Tokyo: Japan’s outspoken vaccinations minister, Taro Kono, announced Friday that he is running to become head…
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UK spy chief warns Taliban takeover could fuel terror plots
London: The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan has heartened and emboldened extremists and could lead to the…
Lebanon forms new government, 1st in over a year
Beirut: The Lebanese presidency says a new government has been formed, breaking a 13-month deadlock that…
Mass booster doses not needed, says UK COVID-19 vaccine creator
London: A widespread booster shots campaign as planned by the UK government is not required for…
ETIM militants left Afghanistan: Taliban tells China
Beijing: The Taliban have informed China that the ETIM militants from the volatile Xinjiang province who…
US House panel passes reconciliation bill protecting Arctic reserve from drilling
The House Natural Resources Committee late on Thursday passed legislation that will go into a wider…
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a…
Taliban smash tomb of Ahmad Shah Massoud on his 20th death anniversary
Days after taking over the Panjshir Valley—the last province in Afghanistan not controlled by the Taliban—the…
Biden orders new vaccine mandates, says ‘patience wearing thin’ with anti-vaxxers
US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced a series of steps, including issuing several executive orders…