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Chinese foreign ministry urges Pakistan and India to resolve longstanding issue in accordance with UN charter

Taliban stepped up campaign to defeat US-backed government as foreign forces complete their withdrawal

July 26 clash on border between Assam and Mizoram left six police officers dead and dozens injured

Says booster dose will be necessary prior to winter season as antibody levels are likely to wane

Says strikes carried out following a second day of rocket fire across the border.

Eight people have died, dozens hospitalised since the wildfires erupted last week.

Country is reporting over 94,819 cases on a seven-day average

With around 35,200 COVID-19 cases and 932 deaths, Australia has avoided high caseloads of other developed countries

Eight people have died since the fires first broke out last week

UK MPs also castigate govt decision for giving relaxation to India

The gap between vaccinations in wealthy and poor countries widens, amid rapid spread of the Delta variant

Global surge in cases is highlighting the widening gap in inoculation rates between wealthy and poor nations

Fourteen people were injured and taken to hospital, say officials

Taliban spokesperson says his group targeted minister's residence as an important meeting was underway there

A total of 485 locally transmitted cases have been reported with symptoms between July 20 and Aug 3 across the country

Critics say it will reward past crimes of illegal land grabbers, who often deforest land to increase its value.

About 170 workers have been deployed to try to clear it all, more than four times the normal staffing

There are now more than 14,400 kids in HHS shelters

Temperatures of more than 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and winds have fanned wildfires in different areas

WHO needs $16.8 billion, almost as much as what has been raised so far, and $7.7 billion is required urgently.

UAE set to lift an entry ban on those who had visited a number of African and Asian countries, including Pakistan

Violence escalates throughout the country as the Taliban seeks more territory since US announced troop withdrawal

Fighting has been particularly heavy around Herat, Lashkar Gah, and Kandahar.

CAA issues revised travel advisory for int’l inbound travellers

Paris-based journalist says she did not take coronavirus vaccine on her doctor’s advice

Rule is applicable to citizens who have received the vaccine against Covid-19 and hold a residency permit

A Pentagon announcement said the facility was on lockdown due to ‘police activity’

Kabul, Washington agree for a political settlement that prevents Afghan soil from being used against US and its allies

Dhaka has also given ethical clearance for human trials of another Chinese vaccine, says official

Addressing extraordinary session of parliament, Ghani says US, international community support new security plan

Sharda Peeth ancient seat of learning and house of worship revered by Buddhists, Jains, and Hindus

Seven fires were still burning fanned by temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104°F)

10 civilians killed, 85 wounded in Lashkar Gah in past three days

The annual downpours have been worsened by climate change, experts say

Raisi replaces moderate president Rouhani, whose landmark achievement was the 2015 nuclear agreement

Inmates released on special directives of PM Imran

Three civilians and three attackers dead; no group immediately claims responsibility

Highest demand is from gulf country residents stranded in Pakistan and India

Couple filed for divorce on May 3 after 27 years of marriage but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together

Ties further slumps after US President Joe Biden said he believed ‘Russian President Vladimir Putin is a killer’

US State Department says it is working to provide opportunity to thousands of families to permanently resettle

Tehran will respond promptly and strongly to any possible adventure, says foreign ministry  

The solution to this is, get vaccinated, says White House chief medical advisor

Britain reopens its borders to large parts of the world on Monday, scrapping quarantine for fully vaccinated arrivals

Two sides also agreed to maintain ‘peace and tranquillity’, reads joint statement

US mission in Kabul says Taliban have no business in governance as they can’t control their fighters

Nation has decided to pursue and bring national traitors to justice, says Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

The program comes as fighting surges in Afghanistan ahead of the formal completion of the US troop withdrawal

Firefighters battle for a fifth day to contain blazes still raging in coastal resort towns

At least three provincial capitals under attack overnight after a weekend of heavy fighting