KABUL, Afghanistan — Tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan waited nervously on Saturday to see whether the United States would deliver on President Joe Biden’s new pledge to evacuate all Americans and all Afghans who aided the war effort. Meanwhile, the Taliban leader arrived in Kabul for talks with the group’s […]
BERLIN, Aug 21 – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday conceded that the Afghan army’s resistance against Taliban militants had been misjudged. “The army collapsed at a breathtaking pace,” Merkel said at an election event. “We had expected the resistance to be stronger.” Merkel said the focus now […]
SINGAPORE, Aug 20 – The progress by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Myanmar has not been as effective as hoped, Singapore’s foreign minister said in an interview. The United Nations and many countries have urged ASEAN, whose 10 members include Myanmar, to restore stability through […]
SHANGHAI, Aug 21 – A suicide bomber in Pakistan attacked a motorcade of Chinese personnel on Friday, killing one Chinese national and two local children, the Chinese embassy said on Saturday. “The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan strongly condemns this act of terrorism, extends its sincere sympathies to the […]
MARCELINE, Haiti, Aug 21 – Tensions in Haiti were rising on Saturday, one week after a devastating earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people, as scant aid has arrived in the remote regions of the impoverished Caribbean nation that were hit hardest. Many Haitians whose homes and livelihoods […]
Recovery Rate (97.54%) at its highest since March 2020 34,457 New Cases reported in the last 24 hours India’s Active Caseload (3,61,340) lowest in 151 days Active cases constitute 1.12% of total cases; lowest since March 2020 Daily Positivity Rate (2.00%) less than 3% for last 26 days […]
DELHI, AUGUST 21: 57.61 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 34,457 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for 1.12% of total cases; lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 3,61,340; lowest in 151 days Recovery Rate […]
Srinagar, Aug 21: Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the upper reaches of forest area of Nagbaeran Tral in the south Kashmir district […]
Panaji, Aug 21: In separate incidents, two Russian women were found dead at their residences at a beach village in North Goa on two consecutive days, police said on Saturday. While Alexandra Djavi, 24, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her rented place late on Thursday, […]
New Delhi, Aug 21: A group of Indian nationals is learnt to have been stopped and taken to an unknown location near the Kabul airport on Saturday for questioning and verification of travel documents, triggering some confusion and concerns in India. People tracking the developments in Kabul said […]
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