IAEA chief in Iran for talks
AFP :The chief of the UN’s atomic watchdog was in Iran Sunday for talks on the nuclear dispute, days after the IAEA criticised Tehran for...
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PIA restarts flights to Kabul
AFP :Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will resume flights from Islamabad to Kabul next week, a spokesman for theairline told AFP Saturday, becoming the first foreign...
India records 33,376 new corona virus cases, 308 deaths
PTI :India saw a single-day rise of 33,376 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally of cases to3,32,08,330, while the number of active cases increased marginally...
Lebanon gets cabinet after 13-month wait
AFP :Lebanon ended a 13-month wait for a new government on Friday with the unveiling of a lineup that faces the daunting task of rescuing...
Army helicopter crash kills five in I. Coast
AFP :Five people died when an army helicopter crashed in northern Ivory Coast, officials said on Friday.The crash, which took place overnight Thursday to Friday,...
France ex-health minister under investigation
BBC Online :France’s former health minister is being formally investigated over the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.Prosecutors looking into government failings are investigating Agnès Buzyn...
Another Afghan evacuation flight leaves
AFP :A second charter flight left Afghanistan on carrying foreigners and Afghans in a sign the country’s main airport was close to resuming commercial operations,...
African Union suspends Guinea after coup
ADDIS ABABA: The African Union said on Friday it was suspending Guinea after a coup in the West African country that saw its president Alpha...
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...
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...