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The Hindu Explains | Are the Taliban on the brink of victory?

Kabul could fall to Islamist insurgents sooner than many had expected

Common sight: A Taliban flag flying at a square in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Thursday.

Amid fourth wave fears, Sri Lanka to widen vaccine net

Meera Srinivasan

‘Give health experts greater say in decision-making process’

Coronavirus | Israel begins COVID booster shots for over 50s

The government announced on Thursday it was offering third shots to people aged over 50, two weeks after launching a campaign to give the elderly booster jabs

An Israeli health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, at the Maccabi Health Service in the Israeli town of Rishon Lezion, as Israel launches its campaign to give booster shots to people aged over 50.

No need for further WHO virus origins probe: China

Move is driven by politics, says Beijing

Peter Ben Embarek, and other members of the World Health Organisation team, tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), arrive at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, on February 10, 2021.

Common sight: A Taliban flag flying at a square in the city of Ghazni, Afghanistan, on Thursday.

The Hindu Explains | Are the Taliban on the brink of victory?

Amid fourth wave fears, Sri Lanka to widen vaccine net

An Israeli health worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine, at the Maccabi Health Service in the Israeli town of Rishon Lezion, as Israel launches its campaign to give booster shots to people aged over 50.

Coronavirus | Israel begins COVID booster shots for over 50s

Peter Ben Embarek, and other members of the World Health Organisation team, tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), arrive at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, on February 10, 2021.

No need for further WHO virus origins probe: China

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Police wield their batons against a demonstrator during a protest after the death of Joel Shindani Malu, a Congolese man, in Bengaluru, India, August 2, 2021.

Mob attacks Indian businesses in Congo amid furore over student's death

A police cordon on Royal Navy Avenue, near the scene of an incident in the Keyham area of Plymouth, southwest England, Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021.

6 killed, including suspected shooter, in U.K. city

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Wockhardt inks pact to produce, supply Sputnik vaccine to Dubai-based firm PTI

Subject to requisite approvals and other conditions, the company will manufacture and supply to Enso up to 620 million doses of the Sputnik V and the Sputnik Light vaccines, Wockhardt said.

Herd immunity not a possibility with Delta variant, warns U.K. vaccine expert

COVID-19 | Canada extends ban on flights from India till Sept.21

Bangladesh vaccinating Rohingya refugees amid virus surge

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Amid fourth wave fears, Sri Lanka to widen vaccine net
Meera Srinivasan

The Hindu Explains | Are the Taliban on the brink of victory?
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Pakistan blames Indian, Afghanistan intelligence agencies for July 14 bus attack
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More Afghan cities fall as Taliban near Kabul
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USA: Toddler fatally shoots woman during work video call
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US Census hints at a rise in multiracial identities
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U.S. sends additional troops to help evacuate embassy staff in Kabul
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U.S. President Joe Biden thanks Kamala Harris for her work as Vice-President
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No need for further WHO virus origins probe: China
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Pakistan blames Indian, Afghanistan intelligence agencies for July 14 bus attack
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Australia chides China over journalist’s yearlong detention
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China governance blueprint signals continuing crackdown
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Top American Senators greet Indians on the occasion of 75th Independence Day

Worldview with Suhasini Haidar | Taliban advance in Afghanistan

No need for further WHO virus origins probe: China

21 dead as rain batters China

Amid fourth wave fears, Sri Lanka to widen vaccine net

Young girl among six dead in U.K. shooting

Facebook delays return to campus as Delta variant rages

Facebook is also requiring people in offices to wear masks, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated.

Explained | What is Apple’s new child safety feature and why is it criticised?

Apple’s new child safety feature is a litmus test for the privacy flag-bearer

Coronavirus | Israel begins COVID booster shots for over 50s

The government announced on Thursday it was offering third shots to people aged over 50, two weeks after launching a campaign to give the elderly booster jabs

Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks

Core security employees did not appear to be major complainants in the posts, and some of them said that they thought Apple's solution was a reasonable response to pressure to crack down on illegal material.

UN experts call for more rules on countries’ use of spyware

The experts, speaking out in the wake of new Pegasus spyware revelations, expressed concern that “highly sophisticated intrusive tools are being used to monitor, intimidate and silence human rights defenders, journalists and political opponents” in some places.

The Hindu Explains | Are the Taliban on the brink of victory?

Kabul could fall to Islamist insurgents sooner than many had expected

Wockhardt inks pact to produce, supply Sputnik vaccine to Dubai-based firm

Subject to requisite approvals and other conditions, the company will manufacture and supply to Enso up to 620 million doses of the Sputnik V and the Sputnik Light vaccines, Wockhardt said.

Lee freed on parole, showing Samsung's might in South Korea

Lee served a total of 18 months of a 30-month sentence for embezzling millions of dollars from corporate funds to bribe South Korea's previous president, Park Geun-hye, to ensure government support for a 2015 merger between two Samsung affiliates

USA: Toddler fatally shoots woman during work video call

According to news outlets, the woman was the mother of the toddler who shot her in the head

Pakistan blames Indian, Afghanistan intelligence agencies for July 14 bus attack

On July 14, a bus carrying the Chinese workers on their way to a dam construction site in northern Pakistan, fell into a ravine in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, killing nine Chinese workers.

