Days after banning Afghan women from parks and amusement centres, the Taliban announced on Sunday that women are now forbidden from using gyms and public baths. Despite promises from staunch Islamists that they would usher in a lighter version of the harsh rule that characterised their first period in power, which ended in 2001, women are progressively being excluded from public life since the Taliban's return in 2021.

Taliban prohibit Afghan women from using gyms and public baths, days after banning them from parks

Foxconn, an Apple supplier, is set to quadruple its staff at its iPhone manufacturing units in India over the course of two years, indicating a production shift as it deals with interruptions in China, as per an exclusive Reuters report.

Apple supplier Foxconn intends to quadruple staff at manufacturing plant in India

The island nation of Bahrain, which has been fighting dissent for ten years, conducted its parliamentary and local elections on Saturday, just hours after its official websites was taken over by hackers.

Bahrain's official websites hacked, 'boycott polls' message posted amid voting for elections: Reports

Tremors were reported in Delhi and neighbouring areas at around 8 pm, which caused many people to flee their homes and places of business. This was the second such earthquake to be felt in the area in a week.

Earthquake tremors felt in Delhi NCR; second time this week

In an effort to clear the way for a subsequent manned space trip later this year, China launched a cargo spaceship on Saturday carrying supplies for its new space station.

China launches cargo craft Tianzhou-5 to space station to replenish supplies for next manned mission

Turkiye has finally appointed an ambassador to Israel as the latest move toward mending relations with the Jewish state, after a four-year hiatus. Turkish media claimed that Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, an experienced diplomat who had previously served as Turkiye's consul general in Jerusalem between 2010 and 2014, had been appointed to the position late Friday.

Turkiye appoints new envoy to Israel after four-year hiatus

Britain’s foreign minister summoned Iran’s top diplomat in London on Friday to protest alleged threats against journalists in the UK. The Foreign Office said that in recent years London’s Metropolitan Police has “contacted a number of UK-based journalists, having received credible information about a threat to their lives.

UK summons Iran's senior diplomat over alleged threats to journalists

The well-renowned ringer - The Big Ben is back with a "bong" following a five-year repair project. After a lengthy restoration plan involving more than 1,000 moving components, the giant clock that looms above Britain's Houses of Parliament is now working seamlessly.

Big Ben's back! World-famous ringer now functional after five-year restoration project

A priest from northwestern France has been charged with drugging and raping a 15-year-old boy whom he allegedly met on a homosexual dating app called Grindr, according to prosecutors and legal authorities.

Gay date-rape: French priest held for drugging and raping minor he met on Grindr app

After Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke at a US-India Businesses and Investment Opportunities event in New Delhi on Friday, the US Department of Treasury withdrew India off its Currency Monitoring List.

India removed from US Treasury's Currency Monitoring List

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war remains the top focus of the day as the Ukrainian military had made headway into the Kherson region. In the UK, the world-famous, Big Ben is back after five years.

Top 10 world news: Ukrainian forces enter Kherson, FTX files for bankruptcy and more

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter Inc., was questioned by French President Emmanuel Macron as he encouraged nations and businesses to join the Children Online Protection Laboratory, a programme to protect children from dangerous internet content.

French president Macron asks ‘Will the bird protect our children?’; Twitter's new owner Musk replies

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