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Decoded | What is Islamic State-Khorasan terror that launched deadliest attack on US forces since 2011
NEW DELHI: Multiple bomb blasts at the Kabul airport on Thursday night were the deadliest terror attack on US forces in Afghanistan since 2011. Thirteen US soldiers were reported killed in the terror attack that left over 100 people dead. The last time...
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Critical information about Covid-19 origin 'exists in China': US President Biden!
WASHINGTON: The US intelligence community does not believe it can resolve a debate over whether a Chinese laboratory incident was the source of Covid-19 without more information, US officials said in a declassified summary on Friday. US officials said...
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Kabul Attack: “The suicide bomber waited until the last moment possible.”!!
KABUL: Less than 48 hours before the horrific attack at Kabul Airport, US troops counterattacked Islamic State on Saturday and bombed IS members in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. US President Joe Biden has vowed to take revenge on the killings of 13 US troops...
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Uzbekistan completely closes its borders to Afghan refugees!
Tashkent: As thousands of Afghans have managed to flee from Afghanistan to other countries following the Taliban 's takeover, Uzbekistan has "completely closed" its border to Afghan refugees. The Uzbek-Afghan border is now completely closed and no land...
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North Korea nuclear activity 'deeply troubling': UN atomic agency
Vienna: North Korea appears to have restarted the operation of its main nuclear reactor used to produce weapons fuels, the UN atomic agency said. The 5-megawatt reactor is widely believed to have produced plutonium for nuclear weapons and is at the heart...
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EU removes US from list of countries that can be exempted from travel restrictions!
BERLIN: The European Union (EU) has removed 6 countries, including the USA, from the list of countries that can be exempted from the travel restrictions imposed due to the new type of corona virus (Covid-19). According to the statement made by the European...
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BTS: Jungkook rings in his birthday by composing a new song and hosting mini-concert for million fans. Watch:
BTS member Jungkook turned 24 (international age) on Wednesday, September 1, and it was nothing less than a 'party, party, yeah!' The singer chose to ring in his birthday with fans through a live session, titled 'Happy birthday to me' on the South Korean...
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As US troops leave Kabul, here's what the Taliban are up to | 5 developments!
NEW DELHI: It is the first time since 2001 that there are no American troops standing guard on Kabul roads. While some Americans are still in the country and the US authorities are yet to evacuate them along with Afghans who have been working for them,...
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US achieved 'zero' in Afghanistan, says Russian President Vladimir Putin!
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticised the United States' involvement in Afghanistan, charging that its 20-year-long military presence in the country has achieved "zero." Putin said Wednesday that for 20 years, the US military in Afghanistan...
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Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani dies at 91-Tight security in Kashmir following separatist leader Geelani's death
India/Srinagar: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, avowedly a pro-Pakistan supporter who spearheaded the separatist movement in Jammu and Kashmir for over three decades, died at his residence here on Wednesday night, officials said. Geelani, 91, is survived by two...
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Kiev expects to make gas transit contracts with EU companies
Kiev: Ukraine is waiting for a start of consultations with Germany and the United States on continuation of gas transit across the country and intends to enter into relevant contracts with European companies, chief executive of Naftogaz of Ukraine Yuri...
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Climate NGOs in Germany threaten legal action against VW, Daimler, BMW!
Berlin: Greenpeace and German environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) will take legal action against Daimler’s Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and oil and gas company Wintershall Dea if they do not step up their climate change policies, have they...
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The War on Terror—in Afghanistan and Elsewhere—Is Far from Over, Biden Says! Biden defends Afghanistan exit: ‘We’ve been a nation too long at war’!
President Joe Biden walks from the podium after speaking about the end of the war in Afghanistan in a speech from the State Dining Room of the White House on Aug. 31. (Evan Vucci/AP) Washington: A day after the last U.S. troops left Afghanistan, President...
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Not India's responsibility to solve EU's problems: Jaishankar tells Slovenian President
Ljubljana: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Slovenian President Borut Pahor and discussed key challenges facing India and the European Union on Thursday. During the meeting, Jaishankar said it is not India’s responsibility or capability to solve...
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Taliban takeover: US presses Pakistan to cooperate on fighting with ISIS-K, Al Qaeda!
Washington: In the wake of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the Biden administration is pressing Pakistan to cooperate on fighting terrorist groups such as Islamic State - Khorasan (ISIS-K) and Al Qaeda. Nahal Toosi, writing in POLITICO, said that...
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US Navy says suspected Iranian drone strike hit oil tanker off Oman, killing two!
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 3rd Class Ethan Tews walks across the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan to board an MH-60S SeaHawk helicopter to head to an oil tanker that was attacked off...
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EU, ASEAN highlight education, innovation in Cooperation and Scholarships Day 2021
Berlin: As part of the sustained relations between ASEAN and the European Union, the ASEAN Secretariat and the EU delegation to ASEAN will be hosting the fourth ASEAN-EU Cooperation and Scholarship Day from Aug. 12 to 13. Held entirely online, the two-day...
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Travel warning for 8 countries from the USA!
WASHINGTON:The US State Department has added 8 countries, including Israel and France, to the list of “high-risk countries” where new types of corona virus (Covid-19) cases have increased and “avoid all travel” advice. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
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Norway says it is involved in Venezuela talks!
OSLO: Norway said on Wednesday it was involved in upcoming talks between the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the political opposition, the first time Oslo has confirmed its involvement. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador...
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Biden announces end of America's 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan!
Washington: US President Joe Biden has announced the end of America's 20-year-old military presence in Afghanistan, hours after the United States withdrew all of its soldiers from the war-ravaged country. 'Now, our 20-year military presence in Afghanistan...
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Fake Vaccination Certificates 200 Criminal Cases And 400 People Investigated In Romania
Bucharest: About 200 criminal cases targeting the issue or use of fake COVID-19 vaccination certificates have been opened in Romania so far, the Romanian minister of internal affairs, Lucian Bode, said during a videoconference with prefects. According...
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PM Narendra Modi likely to visit US this month, meet President Joe Biden: Report!
NewDelhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the United States at the end of September, according to a report by Hindustan Times' sister website Livehindustan. As per the report, PM Modi will visit Washington where he is likely to hold...
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Khalilzad calls for urgent political settlement during Pakistan visit!
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad visited Islamabad on Monday and met with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa. Khalilzad emphasized the urgency of a comprehensive...
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Another round of Russian-US strategic stability dialogue to be held in Geneva on July 28
Moscow: Another round of the Russian-US dialogue on strategic stability will be held in Geneva on July 28, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday. "In furtherance of the agreements reached at the June 16 talks between Russian and US Presidents, Vladimir...
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Afghanistan crisis LIVE updates: Taliban claims to enter capital of Panjshir!
Kabul: The Taliban on Sunday said their forces had fought their way into the provincial capital of Panjshir, the valley where resistance forces have been holding out since the fall of Kabul, the Reuters reported. Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi said on...