Iran summons Russian and British envoys over Tehran Conference tweet
Reuters :Iran summoned the Russian and British ambassadors on Thursday after a photograph was posted on the Russian embassy’s Twitter account recalling the 1943 Tehran...
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‘US finds Pakistan useful only to clean up mess in Afghanistan’
Reuters :Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan accused the United States of seeing his country as useful only in the context of the “mess” it is...
Australian publishers accuse Facebook of content theft
Reuters :Three Australian publishers of lifestyle content say Facebook Inc used their articles on its just-launched news service after refusing to negotiate licensing deals, and...
Sweden becomes Europe’s Silicon Valley
Reuters :As Klarna’s billionaire founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski prepares to stage one of the biggest-ever European fintech company listings, a feast of capitalism, he credits an...
Indian rocket fails to launch earth observation satellite
Reuters :An Indian rocket carrying a powerful earth observation satellite failed to fire fully on Thursday, the state-run space agency said, in a setback for...
Iranians gather in packed Muharram ceremonies amid fifth wave
Al Jazeera :Ceremonies to mark the holy Islamic month of Muharram have begun across Iran, even as officials warn that the COVID-19 pandemic is currently...
11 dead in Himachal Pradesh landslide
NDTV :Eleven people have died and around 30 are missing after a landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur this afternoon left several vehicles buried under debris.A...
Mexico, US vow to expand cooperation to address immigration
Reuters :Top Mexican and US officials discussed increasing bilateral cooperation to address immigration during a meeting in Mexico City, the Mexican foreign ministry said in...
Afghan finance minister quits
Bloomberg :Afghanistan’s acting finance minister Khalid Payenda has resigned and left the country after the Taliban captured key customs posts bleeding the administration of revenue,...
Indonesian army ends ‘virginity tests’ on female cadets
Reuters :The Indonesian army has ended a controversial practice of virginity tests on women who apply to become cadets, according to its chief of staff,...
Oxford researcher urges Britain to donate vaccines rather than give boosters
Reuters :Booster shots for Covid-19 vaccines are not currently needed and the doses should be given to other countries, Oxford vaccine chief Andrew Pollard said...
Thousands flee as Taliban noose tightens around Afghan north
AFP :The Taliban were in control of six Afghan provincial capitals on Tuesday following a blitz across the north that has seen tens of thousands...