The terrorist attack on a Chinese-run hotel in Kabul on Monday has again raised safety concerns for China’s business community in Afghanistan. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on the Kabul Longan Hotel, known as the “go-to” hotel for Chinese visitors to the Afghan capital. Local media reported shots and explosions coming from the […]
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At least 31 people have died and several others hospitalised in India’s Bihar state after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities and local media said. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the impoverished eastern state, where the sale and consumption of liquor were banned in 2016 after women’s groups campaigned against poor workers splurging their […]
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A decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations (UN) ambassador to New York has been postponed for a second time, but could be reconsidered in the next nine months, according to a UN credentials committee report. The 193-member UN General Assembly (UNGA) is on Friday due […]
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Denmark’s new coalition government is set to scrap a bank holiday to boost defence spending. It is one of the first measures agreed by the unusual coalition between centre-left and centre-right parties – the first since the 1970s. The centre-left Social Democrat party, the centre-right Liberal Party and the centrist Moderate party are all part […]
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QUETTA: The Afghan Taliban again skirmished with Pakistani security forces at the Chaman border crossing on Thursday and fired mortars at civilian areas, killing at least one while injuring 16 others as tensions at the international crossing remained high. Two shells fired by the Afghan Taliban landed in the Changaiz post area of the border […]
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Ukraine said on Dec. 14 it had shot down more than a dozen Iranian-made drones in Moscow’s latest assault on Kiev. The attack came as the Kremlin promised no let-up to fighting over Christmas and as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged European leaders to assist in setting up a court to try Russian leaders over […]
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Geneva, Dec 15: Since January, 115 media workers have been killed in 29 countries so far, while Ukraine and Mexico topped the list for the most dangerous nations for mediapersons, a Geneva-based rights body said in a report. By region, Latin America topped the list with 39 journalists killed, followed by Europe with 37 victims, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday expressed the coalition government’s resolve to complete the current $7bn Extended Fund Facility programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pakistan entered a $6bn IMF programme in 2019, which was increased to $7bn earlier this year. The programme’s ninth review is currently pending with remote talks being held […]
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The EU has promised billions of dollars of investment in Southeast Asia, as leaders looked to bolster ties at a summit in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China. The European Union hosted its first full summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brussels on Wednesday.“There might be many, […]
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Eva Kaili, the MEP suspected of accepting large sums of money to lobby in favour of Qatar, did not appear as expected at a pre-trial hearing on Wednesday in Brussels. The Greek MEP is among four people charged with participating in a criminal organisation, corruption and money laundering that were due to appear in front […]
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