Poland requests state of emergency on Belarus border amid migrant surge
WARSAW, Reuters : The Polish government asked the president on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency in two regions on its border with Belarus...
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Tanzania opposition leader Freeman Mbowe in court to face charges
Agency : Freeman Mbowe, leader of Tanzania’s main opposition party, has appeared in court to face “terrorism” charges, in a case denounced by his supporters...
US completes Afghanistan withdrawal as final flight leaves Kabul
Agency : Last flight signifies the ‘end of the nearly 20-year mission’ in Afghanistan, top United States general says. 79,000 people, including 6,000 American citizens,...
UK vets euthanise Geronimo the alpaca despite outcry
International Desk : British government veterinarians on Tuesday killed Geronimo, an alpaca whose sentence of death for carrying bovine tuberculosis made international headlines and pitted...
Biden says will address nation Tuesday on Afghanistan exit
AFP, Washington : President Joe Biden announced he will address the nation Tuesday on the final US exit from Afghanistan after 20 years of war...
Turkey, UAE leaders hold phone call in sign of improving ties
Agency : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken by phone with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed...
Monsoon floods eastern India, thousands marooned
Agency : The Brahmaputra and other rivers across Assam and Bihar burst their banks after incessant downpours.They have accused the government of meddling in the...
India’s Covid vaccine supply jumps, raising export hopes
Reuters :India’s rising output of Covid-19 vaccines and the inoculation of more than half its adult population with at least one dose are raising hopes...
NZ woman dies after receiving Pfizer vaccine
BBC News :New Zealand has reported what it believes to be its first death linked to the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine.An independent vaccine safety monitoring board...
Thousands protest in Berlin against Covid curbs, vaccines
Reuters :Several thousand people marched through the streets of Berlin on Sunday for a second day of unauthorised protest against coronavirus vaccinations and restrictions aimed...
North Korea appears to restart nuclear reactor
BBC News :North Korea appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, the UN atomic agency has said in a report.Plutonium, which is used for...