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Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks, want ‘Islamic system’

Its co-founder assures that the rights of women, minorities would be protected

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Intense fighting: A “Sangorians” militiaman firing at the Taliban insurgents in Mukhtar, in this file photo.

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Coronavirus | China vaccinations cross 1 billion after massive month-long push

Ananth Krishnan

More than 500 million doses administered in less than a month, according to National Health Commission’s figures

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A file photo of a student receiving the vaccine at a university in Wuhan.

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Sri Lanka to probe ‘army attack and humiliation’ of Muslims

Meera Srinivasan

Investigation ordered after image of people forced to kneel goes viral

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Out of the blue: Muslim residents kneeling on the streets as a ‘punishment’ for flouting lockdown rules.

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Saudi Arabia seeks religious reset as clerical power wanes

Kingdom had ordered restrictions on mosque loudspeakers

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Mohammed bin Salman

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Intense fighting: A “Sangorians” militiaman firing at the Taliban insurgents in Mukhtar, in this file photo.

Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks, want ‘Islamic system’

A file photo of a student receiving the vaccine at a university in Wuhan.

Coronavirus | China vaccinations cross 1 billion after massive month-long push

Out of the blue: Muslim residents kneeling on the streets as a ‘punishment’ for flouting lockdown rules.

Sri Lanka to probe ‘army attack and humiliation’ of Muslims

Mohammed bin Salman

Saudi Arabia seeks religious reset as clerical power wanes

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The fourth stage of the Programme by the Ministry of Fisheries to build Artificial Reefs and Fish Spawning habitats with old buses and concrete structures was conducted in the seas off the Jaffna peninsula.

Sri Lanka defends move to build artificial reef

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A general view shows houses partially submerged in mud after the area was hit by flash floods, along the bank of Melamchi River in Sindhupalchok, in Nepal on June 20, 2021.

Landslides and floods kill 18 in Nepal

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Taiwan's Health Minister Chen Shih-chung, third from left, and Brent Christensen, the top U.S. official in Taiwan, fourth from left, holding up thank you cards as they welcome a China Airlines cargo plane carrying COVID-19 vaccines from Memphis that arrived at the airport outside Taipei in Taiwan on Sunday, June 20.

Covid-19 | U.S. sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge AP

The U.S. donation also signals its support for Taiwan in the face of growing pressure from China, which claims the self-governing island off its east coast as its territory.

As Brazil tops 5,00,000 deaths, protests against President

COVID-19 | Dubai eases travel restrictions from certain countries including India

AstraZeneca claims victory in tussle with EU over deliveries

Israel to send one million coronavirus vaccine doses to Palestinians

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Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks, want ‘Islamic system’
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Sri Lanka to probe ‘army attack and humiliation’ of Muslims
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Landslides and floods kill 18 in Nepal
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Pakistan to complete fencing of border with Afghanistan by June end: Minister
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Russian ambassador returns 'optimistic' to Washington
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Covid-19 | U.S. sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge
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At least 15 die in multiple attacks near U.S.-Mexico border
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Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across U.S.
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Coronavirus | China vaccinations cross 1 billion after massive month-long push
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Chinese yoga enthusiasts take part in Indian Embassy's International Yoga Day celebration
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Coronavirus | China vaccinations cross 1 billion after massive month-long push

Russian ambassador returns 'optimistic' to Washington

Saudi Arabia seeks religious reset as clerical power wanes

Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in 'one China' row

Taliban say committed to Afghan peace talks, want ‘Islamic system’

Sri Lanka to probe ‘army attack and humiliation’ of Muslims

Sri Lanka defends move to build artificial reef

It is not only the government that defended the move, but also Jaffna-based fisher cooperatives.

Landslides and floods kill 18 in Nepal

Torrential rains battered Nepal last week, causing widespread flood and damage to critical infrastructure

Pope on Myanmar: Houses of worship serve as neutral refuge

He prayed for peace in Myanmar before noting that Sunday was World Refugee Day, an initiative promoted by the United Nations

Ex-UK Speaker John Bercow, scourge of Brexiteers, joins Labour Party

He became a hero to opponents of Brexit and a villain to its supporters, and was recognized around the world for his loud ties and even louder calls of “Order!” in the raucous House of Commons

Diplomats to meet in Vienna for more Iran nuclear talks

Further talks between Iran and global powers were planned Sunday to try to negotiate and restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain Iranian nuclear

Iran says nuclear talks to be adjourned for consultations in capitals

The Islamic Republic’s arch-enemy, Israel, on Sunday condemned Raisi’s election and said it would be a “regime of brutal hangmen” with which world powers should not negotiate a new nuclear deal.

Covid-19 | U.S. sends Taiwan 2.5 million vaccine doses, tripling pledge

The U.S. donation also signals its support for Taiwan in the face of growing pressure from China, which claims the self-governing island off its east coast as its territory.

PM Modi congratulates Iran's newly elected president Ebrahim Raisi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Iran's newly elected president Ebrahim Raisi, and said he looked forward to working with him to

Netanyahu to leave prime minister's residence by July 10

The country's repeated elections were largely a referendum on his fitness to serve.

Watch | Who is Naftali Bennett?

