Agencies

United Nations: At least 37 civilians were killed in the latest attack in western Niger on Monday, UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa Marie-Pierre Poirier said in a statement."UNICEF is deeply shocked and outraged by the terrible...

Toronto: Canada is not considering recognizing the Taliban (banned in Russia) as the legitimate government of Afghanistan after the terror group reclaimed control of the war-torn country on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.“Canada has no plans...

Berlin: The latest developments in Afghanistan are bitter not only for Afghans but also for the West, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday."From the moment of the foreign troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, we have been watching the Taliban...

Tashkent: The Uzbek government maintains close contacts with the Taliban on protection of the Uzbek-Afghan border and will harshly suppress any attempts of border violations, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday."The Uzbek side maintains close contacts with representatives...

Tokyo: Japan temporarily closes its embassy in Afghanistan due to escalating tensions and opens a temporary representative office in Istanbul to continue the diplomatic effort, the Japanese Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Tuesday."On August 15, the Japanese embassy in...

Beijing: The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) is conducting military drills in the waters and airspace near Taiwan in response to alleged provocations by the United States and Taipei, Senior Colonel Shi Yi, the spokesman for the PLA's Eastern...

Berlin: Germany needs to evacuate about 10,000 people from Afghanistan, Chancellor Angela Merkel told the Christian Democratic Union party on Monday, the DPA news agency reported, citing meeting participants.The number is said to include at least 2,500 Afghans who...

Just last month President Joe Biden defended his Afghanistan pullout by saying that "the likelihood there's going to be the Taliban overrunning everything and owning the whole country is highly unlikely."The images of Taliban fighters inside the presidential palace...

United Nations: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s decision to abandon Afghanistan over the weekend shocked everyone, Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told the UN Security Council on Monday."Today, all of our eyes are on Kabul, which yesterday...

Guwahati: Assam on Sunday reported 10 more COVID-19 deaths which took the toll to 5,492, according to a bulletin issued by the National Health Mission.The coronavirus caseload rose to 5,79,899 as 411 more people tested positive for the infection, the...