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World - 2021-10-09

Middle East

Lebanon in blackout as power stations run out of fuel

BEIRUT: Lebanon was plunged into a total blackout Saturday after two main power stations went offline because they...

Updated 10 Oct, 2021 01:08am

South Asia

Taliban warns US not to 'destabilise' regime in face-to-face talks

DOHA: The Taliban warned the United States not to "destabilise" the regime during their first face-to-face talks...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 09:55pm

World

Afghan acting FM asks US to lift ban on central bank reserves

Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, also says Washington would offer Afghans coronavirus vaccines

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:15pm

World

World should send pledged aid to Afghans: UNHCR

UN refugee agency says lack of resources is hampering efforts to avert an economic crisis
Remarks come as billions of dollars in central bank assets held abroad have also been frozen, putting pressure on the banking system

Published 09 Oct, 2021 07:02pm

USA

Georgieva fights to keep IMF role, with decision expected 'very soon'

WASHINGTON: Embattled International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva was fighting for her professional life...

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 07:48pm

World

Afghan bury dead after Kunduz blast

KUNDUZ: Mourners from Afghanistan's minority Shia community buried their dead on Saturday after a suicide attack...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 05:58pm

South Asia

Bangladesh signs UN deal to help Rohingya refugees on island

These cover key areas of protection, education, skills-training, livelihoods and health, which will help support the refugees to lead decent lives on the island and better prepare them for sustainable return to Myanmar in the future, says UNHCR

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 05:26pm

Europe

French EU presidency to push for worldwide end to death penalty, says Macron

PARIS: France will launch a campaign for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty as part of its upcoming...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:48pm

South Asia

Anxiety and fear for women in Taliban stronghold

KANDAHAR: Afghan student Fauzia used to make ends meet voicing ads on a radio station in the Taliban heartland of...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 02:51pm

Middle East

UK and Gulf nations negotiate trade deal

MANAMA: The United Kingdom and the six Gulf Cooperation Council states have begun preliminary talks on a free trade...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 02:50pm

South Asia

Afghans flock to Iranian border, but few can cross

ZARANJ: The number of Afghans attempting to cross the border to Iran has soared since the Taliban swept to power...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 02:45pm

World

Ten injured in 2 drone attacks at Saudi's King Abdullah airport

CAIRO: Ten people were injured in two explosives-laden drone attacks at King Abdullah airport in the southern Saudi...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 01:40pm

South Asia

Singapore PM says COVID-19 'new normal' could take up to 6 months

SINGAPORE: Singapore may need as much as six months to get to a "new normal" in terms of easing restrictions and...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 11:17am

World

US, China chief trade negotiators hold 'candid exchange'

This was the second consultation between the chief trade negotiators from the world's two biggest economies after relations were seriously damaged under former US president Donald Trump

Updated 09 Oct, 2021 12:15pm

World

US says to hold first in-person talks with Taliban since Afghan withdrawal

WASHINGTON: The United States and the Taliban will hold their first in-person talks since the US withdrawal from...

Published 09 Oct, 2021 08:54am

World

US Senate green-lights stop-gap deal to avert debt default

WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Thursday to stave off a credit default that would have sparked a recession and ...