News Archives for World - 2021-08-12

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World

Britain to send troops to Kabul 'to assist British nationals to leave': UK Govt

"I have authorised the deployment of additional military personnel to support the diplomatic presence in Kabul, assist British nationals to leave the country and support the relocation of former Afghan staff who risked their lives serving alongside us," Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said.

Updated 13 Aug, 2021 12:11am

Middle East

Migrants' unpaid hospital bills a barrier to birth certificates in UAE

Without the documentation, children in the UAE are unable to get passports, visas or Emirates identification, or to access healthcare and education

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:19pm

World

Taliban take Herat as Afghan forces retreat; insurgents capture gateway Ghazni

Herat is home to veteran warlord Ismail Khan

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 09:49pm

Middle East

Palestinians get 150,000 doses of Pfizer virus vaccine

RAMALLAH: The Palestinian Authority said Thursday it had taken delivery of 150,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine, amid an...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 08:24pm

World

US Embassy in Kabul urges US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately

Urges US citizens to leave using available commercial flight options

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 08:35pm

World

Trump blames Biden for 'unacceptable' Taliban surge in Afghanistan

When Biden took power earlier this year, he pushed back the deadline for the withdrawal and set no conditions for it

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 08:23pm

Europe

Russia posts record daily virus fatalities

MOSCOW: Russia on Thursday reported its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the start of the pandemic, as a...

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 05:26pm

South Asia

Thousands rescued as Ganges floods in India

The Uttar Pradesh government said 940 flood shelters had been set up for the homeless where food rations were being handed out

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:52pm

World

Kabul offers Taliban power-sharing to end violence: source

Proposal allows the Taliban to share power in return for a halt in violence in the country

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:32pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Thursday

At least 204,685,500 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 12 Aug, 2021 04:11pm

Europe

Germany to end Afghanistan aid if Taliban take power

Germany sends Afghanistan 430 million euros ($504 million) in aid a year, making it one of the biggest donors to the strife-hit nation

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 03:57pm

Europe

Russia to finance new Tajik-Afghan border outpost

The Russian and Tajik governments will soon sign the agreement on aid provision, Interfax quoted Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov as saying

Published 12 Aug, 2021 01:02pm

Europe

Swiss suspend deportations to Afghanistan amid security concerns

The State Secretariat for Migration suspends repatriations to Afghanistan until further notice due to the changed situation in the country, the agency said on Twitter

Published 12 Aug, 2021 12:55pm

World

Taliban denies killing civilians, calls for independent inquiry

Taliban spokesperson, Suhail Shaheen, says in a statement that the group has not targeted any civilians or their homes in any locality, rather the operations have been undertaken with great precision and caution

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 12:57pm

Europe

Turkey says Kabul airport issue to ‘take shape’ in coming days

He was speaking at the Turkish Embassy in Islamabad as Afghan government forces battled Taliban fighters in and around several cities on Thursday

Published 12 Aug, 2021 12:15pm

World

Afghan Taliban move closer to capital after taking Ghazni city

The city -- the 10th provincial capital to fall to the insurgents in a week -- lies along the major Kabul-Kandahar highway, effectively serving as a gateway between the capital and militant strongholds in the south

Updated 12 Aug, 2021 04:48pm

World

Antibodies from Sinovac's Covid-19 shot fade after about 6 months, booster helps

BEIJING: Antibodies triggered by Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine declined below a key threshold from around six...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 11:35am

Asia

Indian state launches assault on drugs as UN warns of Bangladesh-like crisis

Assam is the only point of exit for drugs smuggled into India from Myanmar, said the state's special director general of police Gyanendra Pratap Singh

Published 12 Aug, 2021 11:22am

Asia

Ship sailing under Panama flag runs aground in northern Japan, oil leaking

The 39,910-tonne vessel, the "Crimson Polaris," was carrying wood chips when it ran aground on Wednesday morning in Hachinohe harbour

Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:38am

World

Morocco, Israel sign deals to mark historic visit

RABAT: The foreign ministers of Morocco and Israel signed three accords on Wednesday during the first visit by a top...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 10:01am

World

Scars, trauma but no regret for Afghan veterans

PARIS: As international forces complete a pullout from Afghanistan against the background of a rampant Taliban...

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:53am

World

Sanctions and elections on table at Venezuela talks

An organizational meeting is planned for Friday while the official start of the talks is set for August 30

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:50am

Europe

Eight feared dead as tourist helicopter crashes in Russian far east

In early July, an aircraft from a small local company crashed in the peninsula, killing 19 people

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:47am

World

Australia's capital Canberra to enter virus lockdown

The city is expected to spend at least nine weeks under stay-at-home orders, with several hotspot suburbs placed under harsher restrictions Thursday

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:45am

South Asia

Young Afghan general takes fight against Taliban to social media

He and the 20,000 men under his command have garnered thousands of followers, with their Twitter accounts awash with images of the general among the troops, posing for selfies with young civilians, and meeting local shopkeepers

Published 12 Aug, 2021 09:35am

World

WWF sounds alarm over ‘colossal’ Black Sea oil slick

MOSCOW: Russian scientists sounded the alarm on Wednesday over a huge oil slick in the Black Sea, with the World...