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Chinese foreign minister to join G20 meeting on Afghanistan
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will on Wednesday take part in the G20 foreign ministers' meeting on Afghanistan at the invitation of Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, China's Foreign Ministry announced on…
UN releases emergency funds to save Afghan health system from collapse
GENEVA (AFP) - The United Nations aid chief said Wednesday he had released $45 million in emergency funds to help prevent Afghanistan’s battered healthcare system from collapsing.
Martin Griffiths, the UN’s Under-Secretary-General for…
Two Taliban among three killed in Jalalabad attack
JALALABAD: Two Taliban fighters and a civilian were killed Wednesday by gunmen who attacked a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, security sources and witnesses said.
The attack in Jalalabad city is the latest on Taliban targets in…
Military aid for Israel removed from US funding bill, but leadership pledges vote later this week
WASHINGTON: Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday removed $1 billion in military funding for Israel from legislation to fund the US government after objections from liberals in the House of Representatives, but party leaders pledged to bring the…
CMG’s 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala combines modernity and tradition
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The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which this year is September 21. China Media Group's (CMG) 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was broadcast overseas for the…
Taliban ask to address UN General Assembly, name new envoy
UNITED NATIONS: The Taliban's new foreign minister has asked to address world leaders at this week's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, a UN spokesman.
The ambassador of the Afghan government ousted by the Taliban last…
US says Blinken expects to speak to France
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expects to exchange views Wednesday with his French counterpart on a crisis in ties even though no one-on-one meeting is scheduled, an official said.
Blinken and French Foreign Minister…
Rare Australia earthquake triggers panic in Melbourne
MELBOURNE: A rare quake rattled southeastern Australia early Wednesday, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked Melbourne residents running into the streets.
The shallow tremor hit east of the country's second-largest…
Brazil’s health minister tests positive for Covid-19 at UN gathering
BRASÍLIA: Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 after attending the UN General Assembly in New York that was inaugurated by his president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to an official statement.
"The other…
Sahara camel race glory brings boy jockey big dreams for his future
INGALL, Niger (AFP) - Ten-year-old Moussa will bask in the glory of the weekend camel race in Niger for a long time. Little higher than his victorious charger’s knees, the boy fairly flew across the desert to snatch first prize in one of…