News Archives for World - 2021-08-22

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World

Turkey can't bear Afghan refugee burden for EU: Erdogan

"The member states do not open their doors even to a tiny portion of the people who served them and who are in difficulty," the statement quoted him as saying.

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:26pm

World

Anti-Taliban leader Massoud says negotiation only way forward

Ahmad Massoud, leader of Afghanistan's last major outpost of anti-Taliban resistance, said on Sunday he hoped to ...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 09:11pm

Middle East

Iran's Raisi calls on Japan to release frozen funds

TEHRAN: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Sunday called on Tokyo to release the Islamic republic's funds that have...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 08:33pm

World

UK announces G7 leaders to discuss Afghanistan on Tuesday

LONDON: G7 leaders will discuss the crisis in Afghanistan on Tuesday in a virtual summit, Britain's Prime Minister...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 07:17pm

South Asia

US orders American airlines to aid Afghan evacuation

WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday enlisted several major American airlines in its chaotic evacuation of tens ...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 07:17pm

Europe

Merkel offers reassurances on Russia pipeline, Ukraine urges greater clarity

KYIV: German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered reassurances on Sunday that Ukraine would not suffer from the...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 06:25pm

USA

Biden administration to use commercial airlines to carry Afghan evacuees

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's administration said on Sunday that commercial aircraft would be used to help...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 06:25pm

World

Prices at pump soar in Lebanon after new subsidy cut

BEIRUT: Lebanese fuel prices soared by up to 70 percent Sunday after yet another subsidy cut, official figures...

Published 22 Aug, 2021 05:16pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Sunday

At least 211,307,660 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 22 Aug, 2021 05:01pm

World

Taliban blame US for airport chaos as Afghans face 'impossible' race to flee

America, with all its power and facilities... has failed to bring order to the airport, says Taliban official

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 05:47pm

Middle East

Iran Covid deaths at new daily high as curbs lifted

The ministry said the deaths of 684 people in the past 24 hours brought the total number of fatalities to 102,038

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 04:47pm

South Asia

Malaysia's new PM invites opposition to join COVID-19 effort

Offer comes amid years of political instability
New PM has slim parliament majority
King has said PM should face confidence vote

Published 22 Aug, 2021 04:15pm

World

Seven people killed in crowd near Kabul airport: UK ministry of defence

LONDON: Seven people in crowds near Kabul airport were killed amid chaos as thousands of people gathered trying to...

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 02:34pm

World

Austria's Kurz says he opposes taking in any more Afghans

While the European Union grapples with what to do with Afghans who assisted it over the past 20 years, Kurz said coming to Austria was not an option

Updated 22 Aug, 2021 12:15pm

Europe

US, Spain agree use of military bases in Spain for Afghan refugees

A plane carrying 110 Afghan refugees and their families arrived at a Spain-based European Union hub at a military base outside Madrid on Saturday night

Published 22 Aug, 2021 11:39am

World

US VP Harris begins Asia trip amid Afghan debacle

The hardline militant swift return to power a week ago, and desperate scenes of thousands trying to flee

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:53am

USA

Hurricane Henri bears down on US east coast

Nasty weather that preceded Henri forced New York City to halt its star-studded Central Park concert that was billed as a "homecoming" for a metropolis hard hit by the pandemic

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:48am

World

Afghans face 'impossible' race against time to flee Kabul

In the week since the hardline militants took back power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have vowed a softer version of their brutal rule from 1996-2001

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:40am

World

New Zealand queries virus approach as Delta outbreak grows

Hipkins said Delta's highly transmissible nature was making this outbreak more difficult to contain than others, raising "big questions" about the elimination strategy

Published 22 Aug, 2021 10:32am

World

China administered total of 1.924bn doses of COVID-19 vaccines

SHANGHAI: China administered about 11.97 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Aug. 20, bringing the total number of...