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Mr. Qin, who did two stints as a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman between 2006 and 2014, has earned a reputation for often pointed public defences of his country's positions.

Global rights groups demand release of lawyer held under Lanka's anti-terrorism law

Ten organisations, including Amnesty International, demand the release of Hejaaz Hizbullah.

China Foreign Minister Wang Yi hosts Taliban, calls them ‘pivotal force’

The visit to China is the first from the group in the wake of its gaining key ground in Afghanistan, including in Badakshan province which borders China’s western Xinjiang region.

Daily jam sessions of Quarantined Quartet, a New York-based family of guitarists, have fans world wide

Quarantined Quartet, a New York-based family of guitarists has been documenting its practice sessions as daily mini concerts on social media, since March 2020.

Instagram to restrict some ads from reaching minors

The move comes as the image-sharing platform continues to face criticism for neglecting the safety of children.

Antony Blinken dials Nepal’s new PM Deuba; discusses bilateral ties, COVID-19 situation and climate change

Antony Blinken tweeted that he spoke to Nepal PM Deuba and discussed ways to advance U.S.-Nepal ties, the fight against COVID-19 and the impact of climate change

Israeli woman donates kidney to Gaza boy

Idit Harel Segal’s decision caused deep rifts in her family and her father stopped talking to her.

Great challenges for all democracies: Blinken

U.S. Secretary of State discusses inter-religious relations, media freedom at ‘civil society round-table’

Watch | A Syrian puppet takes on an 8000-km journey

A video on Amal, a puppet that will walk from Gaziantep to Manchester, to raise awareness on the refugee crisis

Pak climber becomes world's youngest mountaineer to scale K2

A 19-year old Pakistani climber on Tuesday became the youngest person in the world to reach the summit of K2, the second-highest peak in the

Former U.S. President Obama buys stake in NBA’s Africa business

The NBA said Obama would use any profits to fund the Obama Foundation’s youth and leadership programs in Africa.

Alleged Epstein victim Sarah Ransome has memoir out on November 17

Sarah Ransome has said that she was an aspiring student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan when she met Epstein in 2006

Russian billionaires vs British writer: court battle begins over Putin book

British journalist Catherine Belton's 'Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and then Took on the West' chronicles Russian President Vladimir Putin’s rise to power.

U.S. concern over China nukes buildup after new silos report

A report said satellite images showed China was building a new field of silos near Hami in the eastern part of its Xinjiang region.

U.S. tells vaccinated people in high COVID risk areas to mask again

In another setback, the White House on Tuesday also ordered all its staff to mask up again due to local transmission rates in Washington.

‘Success story’: Bhutan vaccinates most of population after donations

UNICEF’s Bhutan representative, Will Parks, hailed the ambitious vaccination drive as a “great success story for Bhutan”.

Haitian presidential security chief arrested over assassination

Haitian police said Monday they had arrested the head of Jovenel Moise's security as part of the ongoing investigation into the president's July 7

Ecuadorian court revokes citizenship for Julian Assange

U.S. prosecutors have indicted Assange on 17 espionage charges

Video shows man moving in car before police fatally shot him

Montgomery County police Chief Marcus Jones narrated a 28-minute-long compilation of bodycam video excerpts.

Joe Biden considers requiring COVID-19 vaccines for federal workers

“Unlike 2020, we have both the scientific knowledge and the tools to prevent the spread of this disease. We are not going back to that.”

China’s sea claims have no basis, says U.S.

We don’t seek confrontation with China, but won’t flinch when our interests are threatened: Pentagon

Biden, Kadhimi seal deal to end U.S. combat mission in Iraq

American forces will still operate there in an advisory role

Israeli war crimes apparent in Gaza assault, says HRW

The international human rights organization issued its conclusions after investigating three Israeli airstrikes that it said killed 62 Palestinian civilians

Hong Kong court convicts man in first national security trial

The watershed ruling lays down a new marker in the city’s changing legal landscape and confirms certain slogans are now outlawed in the international finance hub

Tunisian Islamist party urges dialogue to resolve political crisis

Tunisia’s biggest party, the moderate Islamist Ennahda, on Tuesday called for a national dialogue to get the country out of crisis after it accused

NATO chief urges 'negotiated settlement' in Afghanistan

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday reiterated calls for a "negotiated settlement" with the Taliban in Afghanistan, admitting the country faced a

One dead, four missing after blast at German chemical park: site operator

The explosion at the industrial park for chemical companies shook Leverkusen, sending a large black cloud rising into the air

Paris police investigates bomb attack on Cuban embassy

Two gasoline bombs hit the embassy late on Monday night

Facebook brings Instagram, Oculus execs to set up new AR product

It will be a “collection of digital worlds”, enabling users to explore seamlessly between various virtual reality experiences, Andrew Bosworth, VP, AR/VR at Facebook, explained in a social media post.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Tibet is a threat to India, says senior US Congressman

Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Tibet last week is a threat to India, an influential U.S. lawmaker has said, accusing the Joe Biden-led

Refugee Olympic Team: a contingent without a country

As many as 29 men and women from different countries are participating in the Tokyo Olympics under one banner. Who are they and why aren’t they representing their own nations?

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