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This comes hours after a coordinated attack by Taliban rocked the city of Kabul in which at least 68 people suffered injuries. (Photo: AP)

Germany, Qatar to host intra-Afghan dialogue: US peace envoy Khalilzad

This dialogue is an essential element of the four-part peace framework and an important step in the Afghan Peace...

2 July 2019 12:48 PM IST

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. (Photo: AFP)

Iran has not violated Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action: Foreign...

Tehran had stopped complying with some elements of the agreement in May, a year after the US unilaterally withdrew from...

2 July 2019 11:29 AM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: ANI)

Turkey's Erdogan says some people' paying serious money' to bury...

Erdogan, who was speaking to reporters after the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, did not elaborate.

1 July 2019 6:53 PM IST

The core of al Qaeda leadership is still in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the official pointed out. (File Photo) AP)

US says it struck al Qaeda safe haven' in Syria

The US said it carried out a strike on Sunday against al Qaeda in northwest Syria, calling the area a safe haven' for...

1 July 2019 6:34 PM IST

In seeking to reduce Irans oil exports to zero, the Trump administration is targeting the countrys top revenue earner in its latest no-holds-barred move. (Photo:AP)

Iran breaches 2015 nuclear deal's stockpile limit: sources

The semi-official Fars news agency quoted a source as saying that the United Nations' IAEA has measured the stockpile on...

1 July 2019 4:45 PM IST

Toward the start of the Syrian civil war, the Israeli military established a number of red lines, which if violated would result in a retaliatory strike, including any attacks, either intentional or otherwise, against Israel. (Photo: ANI

4 killed, 7 injured in Israeli attack in Syria

In recent years, Israel has carried out 100 strikes in Syria alleging it of violating red lines'.

1 July 2019 3:47 PM IST

An explosion was reported near the US Embassy sending smoke billowing over the capital city of Afghanistan on Monday morning. (Photo: ANI)

At least 68 injured in powerful explosion near US embassy in Kabul

The explosion reportedly took place in the vicinity of the 2nd district of the city, reported Khaama Press.

1 July 2019 10:44 AM IST

tens of thousands of protestors took to the streets in various Sudanese cities on Sunday. (Photo: ANI)

1 killed, 9 injured in fresh mass protest to demand civilian rule in...

The protests came weeks after at least 113 people were killed during a security crackdown on a pro-democracy sit-in on...

1 July 2019 10:25 AM IST

Antonio Guterres further said that troop- and police-contributing countries make every effort to provide well-trained and well-equipped personnel. (Photo:AP)

UN chief urges action to avert climate change 'catastrophe'

'We are here because the world is facing a grave climate emergency,' Guterres told two-day Abu Dhabi Climate Meeting.

30 Jun 2019 5:06 PM IST

Dozens of demonstrators were killed and hundreds wounded when armed men in military fatigues stormed the sit-in outside army headquarters, shooting and beating protesters who had camped there since April 6. (Photo: AFP)

Sudan braces for mass protest as demonstrators fear violence

However, mobilising protesters has become a challenge since the raid, with military rulers imposing a widespread...

30 Jun 2019 9:47 AM IST

Bar dancers in Maharashtra. (Photo: File)

4 Tamil Nadu women forced to work as bar dancers in Dubai rescued

According to reports, one of the women managed to send an SOS to her family back home via WhatsApp.

29 Jun 2019 5:44 PM IST

Princess Reema is the daughter of former Ambassador to the US Bandar bin Sultan -- renowned as one of the most influential Saudi envoys during his 22 years in Washington. (Photo: Twitter)

Saudi Arabia's new US Ambassador is a Princess with an impossible job

According to Saudi official, she knows the challenges she'll have to confront in Washington.

26 Jun 2019 4:38 PM IST