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ANKARA: Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday Turkey would "do what is necessary for its security" and said the United States and Russia bore responsibility over cross-border attacks by Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.…

NEW YORK: Three days after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, its weakened remnants tore into the United States’ northeast and claimed at least 45 lives across New York, New Jersey and two other states in an onslaught that ended…

WASHINGTON: The United States has thrown away at least 15.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines since March 1, according to a report by NBC News. The figure is far higher than previously thought and probably still an undercount, because…

WASHINGTON: The United States warned Saturday of a "specific, credible threat" near Kabul airport and urged its citizens to leave the area, days after a deadly attack on crowds fleeing Taliban rule in Afghanistan. A series of urgent…

KABUL: The Taliban took control of parts of Kabul airport on Friday, a spokesman announced, as an August 31 deadline for the United States and its allies to complete evacuations looms. "Today, three important locations in the military…

PARIS: France will fully end its operation to evacuate French nationals and Afghans in danger from Taliban-controlled Kabul by Friday evening, Prime Minister Jean Castex said. Beyond this date, "it will not be possible to carry out…

KABUL: Huge crowds continued to throng the gates of Kabul airport despite warnings by the United States and its allies of possible attacks by Islamic State militants, a Western diplomat at the airport said on Thursday. The diplomat, who…

KABUL: At least 20 people have died in the past seven days in and around the Kabul airport during the evacuation effort after Taliban insurgents took over the Afghan capital last week, a Nato official said on Sunday. "The crisis outside…

WASHINGTON: The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America's job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to…

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration has suspended all arms sales to the government of Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of the country. In a notice to defence contractors posted Wednesday, the State Department's…