Afghanistan needs funds to avoid collapse
AFP :A UN envoy on Thursday urged the world to keep money flowing into Afghanistan despite concerns over the Taliban government, warning the already poor...
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83 heads of state expected to attend 76th session of UN General Assembly
Xinhua :President of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, said on Thursday that 83 heads of state are expected...
Biden and Xi speak on phone for first time in seven months
Al Jazeera :United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping have spoken by phone, ending a nearly seven-month gap in direct communication between...
Russia, Belarus start joint military drills
AFP :Russia and Belarus kickstarted massive joint military drills on the EU’s border on Friday, closely monitored by NATO as tensions between Belarus and its...
Lanka’s political detainees tortured in custody
Reuters :Political detainees in Sri Lanka are being tortured while in police and military custody, a human rights lawyer who wrote a report on alleged...
Lebanon’s presidency announces government formation
Al Jazeera :Prime Minister Najib Mikati and President Michel Aoun have signed a decree forming a new government in the presence of Parliament Speaker Nabih...
UN chief calls for ‘dialogue’ with the Taliban
AFP :UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded for nations to continue dialogue with the Taliban, during an interview with AFP Thursday, as he expressed fears that...
Mexico earthquake causes one death
AFP :A 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck near Mexico’s Pacific resort city of Acapulco left at least one person dead and damaged hospitals, homes, shops and...
125 villagers massacred in Ethiopia’s Amhara: doctors
AFP :At least 125 villagers were massacred in Ethiopia’s Amhara region earlier this month, doctors and local officials toldAFP on Wednesday, but rebels from neighbouring...
Fifth deceased found at Russian explosion
TASS :The death toll from a household gas explosion in a residential building in Noginsk near Moscow has grown to five people, the Main Directorate...
Biden wants solar to provide 45 pc of US energy by 2050
AFP :The Biden administration said Wednesday the United States should aim to garner nearly 50 percent of its electric supply from solar energy by mid-century,...
Tropical Storm hits Florida
AFP :Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall in northwest Florida Wednesday packing 45 mph (75 kph) winds, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm first hit...