From the Archives, 2001: The Taliban’s war on women
Denied basic rights, women in Afghanistan were treated only slightly better than farm animals. A day before the 9/11 attacks, the Herald published this report.
- by Paul McGeough
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From the Archives, 2003: Invasion begins, US missiles blitz Baghdad
The invasion of Iraq began when at least five cruise missiles slammed into the heart of Baghdad.
- by Paul McGeough and Lindsay Murdoch
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Donald Trump's and Republicans' inability to scrap and replace Obamacare a failure of both
On Tuesday Trump took one in the groin as his promise to 'repeal and replace' Obamacare was torched in yet another social injustice protest, this time on Capitol Hill.
- by Paul McGeough
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North Korea v Donald Trump war of words: a most dangerous game
North Korea emerged from Donald Trump's weekend twitterstorm, with a Monday threat of its own. Is it time to worry?
- by Paul McGeough
Trump drops the ball picking on protesting black NFL players
Trump has opened a volatile new front – against what had been a slow-burn, social justice protest by black sportsmen.
- by Paul McGeough
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North Korea crisis: US hints at plan B, as Kim official threatens H-bomb test
Amid all the warnings about miscalculations in a time of crisis, it seems there's talk of a Plan B.
- by Paul McGeough
'Rogue newcomers to politics': Iranian president slams Trump after UN speech
Hassan Rouhani got a lot off his chest when he spoke at the UN General Assembly in New York on Wednesday
- by Paul McGeough
Rape on campus: Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos wind back Obama measures
First Donald Trump spoke up for white nationalists. Now he and his education secretary are accused of giving comfort to college sexual predators. But is that fair?
- by Paul McGeough
The mystery of the illness at US embassy in Havana may spoil flowering diplomacy
It's the stuff of a diplomatic thriller, but its real – Washington is threatening to shutter the US embassy in Havana because diplomats are keeling over.
- by Paul McGeough
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Donald Trump wheels jumble of contradictions onto world stage at UN
March into the United Nations, name-calling and threatening destruction, and the chances are there'll be push-back.
- by Paul McGeough
On United Nations' drift, Antonio Guterres beats Donald Trump to the punch
When it came Guterres' turn to speak, ahead of Tuesday's formal opening of the UN's annual General Assembly, he stole the US president's thunder.
- by Paul McGeough