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Taliban seize key Kandahar district after fierce fighting
The insurgents have pressed on with their campaign to capture territories
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Cardinal among 10 indicted by Vatican for financial crimes
Pope personally gave the required approval last week for Becciu to be indicted
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Another misstep: Delhi’s drone drama debunked
Analysts dismiss ‘choreographed quadcopter attack’ in IIOJK as an attempt by India to achieve several strategic goals
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EU deploys assistance for Cyprus as huge forest fire rages
Fire-fighting planes depart from Greece to battle the fire, Italy also planning to deploy aerial fire-fighters
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A quiet suffering
How Isabel Allende’s contributions have played a role in underlining some important moments in history
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French judge tasked with investigating Rafale fighter jet sale to India
The judge will investigate 2016 multi-billion-dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets to India on 'corruption' suspicions
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'What was the point?' Afghans rue decades of war as US quits Bagram
Violence has been raging throughout Afghanistan since President Biden announced troops withdrawal by September 11
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Bangladesh receives 4.5m doses of US, Chinese vaccines
Supplies reach South Asian nation of 165M people, ending acute shortage of vaccines
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Iran at risk of fifth Covid-19 wave as Delta variant spreads
Iran, with a population of 83 million, has recorded 84,627 deaths from coronavirus, the highest toll in Middle East
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Second Florida building evacuated as death toll rises to 22 in condo tower collapse
All residents of Crestview Towers were told to leave immediately after engineers found serious problems
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Afghanistan reports 1st cases of 'black fungus'
Health minister warns of 'catastrophic wave' of pandemic amid grim shortages of medical oxygen, vaccines
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Saudi Arabia bans entry from UAE, Vietnam, Ethiopia and Afghanistan
Saudi citizens and residents returning from these countries will be required to quarantine for 14 days
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India's Bharat Biotech says vaccine 93.4% effective against severe Covid-19
India's homegrown vaccine also showed an effectiveness of 77.8%
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Era ends, uncertainty looms as US forces quit main Afghanistan base
The quiet departure from Bagram Air Base brings an effective end to the longest war in US history
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Australian officials report biggest daily Covid-19 caseload for 2021
Sydney is halfway through a two-week lockdown
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Pakistan, Uzbekistan agree to expand bilateral ties
Both sides discuss progress on the Trans-Afghan railway project between Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Afghanistan
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US leaves its epicentre of Afghan war
American forces hand over Bagram Airfield to Afghan govt
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Biden says US troops drawdown in Afghanistan is on track
Some troops will remain in September as part of a ‘rational drawdown with our allies’, says American president
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WHO recommends Covid tests in schools
Screenings in schools had previously only been recommended if a cluster of coronavirus cases has been identified
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Delta variant sweeps Asia, prompting curbs as vaccination remains tepid
The variant, first detected in India in December last year, has spread to about 100 countries
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Indian forces martyr five Kashmiri freedom fighters in IIOJK
Pakistan condemns extra-judicial killing of 17-year-old innocent Kashmiri Zakir Bashir
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New Saudi airline plan takes aim at Emirates, Qatar Airways
Kingdom to target international transit passenger traffic with its new national airline
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Russia says Islamic State building up forces in N. Afghanistan as NATO exits: Ifax
Islamic State is actively gaining territory in Afghanistan amid troops withdrawal, says the Russian foreign minister
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Tens of millions sizzle in India's severe heatwave
Intense heat has driven up power consumption as more and more people turned to air-conditioners and air coolers
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UNGA calls for addressing Islamophobic terrorist threats
UNGA unanimously adopts the revised Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
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Israel strikes Hamas site in Gaza over fire balloons - military
Target a weapons manufacturing site used by Hamas says Israel's military
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US adds Turkey to list of countries implicated in use of child soldiers
The move is likely to further complicate the already fraught ties between Ankara and Washington
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New evacuation orders issued in western Canada as fire guts town after record heat
More than 1,000 people evacuated after the fast-moving fire engulfed the community
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Complete Afghan withdrawal imminent as last US troops leave Bagram
The closure of Bagram airbase ends the US military presence at Afghanistan’s most significant airfield
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Covid has created 'ideal environment' for human trafficking: US
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says nearly 25m people worldwide are estimated to be victims of human trafficking
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Western forces pack up to end their war, Afghans 'manage the consequences'
Afghan scrap dealers are collecting whatever they can of value from heaps of broken military hardware
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Britain's William and Harry put feud aside to unveil Princess Diana statue
The brothers unveiled a statue to their late mother Princess Diana on what would have been her 60th birthday
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Erdogan defiant as Turkey quits violence-on-women treaty
Thousands were set on Thursday to protest the decision across Turkey, where femicide has surged
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Pakistan, India exchange list of prisoners
Islamabad shares with New Delhi a list of 609 Indian prisoners which include 51 civilians and 558 fishermen
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Indian brothers escape leopard by throwing birthday cake at it
Leopard followed us for over 500 metres. We narrowly escaped death, says victim
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Number of global nuclear warheads down but military stockpiles swelling
Countries reducing, modernizing arsenals, fall does not indicate slowing of arms race, according to Japanese report
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Europe court refuses to hear case on Arafat death
Many Palestinians accuse Israel of poisoning Arafat, a charge flatly denied by the Jewish state
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France offers chance at asylum to Afghans who worked for it, sparks exodus
French foreign ministry's move has invited criticism, seen as sending the wrong signal at a crucial time
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Xi warns against foreign bullying as China marks party centenary
China recovers briskly from the Covid-19 outbreak and takes a more assertive stance on the global stage
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Russia posts record virus deaths for third day running
Country reports 672 coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours
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Deaths surge in US and Canada from worst heatwave on record
As officials brace for more sizzling weather and the threat of wildfires
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UAE bans citizens from travelling to Pakistan, India and other countries
With the start of travel season, citizens need to comply with all anti-Covid measures, says official statement
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Former US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dead at 88
Rumsfeld was the main architect of the Iraq war until President George W Bush replaced him
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Joy and scepticism as Myanmar frees hundreds held since coup
Release was described by activists as a ploy by ruling military to divert attention from an ongoing security crackdown
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Bill Cosby to be freed after US court quashes sex crimes conviction
Cosby's convictions and judgment of sentence are vacated, and he is discharged, writes Pennsylvania Supreme Court
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Social media poses threat to humanity, warn scientists
Researchers argue academics should address study of large-scale impact of tech in society as a 'crisis discipline'
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‘75 Kashmiris killed in IIOJK since January this year’
Indian forces also conducted 202 search operations, arrested 350 people and destroyed 58 houses, reveals report
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Iran, US choices on nuclear deal 'crystallise' in Vienna
US is committed to ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon, and we believe diplomacy, says US envoy to UN
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Covid-19 drug cuts hospitalisations, deaths by about 70%, says Japanese firm
Antibody cocktail approved by US body last year now up for approval from Japan's Health Ministry
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Kashmiri-origin Pathan symbolises Turkey’s links with South Asia
As Turkey observes 96th death anniversary of Abdur Rehman Peshawari, translation of his biography is set to release















































