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Former Afghan president says US failed in war-torn country

Kabul: Afghanistan’s former president said on Sunday the US came to his country to fight extremism and bring stability to his war-tortured nation and...

Iran moderate candidate concedes win by judiciary chief

Dubai: The moderate candidate in Iran's presidential election has conceded he lost to the country's hard-line judiciary chief. Former Central Bank chief Abdolnasser Hemmati wrote...

COVID-19: Palestinians call off 1 million dose vaccine exchange with Israel

JERUSALEM: The Palestinian Authority is calling off an agreement whereby Israel would transfer 1 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to it in exchange for...

China is ‘pacing challenge’ for US: Defence Secretary Austin

Washington: China is a "pacing challenge" for America, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has said, asserting that it is "really important" for the US to...

Delta variant jumps 33,630 in a week, making up nearly all COVID-19 cases in UK

LONDON: The number of Delta variant infections has jumped by 33,630 in a week to hit a total of 75,953 in the UK, with...

Scientists developing low-cost, saliva-based Covid-19 test inspired by glucose test strips for diabetes

London: Researchers are developing a rapid, low-cost and mass manufacturable saliva-based biosensor test for Covid-19 inspired by the glucose test strips used to check...

UK opens up Covid-19 vaccines to all adults in ‘final push’ for protection

The UK's health officials on Friday opened up the country's Covid-19 vaccination programme to all adults, in what has been dubbed as the "final...

Delta variant infections doubling every 11 days in England, study finds

LONDON: The number of people infected with the coronavirus is increasing rapidly in England, doubling every 11 days, which coincides with the Delta variant...

India extends USD 100 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka for solar energy projects

COLOMBO: India has extended a USD 100 million Line of Credit to Sri Lanka to help the island nation finance various projects in the...

Trump ‘pressed’ Justice Dept to overturn 2020 election results

WASHINGTON: Documents released by a US congressional panel on Tuesday revealed new details of how then-President Donald Trump tried to mobilise the Justice Department...

Pakistan court adjourns hearing in Kulbhushan Jadhav case till October 5

Islamabad: A Pakistan court has adjourned till October 5 the hearing of a government’s plea to appoint a counsel for Indian death-row prisoner Kulbhushan...

UK trial finds Regeneron anti-viral therapy saves lives from Covid-19

London: A new, experimental anti-viral treatment used for some worst-affected Covid-19 patients has been found to save lives, according to the results of a...

NATO leaders declare China a global security challenge

Brussels : NATO leaders on Monday declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order, a message...

China denounces NATO statement, defends defence policy

Beijing : The Chinese mission to the European Union on Tuesday denounced a NATO statement that declared Beijing a “security challenge,” saying China is...

NATO chief says ‘no new Cold War’ with China

BRUSSELS: Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday there is no new Cold War with China but the western allies will have to...

Afghanistan peace process is shared obligation of all stakeholders: Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: The Afghanistan peace process is the shared obligation of all stakeholders and one country alone cannot take responsibility for any negative outcome, Pakistan...

Iran approves first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

TEHRAN: Iran's state TV is reporting that the country has approved an emergency use of its first domestically developed coronavirus vaccine that could bring...

NATO leaders to bid symbolic adieu to Afghanistan at summit

BRUSSELS: US President Joe Biden and his NATO counterparts will bid a symbolic farewell to Afghanistan on Monday in their last summit before America...

UK scientists develop gadget that sniffs out COVID-19

London: Electronic devices may soon be used to identify the presence of infection in a crowded space using body odour profiles after scientists in...

Coronavirus variants can evade antibodies by spreading via super-cells new research

Birmingham: (The Conversation) The antibodies we create after we're infected with a virus or vaccinated against it can be very powerful. A virus typically spreads...

To counter China, G7 leaders agree on increased climate finance

CARBIS BAY (UK): G7 leaders will commit on Sunday to increase their climate finance contributions to meet an overdue spending pledge of $100 billion...

China says opposed to US plans to deploy missiles in neighbouring countries

Calls US and Russia to reduce their nuclear weapons Beijing: China is opposed to US plans to deploy missiles and defensive systems in neighbouring countries...

G7 to counter China’s clout with big infrastructure project: Senior US official

CARBIS BAY: The Group of Seven will seek to rival China’s multi-trilliondollar Belt and Road initiative on Saturday by announcing a global infrastructure plan...

China’s aggressive behaviour in Indo-Pacific can spark crisis there: US defence secy

WASHINGTON: Describing China as a pacing challenge, US defence secretary Llyod Austin said Beijing's "aggressive behaviour" in the IndoPacific could spark a crisis in...

G7 leaders open summit with drive for billion COVID vaccine doses for poor countries

CARBIS BAY (UNITED KINGDOM): G7 leaders on Friday opened their first in-person talks in nearly two years, with an expected pledge to donate one...

India, Kuwait sign MoU for cooperation on recruitment of domestic workers

KUWAIT: India and Kuwait have signed an MoU that brings Indian domestic workers in the Gulf nation within the ambit of a legal framework...

24 air passengers quarantined in Pakistan after trained dogs identify them as Covid-19 carriers

Peshawar: Twenty-four people, who arrived at the airport here on Thursday from a flight from the UAE, were sent to quarantine centres after trained...

WTO to intensify talks over protections of COVID-19 vaccines

GENEVA: World Trade Organisation member states agreed on Wednesday to intensify talks toward improving access to COVID-19 products, as developing nations push for a...

Jaishankar meets Qatari NSA; thanks him for support in India’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic

DOHA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met Qatar's National Security Advisor Mohamed Bin Ahmed Al Mesned and thanked him for the Gulf...

China has ability to try to ‘disturb’ rules-based order which US, its allies strongly defend: Blinken

WASHINGTON: China is the single nation that militarily, economically, diplomatically and politically has the ability to try to "disturb" the rules-based order that America,...

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