Outrage in Pakistan over murder of former ambassador’s daughter
TRT world :The “barbaric” murder of the daughter of a former Pakistani ambassador on Tuesday prompted an outpouring of grief and anger on social media,...
International
NZ to accept Islamic State-linked woman
AFP :New Zealand announced Monday it would accept a woman linked to the Islamic State group and her two children, after Australia cancelled the former...
China blames US for ‘stalemate’ in ties as talks begin
Reuters :China blamed the United States on Monday for a “stalemate” in two-way ties, accusing it of creating an “imaginary enemy”, and setting a confrontational...
Azerbaijan president under pressure
The Telegraph :Azerbaijan’s strongman leader is facing pressure to usher in a new era of democratic reforms after his victory in last year’s bloody war...
Typhoon In-fa hits China’s east coast, canceling flights
AP :Typhoon In-fa hit China’s east coast south of Shanghai on Sunday after people living near the sea were evacuated, airline flights and trains were...
Flood deaths in China show road risks from climate change
The New York Times :More than 200 cars were caught in a highway tunnel Tuesday in central China when record-setting rainfall soaked the area. Torrents...
6 Cameroonian soldiers killed by Islamist insurgents
Reuters :At least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed and four wounded during an attack by Islamist insurgents on an army outpost in the far north...
Anti-graft investigator flees Guatemala to ‘safeguard his life’
AFP :Guatemala’s top anti-graft investigator, Juan Francisco Sandoval, fled the country Saturday to “safeguard his life,” hours after he was sacked in a move that...
Australians may face longer lockdown after mass protests
Reuters :Australia’s New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase in locally acquired COVID-19 cases of the year on Sunday amid fears of a wave...
Sierra Leone parliament votes to abolish death penalty
Agency :Sierra Leone’s parliament voted unanimously on Friday to repeal the death penalty more than two decades after the West African country carried out its...
First task for Afghan forces is to slow Taliban’s momentum: Pentagon chief
Reuters :US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that the Afghan security forces’ first job was to make sure they could slow the Taliban’s...
Jordan to open Covid vaccinations for 12-year-olds
AFP :Jordan’s health ministry announced Saturday that Covid-19 vaccines will now be available for children aged 12 and above.The ministry “has decided to lower the...