United Nations, July 26 (PTI): The UN has warned that without a significant de-escalation in violence in Afghanistan, the year 2021 is on course to witness the highest number of documented civilian casualties i
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Beijing/Tianjin, July 26 (PTI): Striking an aggressive stance at the face-to-face talks with the US, China on Monday for the first time handed down to Washington a list of demands and remedial actions to be tak
Rome, July 26 (AP): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned that climate change and conflict are both a consequence and a driver of poverty, income inequality and food prices. Guterres also to
Islamabad, July 26 (PTI): Prime Minister Imran Khan's party on Monday was poised to form the government in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for the first time after it won 25 of 45 seats in the legislative assembl
Vatican City, July 26 (AP): A cardinal who allegedly induced an underling to lie to prosecutors. Brokers and lawyers who pulled a fast one over the Vatican No. 2 to get him to approve a disastrous real estate d
Washington, July 26 (AP): President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi are expected to announce on Monday that they've come to an agreement to end the US military's combat mission in
Gaza, July 26 (IANS): The Israeli military has that Sunday it struck a military base of the Islamic Hamas Movement in the Gaza Strip, hours after arson balloons were launched into southern Israel. An Is
Kabul, July 26 (IANS): The number of civilian casualties in Afghanistan reached a record high in the first half of 2021 as the conflicts continued to escalate amid US and NATO troops' withdrawal, a UN
Manila, July 26 (IANS): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his sixth and final State of the Nation Address (SONA) to a joint session of Congress on Monday. Duterte, 76, was expected to report on
Kabul, July 26 (AP): More women and children were killed and wounded in Afghanistan in the first half of 2021 than in the first six months of any year since the United Nations began systematically keeping count
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS): The US has stepped up airstrikes in southern Afghanistan amid growing apprehension over a Taliban offensive threatening Kandahar, the country's second-largest city and spirit
London, July 25 (PTI): Sixty-four per cent of female veterans and 58 per cent of currently serving women reported experiencing bullying, harassment and discrimination (BHD) during their careers in the UK milita
Washington, July 25 (IANS): The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 193.6 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 4.15 million and vaccinations soared to over 3.81 billion, according to the J
Kabul, July 25 (IANS): A total of 81 militants were confirmed dead as the Afghan forces, backed by helicopters and fighter planes, launched airstrikes in the northern Balkh province, an army statement released
Manila, July 24 (IANS): Authorities in the Philippines have evacuated more than 15,000 people in Metro Manila and some other parts of the country amid a flood threat, a disaster management official said on Satu-
Kabul, July 24 (IANS): Thirty-three Taliban militants were killed and 17 others injured in strikes conducted by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in two provinces, the Defence Ministry confirmed on Saturday. In Jaw
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Beijing, July 24 (IANS): The Chinese mainland has reported 13 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, with 12 in Jiangsu and one in Sichuan, the National Health Commission said on Saturday. Also reported wer
Jerusalem, July 24 (PTI): Amidst the raging controversy over its surveillance software Pegasus, Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group has defended itself by saying that millions of people around the world sle
New York, July 24 (IANS): America's Covid-19 curve is creeping up in the wrong direction, again. The "incredible efficiency" of the Delta variant is being blamed for Covid-19 cases roaring ba
Washington, July 24 (IANS): The US and Russia will hold a Strategic Stability Dialogue on July 28 in Geneva, the State Department said on Friday. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead the US dele
