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Afghan forces digging in to defend cities

At least two rockets hit Kandahar airport, disrupting flights; residents flee amid airstrikes, street battles

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Fighting intensifies: Afghan commandos standing guard in Enjil district of Herat province on Sunday.

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Myanmar junta ruler takes PM role

He pledges to hold elections by 2023

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Europe’s vaccine cards meet resistance

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Protests in Italy, France against making COVID-19 passes mandatory for social activities

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Up in arms: Protesters marching in Paris against vaccination passes on Saturday.

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Kim’s sister warns against S.Korea-U.S. military drill

‘Move could affect recent thaw in ties’

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Fighting intensifies: Afghan commandos standing guard in Enjil district of Herat province on Sunday.

Afghan forces digging in to defend cities

Myanmar junta ruler takes PM role

Up in arms: Protesters marching in Paris against vaccination passes on Saturday.

Europe’s vaccine cards meet resistance

Kim’s sister warns against S.Korea-U.S. military drill

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FILE - In this June 28, 2021 file photo, Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, flashes the victory sign after his meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Hamas re-elects Ismail Haniyeh as its supreme leader

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Rishi Sunak, U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer, left, with Boris Johnson. File

UK FM Sunak writes to PM Johnson to ease COVID travel curbs: Report

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U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk Reuters

A pandemic-related U.S. government ban on residential evictions expired at midnight on Saturday, putting millions of American renters at risk of being

Two rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching COVID-19 at Indonesian zoo

Coronavirus | WHO sounds alarm over Delta variant surge

Singapore warns to cancel permit of permanent residents, pass holders not complying with COVID-19 safety measures

Malaysian youth demand the resignation of Prime Minister as pandemic worsens

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Pakistan finalises Bill to grant new status to Gilgit-Baltistan: report
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Afghan forces digging in to defend cities
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Morning Digest | Pulwama attack mastermind killed in J&K encounter; Centre urges curbs in 46 high positivity districts, and more
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UN chief strongly condemns attack on UN’s main compound in Afghanistan's Herat
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U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk
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Kim’s sister warns against S.Korea-U.S. military drill
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19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims
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Frustration as Joe Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire
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China, India miss U.N. deadline to update emissions targets
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U.S. condemns 'harassment' of foreign journalists in China
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U.S. COVID-19 eviction ban expires, leaving renters at risk

Europe’s vaccine cards meet resistance

Kim’s sister warns against S.Korea-U.S. military drill

Pakistan finalises Bill to grant new status to Gilgit-Baltistan: report

Myanmar junta ruler takes PM role

Afghan forces digging in to defend cities

Hamas re-elects Ismail Haniyeh as its supreme leader

He was given a new four-year term by the Shura Council

UK FM Sunak writes to PM Johnson to ease COVID travel curbs: Report

The FM calls for an urgent easing of COVID-19 travel curbs to aid the revival of the country’s economy

Two rare Sumatran tigers recovering after catching COVID-19 at Indonesian zoo

‘The Jakarta government is trying to find out how the tigers were infected, because the zoo has been closed as part of coronavirus restrictions’

Israeli premier blames Iran for tanker attack; Tehran denies

“It's not the first time that the Zionist regime occupying Jerusalem has made such empty accusations against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

6 killed, 7 hurt as bus falls into ditch in Bangladesh

Investigation is on according to the police

Morning Digest | Pulwama attack mastermind killed in J&K encounter; Centre urges curbs in 46 high positivity districts, and more

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19 bodies reburied amid protests in search for Tulsa victims

“The found remains — a skull with a bullet hole — that seems like you’re just beginning to get somewhere” in investigating the deaths, state Rep. Regina Goodwin told KJRH-TV

China, India miss U.N. deadline to update emissions targets

China is the country with the world’s highest emissions, while India is third

Frustration as Joe Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision announced days before the eviction deadline on midnight on Saturday stunned many in Congress and exposed a rare divide between the President and his party

New Oriental | Class dismissed

Xi Jinping’s government has dealt a ‘death blow’ to private education industry with new regulations

UN warns hunger is expected to rise in 23 global hotspots

Ethiopia tops the list, with over 4 lakh facing starvation

Hong Kong police arrest man for booing anthem

He also waved colonial-era Hong Kong flag.

U.S. seizes tanker used to deliver oil to North Korea

It engaged in ship-to-ship transfer of $1.5 mn worth oil.