A video on Israel's newly elected Prime Minister Naftali Bennett

Chinese yoga enthusiasts take part in Indian Embassy's International Yoga Day celebration

A number of Chinese yoga teachers from Yogi Yoga school headed by its founder Mohan Bhandari took part in the over an hour-long yoga sessions.

Pakistan to complete fencing of border with Afghanistan by June end: Minister

88% work on the fencing of the border with Afghanistan has been completed and the rest would be completed by June 30

UN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage

The UN said it was coordinating international efforts and helping Sri Lanka in assessing the damage, recovery efforts and preventing such disasters in the future

At least 15 die in multiple attacks near U.S.-Mexico border

Gunmen aboard a number of vehicles staged attacks in several neighborhoods in the Mexican border city of Reynosa on Saturday, and at least 15 people

France elects regional leaders, preps for presidential vote

French President Emmanuel Macron’s young centrist party is expected to fare poorly.

Post-war Armenia holds snap parliamentary election

Reformist Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has lost much of his lustre after a military defeat last year to arch foe Azerbaijan, is hoping to renew his mandate but is in a tight race with former President Robert Kocharyan.

Uganda Olympic team member tests positive for coronavirus

The Ugandan team was the second, after the Australian women’s softball team, to arrive for the Olympics, which open July 23.

Shakespeare, Sappho risk ban under Hungary's anti-LGBT+ law

Shakespeare’s plays and the poems of Sappho could be banned from Hungarian classrooms and restricted in bookshops, publishers said on Thursday, under

Four shot, including 1-year-old, at Toronto birthday party

Police said the children were not the targets of the shooting.

Morning Digest: Centre invites 14 J&K leaders to meet PM Modi on June 24; Left, Congress also demand withdrawal of Bengal Governor, and more

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Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across U.S.

U.S. President Joe Biden had signed a bill creating Juneteenth National Independence Day.

Venezuela opposition committee to seek support in Washington, Brussels

A committee of Venezuelan opposition politicians will travel to Washington and Brussels to seek support and consult its allies on their positions

As Brazil tops 5,00,000 deaths, protests against President

Thousands gathered in downtown Rio de Janeiro waving flags with slogans such as “Get out Bolsonaro. Government of hunger and unemployment”

Lebanon leaders may face sanctions unless crisis solved: EU's Borrell

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Saturday that Lebanese leaders could face sanctions unless they pull the country away from financial

Driver rams cyclists in Arizona race, critically injuring 6

Six people were taken to a hospital in critical condition after the crash in the mountain town of Show Low, police said

Editor of paper that endured newsroom shooting says goodbye

Rick Hutzell, who worked at the Annapolis paper for more than three decades, authored a farewell column that was published on the paper’s website on June 19 morning

Daily infections soar in Russia; Moscow hard hit

Russia's national coronavirus taskforce on June 19 reported 17,906 new infections, more than double the daily tally from early June.More than half of

COVID-19 | Dubai eases travel restrictions from certain countries including India

Authorities in Dubai have eased travel restrictions for its residents from certain countries, including India, if they have received two doses of a

Satya Nadella | The man who rebuilt Microsoft

The CEO will now shape the vision of the company as its chairman

Apple Daily | In the line of fire

Hong Kong daily remains defiant after its office was raided and editors arrested

Putin makes spending promises for ruling party ahead of polls

He names Shoigu, Lavrov to United Russia’s candidates’ list

NATO | A Cold War relic that’s seeking a new purpose

The U.S. is pushing the trans-Atlantic military alliance, originally formed to counter the Soviet Union, to take a stronger position towards China

Afghan President replaces top Ministers as Taliban advance

He reshuffles Defence and Interior Ministry portfolios

Saudi air defences intercept 10 Houthi armed drones

Saudi Arabian air defences on Saturday destroyed 10 armed drones launched by Yemen's Houthi movement towards the south of the kingdom, state TV cited

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Guinea over

Guinea managed to control the outbreak and prevent its spread beyond its borders, says the WHO Chief

Explainer | Who’s Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s next President?

The 60-year-old, perceived to be close to the Supreme Leader, has held various positions in the establishment and was also part of the ‘death commission’ that oversaw executions in the 80s.

Hong Kong pro-democracy media executives denied bail under security law

The case is the first time political views and opinions published by a Hong Kong media outlet have triggered the security law

Hard-line judiciary head Ebrahim Raisi wins Iran presidency

Mr. Raisi is the first serving Iranian president sanctioned by the U.S. government even before entering office over his involvement in the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988, as well as his time as the head of Iran’s internationally criticised judiciary — one of the world’s top executioners.

Iran moderate candidate concedes win by judiciary chief Raisi in presidential poll

The election on June 18 was dominated by judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi, a protege of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

N. Korea's Kim tightens ruling party discipline, appoints new politburo members

The the ruling Workers' Party’s central committee held a plenary meeting for a fourth and last day where it reviewed organisational and ideological issues for its central leadership organ.

'Verbal ceasefire' between France, Turkey: Paris

A "verbal ceasefire" is in place between France and Turkey after months of rancorous exchanges that strained the relations of the NATO allies, the

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | US President Joe Biden's big tour

Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar discusses Biden's recent Europe tour and his meeting with Putin

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