Top US envoy to Afghanistan stepping down
Middle East
October 19, 2021
Top US envoy to Afghanistan stepping down
WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Top US envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad is stepping down, the State Department said on…
Canada’s Trudeau visits First Nations community after snubbing indigenous leader’s invitation
World
October 19, 2021
Canada’s Trudeau visits First Nations community after snubbing indigenous leader’s invitation
Oct 18 (Reuters) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday visited the Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc community and the unmarked burial…
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Beirut violence was a dangerous development
Middle East
October 19, 2021
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah says Beirut violence was a dangerous development
BEIRUT, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Shia group Hezbollah said on Monday that last week’s Beirut…
Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law
World
October 19, 2021
Court rulings free Hong Kong police to probe older offences under security law
HONG KONG, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Recent court judgements have freed Hong Kong authorities to use national security powers to…
N.Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says
World
October 19, 2021
N.Korea test fires submarine-launched ballistic missile, S.Korea says
SEOUL, Oct 19 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from off its east coast on Tuesday,…
Dubai signs deal to build infrastructure in Kashmir -Indian government
Middle East
October 18, 2021
Dubai signs deal to build infrastructure in Kashmir -Indian government
NEW DELHI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Dubai has signed an accord to build infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian…
Tigray forces say government attacked Ethiopia’s Mekelle, govt denies
World
October 18, 2021
Tigray forces say government attacked Ethiopia’s Mekelle, govt denies
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Rebellious northern Ethiopian forces accused the government of launching air strikes on the capital of…
Yemen’s Houthis advance in Shabwa and Marib
Middle East
October 18, 2021
Yemen’s Houthis advance in Shabwa and Marib
ADEN, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi movement said on Sunday it has seized new territory in the energy-rich…
UAE’s daily COVID-19 cases fall below 100
Middle East
October 18, 2021
UAE’s daily COVID-19 cases fall below 100
DUBAI, Oct 17 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates on Sunday recorded a drop in daily COVID-19 cases to below…
‘Cement mountain’: China’s rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
Environment
October 18, 2021
‘Cement mountain’: China’s rocky road on biodiversity beyond rosy UN summit
KUNMING, China, Oct 18 (Reuters) – China used a five-day United Nations biodiversity conference in Kunming to celebrate its achievements…