For weeks since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in mid-August, many Afghans had been wondering if the militants would resume meting out public punishments of the sort that made them notorious during their first rule in the 1990s. On Saturday, they got an answer. In the western Afghan city of Herat, Taliban forces hanged […]
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‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical’ Sashays Home with 10 Tony Awards
NEW YORK — “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” a jukebox adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s hyperactive 2001 movie, won the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards on a Sunday night when Broadway looked back to honor shows shuttered by COVID-19, mourn its fallen and also look forward to welcoming audiences again. The show about the […]
North Korea Launches Another Missile, Accuses South Korea of Hostility
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea conducted another missile test Tuesday, its third in a month. The test occurred minutes before a North Korean ambassador spoke at the United Nations, where he accused South Korea of hostility. The North launched the missile toward the sea off its east coast at about 6:40 a.m. local time […]
Rochester Police say 1 Officer Charged in Daniel Prude Case
Police in Rochester, New York, said that one officer was served with “departmental charges” in relation to the March 2020 restraint of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asphyxiation while in police custody. The circumstances of Prude’s death fueled protests last year against police violence in the United States following other incidents in […]