Coronavirus | WHO sounds alarm over Delta variant surge

China races to contain its worst COVID-19 outbreak in months that has now spread to 14 provinces.

Seven Kurds slain in Turkey; officials deny ethnic motive

Seven people from the Dedeoglu family were killed in a brutal gun attack.

Singapore warns to cancel permit of permanent residents, pass holders not complying with COVID-19 safety measures

This came with the announcement of Singapore tightening border measures for travellers from Australia and China's Jiangsu province after an increase in COVID-19 cases in those places

Malaysian youth demand the resignation of Prime Minister as pandemic worsens

Public anger against Muhyiddin Yassin's unelected government has swelled as cases jumped eightfold since January.

Tokyo daily COVID-19 infections hit record high

Nationwide cases totalled 12,341 as of 6:30 p.m. local time, public broadcaster NHK said, the highest ever for Japan and up 15% on the day

UN chief strongly condemns attack on UN’s main compound in Afghanistan's Herat

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on the UN’s main compound in Herat, Afghanistan, saying assaults

U.S. Navy says drone strike hit oil tanker Mercer Street off Oman, killing two

The strike on the oil tanker marks the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults on commercial shipping in the region linked to tensions with Iran over its tattered nuclear deal.

Pentagon grappling with new vaccine orders; timing uncertain

The Pentagon now has two separate missions.

U.S. sues Kaiser Permanente over alleged Medicare fraud

Kaiser is a consortium of entities that together form one of the largest nonprofit health care plans in the U.S.

Israel's NSO blocks some government clients from using its spyware over misuse claims: Report

NSO's ongoing internal investigation checked some of the telephone numbers of people that NSO's clients reportedly marked as potential targets.

Pakistan women lawmakers demand public hanging of rapists

The women legislators also called for the formation of a Parliamentary Committee to review rape cases.

Biden nominates Indian-American Rashad Hussain as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom

The U.S. President also nominates Pakistani-American Khizr Khan as Commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom

U.S. condemns 'harassment' of foreign journalists in China

The United States is "deeply concerned" over the harassment and intimidation of foreign correspondents covering deadly floods in China, a State

U.K. rebuffs Chinese media warning over carrier task force

The U.K. government Friday denied it was provoking Beijing with the deployment of its most powerful navy task force in a generation, after Chinese

Earthquake shakes Peru’s north Pacific coast

The 6.1 magnitude earthquake was also felt in southern Ecuador.

WHO urges action to suppress COVID before deadlier variants emerge

The highly-transmissible variant, first detected in India, has now surfaced in 132 countries and territories, WHO said.

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Key takeaways from Antony Blinken's visit to India

In this episode, our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar discusses the takeaways from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to India

China’s customs officials seize maps for showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India

China claims the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet, which is firmly rejected by India

Data | India's excess deaths could be highest among nations with the most recorded COVID-19 fatalities

The share of registered deaths where the cause was medically certified, was the lowest for India among the countries considered

China battles biggest COVID outbreak in months as U.S. ramps up vaccine push

Hundreds of thousands of people in China were in coronavirus lockdown Friday as the country battled its worst outbreak in months, while the United

Israel launches COVID booster shot campaign for over-60s

Kicking off the campaign, Israel's President Isaac Herzog, 60, received a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a hospital in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv

Pakistan, U.S. NSAs discuss Afghan settlement

NSAs of both countries discuss the urgent need for reduction in violence in Afghanistan

Pakistan summons top Indian diplomat to convey its ‘rejection’ of India’s comments on PoK polls

“The Indian Charge d’ Affaires was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey Pakistan’s complete rejection of India’s protest and to reiterate Pakistan’s clear and consistent position on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute,” the Foreign Office said.

Fire erupts at warehouse of Brazil’s national film institute

The warehouse is owned by the national film institute, Cinemateca, and houses South America’s largest collection of films.

Watch | Eiderdown, the world's most expensive feathers

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Hong Kong protester given 9-year jail term in first security case

Tong Ying-kit was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers

First U.S. evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to new home

The first flight evacuating Afghan interpreters and others who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan landed early Friday at Washington Dulles

US to hold rare 2nd lottery for H-1B visa applicants

This is done to decide on the successful applicants who could not make it in the first random selection.

Myanmar democracy movement moves out of jailed Suu Kyi's shadow

Sunday marks six months since her National League for Democracy government was ousted.

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