Sunday, 16 Mar, 2025

International

Trump calls for Biden to resign over Afghanistan crisis

Former US president Donald Trump called for his successor Joe Biden to resign on Sunday over the swift takeover of Afghanistan by Taliban terrorists, as US troops withdrew from the country after nearly 20 years on the ground. "It is time for Joe Biden to resign in disgrace for

War in Afghanistan is over: Taliban 

The Taliban has declared the war in Afghanistan over after its fighters swept into the capital, Kabul, and President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. The streets of Kabul were quiet on Monday, but there were scenes of chaos and panic at the international airport as hundreds of Afghans

Haiti earthquake death toll reaches 1,297

Officials in Haiti have confirmed at least 1,297 people are dead after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Caribbean nation on Saturday. Rescuers are picking through rubble in a desperate search for any survivors. Homes, churches and schools were among buildings flattened in

Taliban take control of Afghan presidential palace

Afghanistan’s embattled president has left the country, joining his fellow citizens and foreigners in a stampede fleeing the advancing Taliban and signalling the end of a 20-year Western experiment aimed at remaking Afghanistan. Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan National

Chinese firm demands billions of shillings from Kenya before handing over railway project

A Chinese firm demanded billions of shillings in pending bills that Kenya borrowed to build the modern railway line from Mombasa to Nairobi. Bonface Otieno, writing in Business Daily said that the Africa Star Railway Operation Company Ltd (Afristar), the Chinese company contracted to run

Australia names China state-owned lender firm in Parliament for deliberately bankrupting company

A Chinese state-owned lender firm was named in the Australian Parliament on Tuesday afternoon for deliberately bankrupting an Aussie company by misdirecting payments to take ownership. Anthony Galloway, writing in The Sydney Morning Herald said that documents tabled in Federal

China hacks Israel, Iran, for info on tech, business advances

China has hacked dozens of Israeli public and private sector groups as well groups in Iran, Saudi Arabia and a variety of other countries, the international cybersecurity company FireEye announced Tuesday. The massive cyber-attack appears to be part of a long-term spying strategy in

Tourist helicopter crashes into Russian lake

A tourist helicopter with 16 people on board has crashed into a lake in Russia's Far East, officials say. There were eight known survivors, Russian media quoted emergencies ministry officials as saying. Thirteen tourists, including a child, and three crew were on board when the

Afghanistan war: Army chief replaced as Taliban advance

Afghanistan has replaced its army chief, as Taliban militants continue to make rapid advances. Insurgents have taken control of 10 of the country's 34 provincial capitals. On Thursday the Taliban said they had taken the strategically important Ghazni city, which is on the road

Afghans launch social media campaign against Pakistan

KABUL: Afghans on social media began a massive anti-Pakistan campaign on Monday to protest the country for meddling in Afghanistan. They called on the international community to stop Pakistan for its negative interference in Afghan affairs. The campaign indicates to Pakistan with a

Afghan envoy urges UN to declare Taliban as 'destructive' group

Afghanistan's newly-appointed Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Gholam Mohammad Ishaaqzai urged the United Nations to declare the Taliban a destructive group and to take urgent actions against it. The government of Afghanistan wants the international community to look at and

Pakistan cities lack safe drinking water, reveals govt data

Islamabad [Pakistan]: Most of the prominent cities in Pakistan do not have safe drinking water for citizens, according to data presented by the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government at National Assembly.   According to Dawn, the data presented by Shibli Faraz, federal

From Lothal to the horseshoe table: India’s maritime journey

On August 9, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the United Nations Security Council debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security: A Case for International Cooperation”. In more ways than one, this was a historic first. To begin with, it was the first time that an

Pakistan: Blast near Serena Hotel in Quetta, 2 policemen dead

At least two policemen died and eight others were injured in an explosion near Quetta's Serena Hotel in Pakistan on Sunday. Four passers-by were also wounded in the blast that targeted a police mobile near Tanzeem Chowk, Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat Shahwani said in

Pakistan’s Kashmir Election: Some Facts and Analysis

Elections for 45 seats in the 11th general elections were held in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Sunday, July 25, The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, winning the most seats, followed by the Pakistan People’s Party, and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz came third. Pakistan

Afghan women, teenage girls flee homes; fear being kidnapped, forced into marriage

The Taliban is kidnapping and forcibly marrying off teenage girls and young women to its fighters as it recaptures huge areas of Afghanistan. The Mail newspaper on Sunday reported that whenever the extremists capture a new town or district, they issue orders through the speakers of

US expresses concerns over China's growing nuke arsenal

Washington: The US has expressed its concerns over China's growing nuclear arsenal on Saturday. US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken noted serious concerns over the rapid growth of the PRC's nuclear arsenal which highlights how Beijing has sharply deviated from its

Pakistan Draws Flak For Funding Taliban

People in Afghanistan had celebrated and danced on the roads after they heard that Hamid Gul, former head of the Pakistani spy agency- Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was dead. Gul was responsible for not allowing any government to succeed after 1980’s Afghan War and helped emerge

Afghans in India: Taliban gains dash hopes to return

Hameed Khan, 28, and his 26-year-old cousin, Sikandar Naseem, have been tuning in to the news regularly to get the latest updates on how the Taliban have been stepping up their campaign to defeat the Afghan government.    Both of them run a hole-in-the-wall restaurant that

Gunmen kill head of Afghanistan government's media and information centre

Unknown gunmen on Friday killed Dawa Khan Menapal, head of the Afghan government's media and information center, in Kabul city. The incident happened at Darul Aman Road in the west of Kabul on Friday afternoon, sources told Tolo News. Menapal also served as head of the