Taliban release two detained Americans in ‘goodwill gesture’
The Taliban have freed two Americans in detention in Afghanistan, the State Department said on Tuesday, on the same day that the regime faced condemnation…
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UN chief calls on Taliban govt to end terror activities posing threat to Pakistan from Afghan soil
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Taliban administration in Kabul to ensure an end to “all forms of terrorism activities” that posed…
UN urges Afghan govt to stop terrorist attacks against Pakistan
United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres has urged the interim Afghanistan government not to allow terrorist organisations to use Afghan soil to carry out attacks…
US stands ‘ready to assist Pakistan against terrorism
Amid the rising terror incidents in Pakistan after the banned TTP ended ceasefire, the US has offered to help the country in dealing with the…
Russian ‘kamikaze’ drones hit Kyiv as Putin arrives in ally Belarus
Moscow launched a “kamikaze” drone attack on Monday, hitting key infrastructure in and around Kyiv, hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Belarus, fuelling…
Putin sounds out military commanders on Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin has sought proposals from his armed forces commanders on how they think Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine should proceed, during a visit…
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles: South Korea military
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. Japan’s Vice Defence Minister…
UN postpones decision on ambassadors from Myanmar, Taliban, Libya
The United Nations General Assembly has approved postponing its decision on whether Myanmar’s military government and Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders can send ambassadors to the UN…
Pacifist Japan unveils biggest military build-up since World War Two
Japan on Friday unveiled its biggest military build-up since World War Two with a $320 billion plan that will buy missiles capable of striking China…
Nine police officers hurt in bomb blast in Turkey’s southeast
A bomb hit an armoured police van in southeastern Turkey on Friday, injuring nine people and reviving fears of new unrest in the mainly Kurdish…