US allows humanitarian assistance, Quad reaches understanding on Taliban
WASHINGTON: The US Treasury Department has issued licenses to facilitate humanitarian aid and financial assistance to the people of Afghanistan, while upholding sanctions on the Taliban. “Treasury is committed to facilitating the flow of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan and other activities that support their basic human needs,” Andrea Gacki, director of the […]
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in clashes; eight others injured
RAMALLAH: A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops on Friday when clashes broke out on the sidelines of a demonstration in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The victim was hit in the head by live fire, the ministry said, in the flashpoint town of Beita, scene of regular demonstrations against […]
Nepal resumes on-arrival visas for foreign tourists
Nepal has resumed the on-arrival visa service to foreign tourists who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 with a view to reviving the pandemic-battered tourism sector. In a travel advisory issued on Thursday that went into immediate effect, the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation said that foreign tourists would be able to receive […]
WHO team meets Taliban in Kabul, says health system faces collapse
ISLAMABAD: Not only the adolescents in the age group of 15 to 17 years have responded poorly to the recent government initiative to vaccinate them against Covid-19 but a large number of adults also seem reluctant to get their second jab as health experts find behavioural issues rather than government slackness behind their slow response. […]
Violence erupts in Melbourne during protest against vaccine
MELBOURNE: Melbourne riot police used pepper spray, foam baton rounds and rubber ball grenades to disperse a violent protest against mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for construction workers on Tuesday. More than 1,000 demonstrators wearing work boots and hi-vis jackets rampaged through the centre of Australia’s second-largest city, lighting flares, throwing bottles, attacking police cars and chanting […]
Volcanic lava destroys 100 homes in Spain’s Canary Islands
LOS ARIDANE: A surge of lava destroyed around 100 homes on Spain’s Canary Islands a day after a volcano erupted, forcing 5,000 people to leave the area, local authorities said on Monday. The Cumbre Vieja erupted around 3pm on Sunday, sending vast plumes of thick black smoke into the sky and belching molten lava that […]
Johannesburg mayor killed in car accident
JOHANNESBURG: The mayor of Johannesburg was killed in a car accident as he returned from campaigning with South Africa’s president on Saturday, just over a month after being elected, his office said in a statement. Jolidee Matongo, 46, was returning from a voter registration drive in Soweto township ahead of local elections when the accident […]
Pentagon apologises after admitting drone strike in Kabul killed 10 civilians
WASHINGTON: A drone strike in Kabul last month killed as many as 10 civilians, including seven children, the US military said on Friday, apologising for what it said was a tragic mistake. The Pentagon had said the Aug 29 strike targeted a suicide bomber of the militant Islamic State group who posed an imminent threat […]
South Korea tests sub-launched ballistic missile after North fires two into sea
SEOUL: South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology and raising the prospect of a regional arms race. The test, supervised by President Moon Jae-in, came hours after nuclear-armed North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea, according to the […]
Putin in isolation after aides infected
Russian President Vladimir Putin is self-isolating as a precaution after several members of his entourage fell ill with Covid-19, but is “absolutely” healthy and does not have the disease himself, the Kremlin said on Tuesday. Putin, 68, will not travel to Tajikistan this week for planned regional security meetings expected to focus on Afghanistan, but […]
