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Christian Mihr, executive director of Reporters Without Borders, speaks during a press conference. Kay Nietfeld/dpa One year after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, many media outlets in the countries have been shut down, according to Reporters Without Borders

(Reuters) – Several hardline Iranian newspapers poured praise on Saturday on the person who attacked and seriously wounded author Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” had drawn death threats from Iran since 1989. There was no official reaction yet

Liron Brami’s aunt says her niece, who recently moved away from the central Israeli city, was going to say goodbye to friends when she was hit; police report car ran red light

John Fetterman Re-Emerges on the Campaign Trail After Stroke  The Daily Beast ‘So grateful to be here tonight’: John Fetterman returns to campaign trail after suffering stroke in May  CNN Fetterman makes closely watched return to Pennsylvania campaign trail  POLITICO John Fetterman returns

Ukraine’s Russia-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – explained  NBC News Ukraine and Russia trade blame over nuclear risk  CBS News August 12, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news  CNN Opinion | A disaster is looming at a huge Ukrainian nuclear power plant  The Washington Post U.N. calls for

Supporters of Iran-backed factions hold protest in Baghdad to denounce followers of cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, as jockeying for power has left country in political limbo

The lengthy pattern of violence — which began not long after Muhammad Syed arrived in the U.S. in 2016 — has shocked members of Albuquerque’s small, close-knit Muslim community. (Image credit: Adolphe Pierre-Louis/AP)

News outlet says attack on author, who is now on a ventilator, sends message to US officials ‘that they must fear revenge’ for killing of top Iranian general Soleimani

As costs of food, medicine and gasoline rise along with the number of recipients who require them, humanitarian groups maximize efficiency ahead of what they see as a long haul

The average low temperature for the lower 48 states in July was 63.6 F. It’s not only the hottest nightly average for July, but for any month in 128 years of record keeping, a NOAA climatologist said. (Image credit: Andres