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Taliban warns US not to ‘destabilise’ Afghan government: Taliban FM

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Doha, Oct 9 (AFP/APP):The Taliban warned the United States not to “destabilise” the regime during their first face-to-face talks since the US withdrawal, its foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said on Saturday. “We clearly told them that trying to destabilise the government in Afghanistan is […]

Near-final results show Czech PM lost election to centre-right alliance

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Prague, Oct 9 (AFP/APP):The Czech centre-right Together alliance won a general election by a razor-thin margin on Saturday, near-final results showed, in a dramatic reversal after preliminary results had put the country’s billionaire prime minister in the lead. With over 99.9 percent of votes counted, […]

Japan PM Kishida to ‘devote’ himself to ending COVID-19 crisis

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tokyo – October 9 (Online): Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday he would do his utmost to lead Japan out of the COVID-19 crisis while protecting its territory and people in an increasingly tough security environment. However, Kishida, is struggling to find his […]

China’s Xi says ‘reunification with Taiwan must be fulfilled’

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Beijing – October 9 (Online): China’s President Xi Jinping has said that “reunification” with Taiwan “must be fulfilled”, as heightened tensions over the island continue. Xi said unification should be achieved peacefully, but warned that the Chinese people had a “glorious tradition” of opposing separatism. […]

Guards shoot six migrants dead at Libya detention centre: IOM

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tripoli, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Guards at a Libyan detention centre shot dead six migrants on Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. The UN agency’s Libya chief Federico Soda said there was “massive overcrowding” at the facility in Tripoli. “Shooting broke out and six migrants […]

Up to 15 trapped under collapsed building in Georgia

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

Tbilisi, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A five-storey building collapsed Friday in Georgia’s second city Batumi as authorities deployed hundreds of firemen and medics to rescue victims. Georgian police said “around 10 to 15 people” were trapped under debris and that it was doing “everything” to get them […]

Suicide bomber kills at least 55 at mosque in Afghanistan

Posted on October 9, 2021 by News Desk

Kunduz, Afghanistan, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 55 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since US forces left the country. Scores more victims from the community were wounded in […]

Croatia admits violent migrant pushbacks, Greece to probe reports

Posted on October 9, 2021 by News Desk

Zagreb, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):Croatia on Friday confirmed violent migrant pushbacks as Greece promised to probe fresh reports of similar rights breaches on its border following pressure from the European Union. Investigations published Wednesday in several European media used video recordings and documents to show an […]

US envoy on Yemen returns as UN drops abuse probe

Posted on October 9, 2021 by News Desk

Washington, Oct 8 (AFP/APP):The US envoy on Yemen on Friday started a fresh peace bid that includes a stop in Saudi Arabia, which succeeded in scuttling a UN-backed probe into abuses in the conflict. Tim Lenderking, tasked by President Joe Biden with working to end […]

5.6-Magnitude quake jolts western Indonesia

Posted on October 9, 2021 by Tuba Zafar

JAKARTA, Oct 8 (XINHUA/APP):An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 rocked Indonesia’s western province of Aceh on Friday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here. The quake hit at 17 : 04 a.m. Jakarta time (1014 GMT) with the epicenter at 29 km southwest Calang […]

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Taliban warns US not to ‘destabilise’ Afghan government: Taliban FM

Near-final results show Czech PM lost election to centre-right alliance

Japan PM Kishida to ‘devote’ himself to ending COVID-19 crisis

China’s Xi says ‘reunification with Taiwan must be fulfilled’

Guards shoot six migrants dead at Libya detention centre: IOM

Up to 15 trapped under collapsed building in Georgia

Suicide bomber kills at least 55 at mosque in Afghanistan

Croatia admits violent migrant pushbacks, Greece to probe reports

US envoy on Yemen returns as UN drops abuse probe

5.6-Magnitude quake jolts western Indonesia

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