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Blast at Russia embassy in Kabul; 2 embassy staff among dead

Blast at Russia embassy in Kabul; 2 embassy staff among dead

A suicide bombing outside the Russian Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Monday killed two members of the embassy staff and at least one civilian, a local police official and a Russian state news agency said. It was unclear if the attacker detonated the explosives himself or whether they went off when security forces shot him.

2022-09-05 19:17

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in 'climate catastrophe'

Pakistan flooding deaths pass 1,000 in 'climate catastrophe'

Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country's climate minister called the deadly monsoon season ``a serious climate catastrophe. ''Flash flooding from the heavy rains has washed away villages and crops as soldiers and rescue workers evacuated stranded residents to the safety of relief camps and provided food t...

2022-08-28 21:06

India to register up to 2.5 million voters in contested Kashmir

India to register up to 2.5 million voters in contested Kashmir

India is expected to register as many as 2.5 million new voters in the contested Jammu and Kashmir region, a top official said late on Wednesday, in a move local political parties said was an attempt to influence upcoming elections. The Muslim-majority region is claimed in full but ruled in part by nuclear arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who have fought two wars over control ...

2022-08-18 21:21

Boxing star Joshua avoids comment in Saudi as tweeter jailed

Boxing star Joshua avoids comment in Saudi as tweeter jailed

Boxer Anthony Joshua declined to comment on human rights in Saudi Arabia as news broke Wednesday that a woman had been jailed for 34 years over her Twitter activity, days before his world heavyweight fight in Jeddah. Joshua, who has been based in Saudi Arabia ahead of Saturday's unification bout with Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine, said people seemed "cool" in the kingdom and that...

2022-08-18 20:47

US, Taiwan to start formal trade talks under new initiative

US, Taiwan to start formal trade talks under new initiative

The United States and Taiwan on Wednesday agreed to start trade talks under a new initiative, saying they wanted to reach agreements with "economically meaningful outcomes," in another sign of stepped up U.S. support for the island.

2022-08-18 11:00

China sets sanctions on Taiwan political figures to punish US congressional visits

China sets sanctions on Taiwan political figures to punish US congressional visits

China imposed visa bans and other sanctions Tuesday on Taiwanese political figures as it raises pressure on the self-governing island and the U.S. in response to successive congressional visits. The sanctions come a day after China announced more military exercises in the seas and skies surrounding Taiwan because of what it called ``collusion and provocation between the U.S. ...

2022-08-16 21:50

China and Thailand kick off joint air force drills

China and Thailand kick off joint air force drills

Thailand and China kicked off a joint air force exercise on Sunday, the kingdom's military said, the first such drills in years following a pause forced by Covid-19.

2022-08-14 20:40

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits

US to boost Taiwan trade, conduct transits in straits

The United States is responding to China's "provocative" behavior on Taiwan by boosting trade with the democratically run island and insisting on right of air and sea passage through the tense straits, the White House said Friday.

2022-08-14 10:34

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties

Japan PM names new Cabinet, shifting some over church ties

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida reshuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday in an apparent bid to distance his administration from the conservative Unification Church over its ties to the assassinated leader Shinzo Abe and senior ruling party members.

2022-08-10 20:54

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China reaffirms threat of military force to annex Taiwan

China on Wednesday reaffirmed its threat to use military force to bring self-governing Taiwan under its control, amid threatening Chinese military exercises that have raised tensions between the sides to their highest level in years.

2022-08-10 20:54

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