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Jun 17, 2026 - World

Campaigners welcome announcement cutting levies on menstrual health items, but say their work to end period poverty is ‘far from over’Pakistan plans to abolish “period tax”, in a victory for young campaigners who had taken the government to court over the charges.Finance minister Muhammad Aurangzeb announced that sanitary towels and related items were “daily necessities that are indispensable for women’s health, dignity and full participation in social activities”, and said he intended to remove the sales tax. Continue reading...

Jun 17, 2026 - World

President Trump said Wednesday a pending deal with Iran will bring peace, forestall Tehran's nuclear ambitions and avoid the "economic catastrophe" that would have unfolded if bombs kept falling in perpetuity.

Jun 17, 2026 - World

Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip have killed 1,005 Palestinians since a ceasefire was reached between Israel and the militant group Hamas last October, the Gaza Health Ministry said Wednesday.

Jun 17, 2026 - World

Donald Trump explained the appeal in one sentence: "Versailles is not gold leaf - Versailles is the real deal."

Jun 17, 2026 - World

A court in Uganda on Wednesday charged an attorney for a jailed opposition leader with concealing treason, escalating a dispute with the country's army chief whom the lawyer sought to hold accountable for alleged abuses.