Afghanistan is disintegrating fast as Biden’s troop withdrawal continues
Earlier this week, a lone Taliban gunman with a red skull cap and a rifle sauntered up to the gates of Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan’s fourth largest city, and...
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UK denies Russia fired warning shots near British warship
Britain has denied Russian reports that its military fired warning shots at a UK destroyer in the Black Sea. Moscow’s defence ministry was quoted as...
China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children
Over the past two years, the Chinese authorities have repeatedly promised to help trace any children reported to be missing in Xinjiang, to prove that...
Covid vaccine: Why are Australians cancelling AstraZeneca jabs?
Australian doctors have reported a surge in the number of people cancelling their vaccine appointments, amid a new wave of caution over the AstraZeneca jab....
Antwerp: Five construction workers killed in school building site collapse
Five construction workers have died after a school building site collapse in the Belgian city of Antwerp. Part of the building suddenly fell on Friday...
Covid: Brazil hits 500,000 deaths amid ‘critical’ situation
The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid...
Iranians vote in presidential election marred by disqualification row
Iranians are voting to elect a new president, with all but one of the four candidates to succeed Hassan Rouhani regarded as hardliners. Opinion polls...
Kim Jong-un prepares for ‘dialogue and confrontation’ with the US
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country needs to prepare for both “dialogue and confrontation” with the US, and “especially to get fully...
Giant Buddhist goddess in Japan gets face mask to pray for end of COVID-19
Workers scaled a giant statue of a Buddhist goddess in Japan on Tuesday to place a custom-made mask on her face, an act meant to...
Biden and Putin praise Geneva summit talks but discord remains
The presidents of the US and Russia have praised their talks in Geneva but have made little concrete progress at the first such meeting since...
