News Archives for World - 2021-09-06

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Europe

UK vows to get 311 Afghan support staff out

LONDON: Britain on Monday said it would do its utmost to rescue more than 300 Afghans who helped its armed forces ...

Published 06 Sep, 2021 08:47pm

World

Taliban claim control of Panjshir, opposition says resistance will continue

Pictures on social media show Taliban members standing in front of the gate of the Panjshir provincial governor's compound after fighting over the weekend with the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, commanded by Panjshiri leader Ahmad Massoud

Published 06 Sep, 2021 08:05pm

World

Blinken lands in Doha for Afghan crisis talks with Qatar

DOHA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha on Monday, an AFP correspondent saw, ahead of crisis ...

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 08:22pm

Europe

Macron urged to scrap ailing party

PARIS: Key allies of French President Emmanuel Macron have called for him to scrap his under-performing political...

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 07:51pm

Africa

Libyan dictator's son Saadi Kadhafi freed from jail

TRIPOLI: Saadi Kadhafi, a son of Libya's late dictator Moamer Kadhafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011...

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 06:40pm

World

Coronavirus toll at 1000 GMT Monday

At least 220,652,860 cases of coronavirus have been registered

Published 06 Sep, 2021 04:27pm

World

Taliban say Afghanistan has the right to be recognised

In a press conference, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid urges international community to open their embassies in Kabul
Calls on former members of the Afghan forces to integrate with the new regime

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 02:46pm

World

Iran 'strongly' condemns Taliban offensive on Panjshir Valley

The news coming from Panjshir is truly worrying, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh says

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 07:08pm

World

Over 1,000 await flight clearance to leave Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif

The confusion was the latest flashpoint following a chaotic US military withdrawal completed after Taliban insurgents seized power in Kabul on Aug. 15, after the Western-backed government collapsed

Published 06 Sep, 2021 11:47am

World

New Zealand COVID-19 cases steady ahead of decision on easing curbs

All new cases were in Auckland, the epicentre of the current outbreak

Published 06 Sep, 2021 11:39am

Asia

Japan's COVID-19 vaccine minister has public support in PM race

Yoshihide Suga's shock Friday announcement he was stepping down has thrown a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leadership race set for Sept 29 into disarray

Published 06 Sep, 2021 10:38am

World

Blinken heads to Qatar on Afghan crisis mission

Qatar, a major US military base, has been the gateway for 55,000 people airlifted out of Afghanistan

Published 06 Sep, 2021 10:04am

World

Taliban say resistance holdout Panjshir Valley 'completely captured'

With this victory, our country is completely taken out of the quagmire of war, says Taliban chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement

Updated 06 Sep, 2021 03:45pm

World

Son of Kadhafi freed from Libyan jail: ministry

Saadi Moamer Kadhafi has been freed from prison, following a court ruling several years ago, the source said -- without saying whether he was still in the country

Published 06 Sep, 2021 09:30am

World

UN calls for end to violence in Afghanistan

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to violence in Afghanistan amid fears of...