Civilian injured in Kabul IED blasts

Kabul (IANS) A day after 23 rockets hit Kabul killing nine people and injuring nearly 50 others, there were two separate IED blasts on Sunday in the Afghan capital which wounded one civilian, leading to widespread panic.

The civilian was wounded…

Ex-UK PMs warn against overseas budget cuts

London (IANS) Former UK Prime Ministers David Cameron and Tony Blair have warned incumbent leader Boris Johnson against slashing the country's overseas budget, the media reported on Saturday.

The UK is committed to spending 0.7 per cent…

Scotland braces for most stringent Covid-19 curbs

Edinburgh (IANS) More than two million people across Scotland were bracing for the country's most stringent coronavirus restrictions set to come into force on Friday evening.

Under the level four rules, which will come into force at 6 p.m.…

S. Korea to spend over 80 tln won to boost defence industry

Seoul (IANS) Over 80 per cent of South Korea's 100 trillion won (US$90 billion) budget set aside for boosting defence capabilities over the next five years will be spent on buying locally made weapons and hardware, rather than imports, to help…

Republicans need to explain to voters that Trump lost: Ex-NSA

Washington (IANS) Former US National Security Advisor (NSA) John Bolton has said that Republican leaders need to explain to the voters that President Donald Trump has lost the 2020 presidential election to his Democratic challenger Joe Biden.

Trump roils transition, admitting defeat but saying later, 'Will win'

New York (IANS) Mercurial President Donald Trump has sowed confusion in the post-election transition taking back within hours an admission of defeat by Democrat Joe Biden and now claiming, "We will win."

Trump, who conducts his politics through…

Trump hints he may accept defeat by Biden

New York (IANS) United States President Donald Trump has hinted that he may accept defeat by Joe Biden as media declared the Democrat the winner in Georgia while the counting was still going on, solidifying his lead in the electoral college.

Trump,…

WHO chief calls for 'fair allocation' after Pfizer Covid vax news

Geneva (IANS) WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for "fair allocation" of a Covid-19 vaccine after drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech this week said that their vaccine candidate was found to be more than 90 per cent effective in…

US State Department approves F-35 jets sale to UAE

Washington (IANS) The US State Department approved F-35 fighter jets sale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), an arms sale which was questioned by some congressional Democrats.

In a Tuesday statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced…

876 Afghan civilians killed in 3 months: Report

Kabul (IANS) A new report on Tuesday revealed that 876 Afghan civilians were killed and 1,685 others injured from July to September this year, a 43 per cent increase compared to the last quarter from April to June.

The report by the US Special…