Taliban governor of Afghan province killed in blast: police
The Taliban governor of Afghanistan’s Balkh province was killed in a blast at his office on Thursday, police said.
“Two people, including Mohammad…
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US releases Saudi Guantanamo detainee after 21 years
The United States on Wednesday announced the release from the Guantanamo military prison of a Saudi engineer seized over two decades ago as a suspect…
US to keep troops in Iraq: Austin
Nearly 20 years after the US-led invasion that deposed Saddam Hussein, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said during an unannounced visit to Iraq on…
West, US are ‘suppressing’ China, accuses President Xi
BEIJING: The United States is pursuing a "containment, encirclement and oppression of China", President Xi Jinping has claimed, as he pushed the…
Women march as rights under threat across the globe
On Wednesday, women started taking to the streets in large numbers all across the world to protect rights that are increasingly being attacked.
To…
UN ‘alarmed’ at West Bank violence day after Israeli raid
A day after the most recent Israeli raid that left six people dead, the UN Middle East peace envoy pleaded with Israel and the Palestinians on…
Kyiv says Moscow pursuing ‘attempts to encircle’ Bakhmut
KYIV: Kyiv declared on Sunday that it was repelling assaults from Russian forces that were still trying to encircle Bakhmut, a now-destroyed city in…
China increases military spending in face of ‘escalating’ threats
At a gathering of its rubber-stamp parliament that will hand Xi Jinping a third term as president, China warned of "escalating" threats from abroad …