We Embark On New Era Of Relentless Diplomacy: US President
New York:, President Biden framed the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as ending “a period of relentless war” and starting “a new era of relentless diplomacy.”...
Canada’s Trudeau Wins Third Term As PM
MONTREAL: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday acknowledged he will need to work with other parties after he fell short of winning a majority...
Saudi FM Calls on Indian PM Narendra Modi
RIYADH: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the capital, New Delhi, Monday to discuss...
Eight Killed In Russian University Shooting
MOSCOW: A student opened fire at a university in the Russian city of Perm on Monday, killing at least eight people and wounding several, law...
UN Extends Its Political Mission in Afghanistan
United Nations Security Council members voted in unison on Friday to renew the political mission in Afghanistan. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)...
US Admits Strike in Kabul Killed 10 Civilians
WASHINGTON: A top general admitted the United States had made a “mistake” when it launched a drone strike against suspected Islamic State militants in Kabul,...
China Urges India To Refrain From Engaging in Nuclear Tests
Responding to India’s latest provocations, China has urged New Delhi to stick to the UN Security Council resolution and refrain from engaging in nuclear tests....
Germany Says It Will Grant Visas To 2,600 Afghans
Berlin: Germany has pledged to grant German residency permits to 2,600 Afghans who are deemed to be vulnerable or are in danger. Journalists, activists and...
Mullah Baradar Named Among 100 Most Influential People
WASHINGTON: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar – deputy prime minister in the Taliban’s newly announced caretaker government and the top figure in the Doha deal –...
Afghanistan Seeks CAA’s Permission To Operate Scheduled Flights
KARACHI: The new Afghan government has contacted the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Pakistan and sought permission for scheduled flights for Afghanistan Airlines Ariana and Kam...
World Should Restore Aid To Afghanistan: Amir Khan Muttaqi
KABUL: The Taliban thanked the world for pledging hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency aid to Afghanistan. A donor conference in Geneva on Monday...
UN Promises Financial Aid For Afghanistan
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the international community to engage with the Taliban and to provide a “lifeline” of desperately needed aid to...
Indian Troops Martyr Another Youth in IoK
SRINAGAR: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred one Kashmiri youth in Rajouri district, today....
Russia Planning to Send Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
MOSCOW: Russia is planning to send food and medicine to Afghanistan soon as humanitarian aid, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s foreign ministry as saying...
France Not To Recognize Taliban Govt: FM Jean-Yves Le Drian
PARIS: The Taliban are lying and France will not have any relationship with its newly-formed government, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said late on Saturday...
USA Achieved Central Mission By Killing Osama Bin Laden: US President
Shanksville: President Joe Biden, speaking unexpectedly during a visit to the Pennsylvania site of one of the 9/11 plane crashes, again defended the widely criticized...
21st Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Being Observed
NEW YORK: This day marks 21 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, during which thousands of New Yorkers lost their lives, and the area...
US, Chinese Presidents Discuss Economic Issues
WASHINGTON::The United States and Chinese leadership have discussed strategic communication and exchanges on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest. According to a White House...
US Says Interim Taliban Govt Not Reflective Of What It Had ‘Hoped To See’
WASHINGTON: The interim Taliban government does not reflect what the international community and the United States hoped to see, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price...
WHO Chief Urges Halt to COVID Booster Shots
GENEVA: Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses...