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Justin Trudeau casts his ballot at a Montreal polling station. (Bloomberg)

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau wins historic third term, but without...

The Liberal victory is a historic milestone for Trudeau, marking only the eighth time a Canadian leader has won three...

21 Sep 2021 5:28 AM GMT

Taliban members inspect near the site of a blast in Jalalabad. (Photo: AFP)

Taliban to female Kabul city workers: Stay home

Hamdullah Namony told reporters Sunday that only women who could not be replaced by men have been permitted to report to...

19 Sep 2021 8:55 AM GMT

A young Afghan girls stands next to her mother participating with other Afghan women against Pakistan and the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

'Suffered most' from Afghan war, says Pakistan citing USD 150 bln...

Afghans and the previous Kabul government had blamed Pakistan for its proxy war in Afghanistan

19 Sep 2021 6:19 AM GMT

In this image taken from SpaceX video, passengers aboard a SpaceX capsule react as the capsule parachutes into the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX all-civilian orbital crew completes historic mission

The SpaceX Dragon capsule was slowed down by four large parachutes before splashing into the Atlantic Ocean

19 Sep 2021 2:34 AM GMT

Afghan residents and family members of the victims gather next to a damaged vehicle inside a house, day after a US drone airstrike in Kabul. (AFP)

'A tragic mistake': US admits strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians, not...

The drone strike killed 10 people, including seven children, according to McKenzie, none of who ultimately were linked...

18 Sep 2021 5:04 AM GMT

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar reached Dushanbe on Thursday and was received by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon. (Photo: Twitter/@DrSJaishankar)

Afghan crisis main focus at Dushanbe SCO meeting today

The SCO summit itself is being held in a hybrid format, which means that some leaders will also attend in person

17 Sep 2021 2:39 AM GMT

Mullah Baradar (AFP file photo)

Taliban leader Mullah Baradar named among 100 most influential people...

Baradar is considered to be a quiet, secretive man who rarely gives public statements

16 Sep 2021 6:40 AM GMT

The Dragon capsules two men and two women are looking to spend three days going round and round the planet. (Photo: Twitter/@SpaceX)

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

It's SpaceX founder Elon Musk's first entry in the competition for space tourism dollars

16 Sep 2021 3:13 AM GMT

A vendor waits for customers next to his stall along a street in Kabul on September 14, 2021. (Karim SAHIB / AFP)

One month after fall of Kabul, economic crisis stalks Taliban

Impromptu markets where people sell household goods for cash have sprung up across Kabul, although buyers are in short...

15 Sep 2021 5:51 AM GMT

Currently 63.1 percent of the eligible population over-12 are fully vaccinated, or 54 percent of the total population. (AP file photo)

US approaching Delta wave peak but virus expected to become endemic

Countries in western Europe have also seen similar downturns in their Delta surges

15 Sep 2021 5:02 AM GMT

The vaccination rollout in Japan started off slow and late compared to other developed nations. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Japan overtakes US on vaccination after starting months later

Japan has administered a total of 145.8 million shots, and over 51% of its population is fully vaccinated

14 Sep 2021 6:18 AM GMT

A Taliban fighter lifts a makeshift weight left behind by former prisoners at an empty area of the Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

Once inmates, Taliban now in charge in a Kabul prison

The Taliban now run Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, a sprawling complex on Kabul's eastern outskirts

14 Sep 2021 6:13 AM GMT