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Taliban seek friendly US ties as challenges mount after war – Times of India
KABUL: The Taliban called for friendly ties with the US and indicated they were close to announcing details of a new government just hours after the last American soldiers flew out of Kabul to end 20 years of war. “The Islamic Emirate…
Xinjiang genocide conference aims to up pressure on China – Times of India
LONDON: Leading scholars and lawyers are joining politicians and human rights groups in Britain on Wednesday for the first large-scale conference to discuss the Chinese government's alleged genocide against the Uyghur ethnic group in the…
Politicising Covid-19 origin tracing will lead nowhere: Chinese envoy – Times of India
TEHRAN: Tracing the origin of Covid-19, a complex issue of science, "should and can only be undertaken by scientists around the world through joint research", the Chinese ambassador to Iran wrote in an opinion piece published recently,…
US touts leverage – but influence on Taliban seen as limited – Times of India
WASHINGTON: After ending the 20-year US war, President Joe Biden hopes America's economic might can serve as leverage on the Taliban to shape the new Afghanistan. But experts question how much the triumphant Islamists can be swayed.…
Pope Francis inadvertently quotes Putin to chide West’s Afghan war – Times of India
MADRID: Pope Francis has criticized the West's recent involvement in Afghanistan as an outsider's attempt to impose democracy - although he did it by citing Russia's Vladimir Putin while thinking he was quoting Germany's Angela Merkel.…
US strands over 500 journalists in Afghanistan: Congressman Michael McCaul – Times of India
WASHINGTON: More than 500 journalists and their families who were employed by the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) were abandoned by the State Department in Afghanistan, senior Republican on the US House Foreign Affairs Committee…
New chapter of engagement with Afghanistan has begun: US department of state spokesperson Ned Price…
WASHINGTON: As foreign forces concluded their drawdown from Kabul, the United States said that they have entered a "new chapter" of engagement with Afghanistan. The US completed the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan on August…
China’s kids get schooled in ‘Xi Jinping thought’ – Times of India
BEIJING: Chinese pupils returned to school Wednesday with new textbooks peppered with "Xi Jinping thought", as the Communist Party aims to extend his personality cult to children as young as seven and rear a new generation of patriots.…
Melbourne’s Covid-19 lockdown likely to remain until September 23 – Times of India
SYDNEY: Covid-19 lockdown restrictions in Melbourne will not be eased until the state's 70% adult population gets at least one vaccine dose, which is expected around Sept. 23, Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said on Wednesday.…
Post-Afghan withdrawal, India and US can together fight terrorism: Indian-American lawmaker Raja…
WASHINGTON: After the United States withdrew its troops from Afghanistan bringing to an end its longest war in history, an influential Indian-American lawmaker has said that India and the US can assist each other in the fight against…