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TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has given up his initial plan to visit US President Joe Biden this year due to tight schedules on the US side and aims to take the trip early next year, three sources close to the matter said.…

GENEVA: The UN said Tuesday it had received credible allegations of over 100 extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan since the Taliban took power in August, with most carried out by the Taliban. United Nations deputy rights chief Nada…

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's envoy to the United Nations said the kingdom wanted more substantive talks with Iran but that Tehran was so far biding its time and playing "games" in the discussions. Saudi Arabia and Iran, the region's Sunni…

TUXTLA GUTIERREZ: After a horrific road accident killed 55 undocumented migrants in a truck on a major transit route to the United States, Mexico on Friday urged Washington to rethink its migration policy. Bodies draped in white sheets…

KABUL: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed concern on rapid migration under the Taliban's rule from Afghanistan to neighboring countries such as Iran. A senior UN official urged the Islamic Emirate and the…

WASHINGTON: The United States and Australia announced their first locally transmitted cases of the Omicron variant as authorities worldwide rushed Friday to stem the spread of the heavily mutated strain of Covid-19. The World Health…

KABUL: The United Nations Accreditation Committee did not approve the Taliban's seat along with the Myanmar Military junta at the world body, local media reported on Thursday. The UN committee was convened on Wednesday and delayed the…

UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday slammed travel bans targeting specific countries and regions imposed over the new Covid-19 variant as "unfair" and "ineffective." "With a virus that is truly borderless,…

KABUL: The United Nations in Afghanistan called on everyone for concrete actions to end violence against women on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW). According to UNAMA press advisory…

DUBAI: America's top defense official will vow Saturday to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to counter its “dangerous use” of suicide drones in the wider Mideast, a pledge coming as negotiations remain stalled over…