UK PM to urge G-7 leaders to step up support for Afghans

London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to urge the world leaders at a virtual G-7 meeting to step up support for refugees fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Johnson will chair a G-7 Leaders' meeting on Tuesday afternoon

He…

Rally supporting Taliban held in POK

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistan once again stands exposed with its claims of not supporting terror groups across the globe proving to be an eye wash.

In Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), a rally was organised by Taliban supporters on Monday morning,…

Japan to send Self-Defense Forces planes to Afghanistan

Tokyo (IANS) Japan will send three Self-Defense Forces (SDF) planes to Afghanistan to evacuate Japanese nationals and local staff who worked for the country's embassy and other organisations, the top government spokesperson said on Monday.

Australia evacuates 300 people from Kabul: PM

Canberra (IANS) Australia has evacuated more than 300 people from Afghanistan, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Sunday.

Morrison said that the Australian Defense Force (ADF) evacuated the people on four flights overnight, reports…

Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza following clashes

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israeli fighter jets struck posts and facilities of the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas Movement in Gaza following clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers, security sources and witnesses said.

The airstrikes…

BLA's Majeed Brigade claims responsibility for Gwadar attack targeting Chinese nationals

Quetta (IANS) The Majeed Brigade, an elite unit of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), has claimed responsibility for the suicide attack in Pakistan's port city of Gwadar in which Chinese nationals were targeted on Friday.

The Chinese…

Pak Army used militants trained by LeT to aid Taliban

New Delhi (IANS) Pakistans nefarious role in aiding the Taliban to seize power in Afghanistan is becoming clear with the exposure of the identity of militants trained and dispatched by the Pakistan Army.

A large number of them are from Punjab…

Bulgaria's 2nd largest party refuses to form govt

Sofia (IANS) The GERB-UDF coalition, the second largest group in Bulgaria's new Parliament, refused President Rumen Radev's proposal to form a government on Friday.

The coalition's Prime Minister nominee Daniel Mitov has turned…

'For what?': Joe Biden stands ground on Afghanistan exit

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden believes history will judge the US experience in Afghanistan as one where it "overextended" its stay to deal with its national interest.

At a time when roughly two-thirds of Americans say they think the…

Death toll from quake in Haiti reaches 2,189

Port-au-Prince (IANS) The death toll from the powerful 7.2 earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14 has increased to 2,189, the Caribbean island's Civil Protection Agency reported.

The 7.2-magnitude quake also left more than 12,000 people…