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27-09-2021 BEIJING: China’s military will display some of its most advanced weaponry and equipment when the country’s largest airshow gets under way this week. Airshow China opens in the southern city of Zhuhai on Tuesday after a year-long delay as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The state-run newspaper Global …

27-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday said that the Taliban government does not want conflict in the country; therefore, it would not take the initiative to create one. Addressing a ceremony of the Afghan …

27-09-2021 WEST BANK/ JERUSALEM: Dozens Palestinians have been killed and injured during raids by Israeli forces in the West Bank. The Israeli army said the operation was against Hamas militants about to carry out attacks, adding that as far as it knew all the dead were Hamas members. Two soldiers …

27-09-2021 BERLIN: The fight to succeed popular, long-serving chancellor Angela Merkel could barely be tighter as Germans vote in parliamentary elections. While the streets of Berlin hosted the annual marathon, the biggest race was taking place across the country. The three candidates vying to succeed the chancellor voted in warm …

27-09-2021 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s leader says his country is considering buying a second Russian missile system despite strong objections by NATO ally the United States. In an interview with American broadcaster CBS News, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would make decisions on its defence systems independently. Speaking to correspondent Margaret …

26-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ HERAT/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban are said to have hung the dead bodies of four alleged kidnappers in public in the western city of Herat in an apparent warning. The gruesome display came a day after a notorious Taliban official warned …

  26-09-2021 LONDON: A temporary visa scheme to make it easier for foreign lorry drivers to work in the UK is set to run for three months, ending on Christmas eve. It is understood that about 5,000 temporary visas could be issued, with more details expected on Sunday. A shortage …

26-09-2021 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: A top foreign ministry official said Saturday India will export eight million COVID-19 vaccine jabs by the end of October after ending its ban on sending doses abroad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to resume exports at a meeting of leaders from the so-called Quad …

25-09-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ CANBERRA: The Taliban’s new defence minister has issued a rebuke over misconduct by some commanders and fighters following the movement’s victory over the Western-backed government in Afghanistan last month, saying abuses would not be tolerated. Mullah …

25-09-2021 TEHRAN/ NEW YORK: Iran will return to negotiations on resuming compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal “very soon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told reporters on the sidelines of the UNGA. “We are not seeking to quit the negotiating table,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said. “We will certainly …