India’s national women’s cricket team advanced to the final of the 2025 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup after a stunning victory over Australia. The semi-final match was held on Thursday evening (30 October) in Mumbai.

Zakia Khudadadi, a para-taekwondo athlete and member of the Refugee Paralympic Team, has been awarded the prestigious “North–South Prize” of the Council of Europe.

A US court has sentenced two men to 25 years in prison each for attempting to assassinate Masih Alinejad, an Iranian journalist and women’s rights activist.

Marking the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on “Women, Peace, and Security,” the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has called on the Taliban to ensure the full participation of women in Afghanistan’s public, political, and economic life and to uphold the country’s international commitments regarding women’s rights.