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A few hours after the last US troop left Kabul, Al Qaeda’s senior leadership released…
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Sri Lanka declares economic emergency
Sri Lanka has declared an economic emergency, after a steep fall in the value of…
Separatist leader Geelani laid to rest in Srinagar
Pro-Pakistan separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani was buried here on the intervening night of Wednesday…
North Korea nuke reactor has resumed: UN
Nuclear-armed North Korea appears to have restarted its plutonium-producing reprocessing reactor in a deeply troubling…
Trump hits out at Joe Biden on Afghan issue
Former US President Donald Trump lashed out at the current US government and said that…
New Zealand reports 1st virus vaccine death
New Zealand has reported its first coronavirus vaccine death. A health board that monitors vaccine…
Pak to deliver WHO medical supplies in Afghanistan
Pakistan said on Monday that it would deliver WHO medical supplies to northern Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif,…
New Covid variant C.1.2 will be more dangerous
A new variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus which cause COVID-19, has been detected in South…
Germany’s Merkel cancels Israel trip due to Afghanistan
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has cancelled her planned trip to Israel on Aug. 28-30 due…
Global Covid-19 caseload tops 214.5 mn
The global coronavirus caseload has topped 214.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more…
Biden vows retribution as death toll rises to 103 in Kabul attacks
US President Joe Biden has said that he will avenge the twin bombings at the…
Democrats urge Biden to fight restart of Trump immigration policy
Democratic lawmakers and immigration advocates pressed President Joe Biden on Wednesday to take new steps…
UK records another 35,847 coronavirus cases
Another 35,847 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of…
Roughly 1,500 U.S. citizens likely still in Afghan: Blinken
There are still about 1,500 U.S. citizens in Afghanistan and the U.S. government is working…
Australia backs reopening plans amid Delta surge
Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70%-80% vaccination levels, the…
CIA chief met top Taliban leader
CIA Director William Burns secretly met the top Taliban figure in Kabul on Monday amid…
Blinken speaks to German FM on Afghan issue
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Tuesday (local…
India brings back 78 people as part of evacuation mission from Afghanistan
India on Tuesday brought back 78 people, including 25 of its nationals and a number…
Taiwan began using domestically produced vaccine
Taiwan has begun administering its own vaccine against Covid-19, amid criticism that approval of the…
Nepal receives over 5 lakh vaccines from Japan
Nepal has received over 5 lakh doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from Japan to help the…
Egypt reports first case of the delta variant
Egypt’s health Minister says Monday they have detected the country’s first case of the alarming…