Australia chides China over journalist’s yearlong detention

Foreign Minister Marise Payne told China that Australia expected “basic standards of justice, procedural fairness and humane treatment to be met, in accordance with international norms.”

US Census hints at a rise in multiracial identities

“The U.S. population is much more multiracial and much more racially and ethnically diverse than what we have measured in the past,” said Nicholas Jones, a Census Bureau official.

Mob attacks Indian businesses in Congo amid furore over student's death

African diplomats have complained in the past about racism against their citizens living in India

More Afghan cities fall as Taliban near Kabul

U.S., Britain deploy troops to speed up evacuation of citizens.

Haiti's presidential election postponed until November

The elections were necessitated due to the assassination of President Jovenel Moise on July 7.

6 killed, including suspected shooter, in U.K. city

The incident is not ‘not terror related’, says MP

U.K. police confirm several die in Plymouth firearms incident

Authorities deny terror links.

U.S. sends additional troops to help evacuate embassy staff in Kabul

Army and Marine forces will enter Afghanistan within the next two days to assist at the Kabul airport with the partial embassy evacuation.

China dismisses Canada’s protests over harsh sentencing of Spavor

Entrepreneur’s trial lacks transparency, says Trudeau

Israel opens diplomatic mission in Morocco

Israel’s Foreign Minister on Thursday inaugurated the country’s diplomatic representation in Morocco, a symbol of the normalisation of the relations.

Wildfires rage as Algeria marks day of mourning

Blaze has claimed 69 lives so far

‘Israel to approve 2,000 new homes for settlers’

Palestinians oppose the proposed plan

Despite Chinese pressure, Taiwan, U.S. Coast Guards meet

Officers from the U.S. and Taiwanese Coast Guards have met to discuss improving cooperation and communication despite efforts by China to isolate the

‘U.S. sees Pak. useful only for clearing Afghan mess’

Imran says Washington prefers India when it comes to ‘strategic partnership’

China governance blueprint signals continuing crackdown

‘Efforts to curb unjust interventions in micro-economic activities’

Afghans should save themselves: U.S.

Pentagon official says no potential outcome, including the fall of Kabul, ‘has to be inevitable’

Kabul offers Taliban power-sharing to end violence: source

The government has now effectively lost most of northern and western Afghanistan

South India’s famous Lantana elephants to raise their trunks for conservation funds

Having travelled from Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala to the United Kingdom, the Lantana elephants have been auctioned to raise funds for conservation, with the challenge in mind to teach masses on how to co-exist with animals and reduce man-animal confrontations

Pakistan successfully test-fires nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile

Pakistan on Thursday successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface ballistic missile which can strike targets up to 290 kilometres, the

More than 100,000 hectares burned in Greek fires: EU data

The fires have left three dead, hundreds homeless, forced thousands to flee, and caused economic and environmental devastation

U.S. President Joe Biden thanks Kamala Harris for her work as Vice-President

“One year ago today, I made one of the most important decisions I’ve ever made: selecting my vice president. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner and friend on this journey. Thanks @VP for all you do,” Mr. Biden tweeted.

Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz

The government may eventually be forced to pull back to defend the capital.

Floods that hit northern Turkey leave 5 dead, 1 missing

Severe floods and mudslides triggered by torrential rain in northern Turkey have left at least five people dead and another person missing, the

China dismisses Canadian protests over cases tied to Huawei

The Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Canada accused Ottawa of making unwarranted, groundless accusations that “grossly interfered in China’s judicial sovereignty.”

ICC official discusses in Sudan accelerating handover of Darfur suspects

The ICC issued arrest warrants in 2009 and 2010 for Bashir, accusing him of masterminding atrocities in his campaign to crush a revolt in the western region of Darfur.

Indonesia apologises over manhandling of Nigerian diplomat

Nigeria earlier this week recalled its ambassador to Indonesia and summoned Indonesia’s ambassador in Abuja for talks after a leaked video of Saturday’s incident went viral on social media and prompted outrage.

Nearly four lakh people newly displaced in Afghanistan by conflict since start of year: UN

Afghanistan has been witnessing a series of terror attacks since the U.S. began withdrawing its troops on May 1. The Taliban insurgents have overrun one-quarter of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals.

Police headquarters falls to Taliban in southern Afghanistan

‘The Taliban has taken the building, with some police officers surrendering to the militants and others retreating to the nearby governor's office that's still held by government forces’

Helicopter with tourists crashes in east Russia; 8 missing

Nine people, including two pilots, reportedly survived the crash, and the others are missing and feared dead.

China approves first mixed-vaccine trial as Delta variant spreads

China’s drug regulator has approved the country’s first mixed-vaccine trial, a company involved in the study said, as the rapid spread of the Delta

Canada slams China’s jailing of Michael Spavor as ‘unacceptable and unjust’

Canadian businessman receives 11-year jail term on spying charges

Sudan to hand Bashir over for genocide trial

Sudan will hand long-time autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court along with other officials wanted over the Darfur conflict,

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