvement in the making of the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, is now in US custody. To discuss the view from inside Libya, The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Jalel Harchaoui, an associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute for Defense and Security Studies in Paris.
Taliban: Assailants attack hotel in Afghan capital Kabul
Three Afghan locals have been killed, with others injured — including two foreigners — after gunmen attacked a Kabul hotel frequented by Chinese nationals on Monday.
These Afghan women soldiers made it out of Afghanistan. Their next battle is making it in the US.
About 40 members of a special, all-women Afghan platoon that worked alongside the US military barely made it out of Afghanistan last year. Now, they want to put their training to use even though they remain in a legal limbo. But that hasn’t stopped them learning English and getting an education.
As bombs fall, northern Syria braces for a potential Turkish invasion
Human rights groups warn that a Turkish invasion could trigger a new exodus of refugees, and worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis in northern Syria.
'We all want democracy': Taiwanese stand in solidarity with Chinese 'white paper protests'
In China, protests have declined after the loosening of some COVID-19 restrictions. Some Taiwanese continue to support the "A4 revolution," or "white paper protests," in China.
Renewed calls in Syria to overthrow Assad regime
Protesters in the southern Syrian city of Suweida stormed a government building and torched pictures of President Bashar al-Assad over the weekend. They called for overthrowing the president, whom they blame for the worsening economic conditions.
Al Jazeera wants the ICC to do a 'thorough and independent' investigation into Shireen Abu Akleh's killing
The World's host Marco Werman spoke with the network's Washington, DC, bureau chief Abderrahim Foukara, about new evidence found and presented to the court.