Biden, Xi Jinping talk as China-Taiwan tensions surge on October 6, 2021US President Joe Biden said he spoke to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping Wednesday and that both have agreed to honour the Taiwan agreement as tensions have ratcheted up between Taipei and Beijing. “I’ve spoken with Xi about Taiwan. We agree … we’ll abide by the Taiwan agreement,” he said. “We made it clear that […]
Swedish blasphemous cartoonist dies in car accident on October 4, 2021 Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who drew blasphemous sketches in the year 2007, died Sunday in a car accident. The 75-year-old and two police officers were killed in a collision with an oncoming truck, Swedish police confirmed. “This is being investigated like any other road accident. Because two policemen were involved, an investigation has been […]
Is Facebook leading us on a journey to the metaverse? on September 29, 2021The concept of the “metaverse” first came from the 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash as a place that people flee to escape a dangerous corporation-dominated world. It has since come to refer to a range of virtual experiences that have gained popularity during the pandemic – including video games such as Fortnite, non-fungible tokens or even online meetings and […]
Australian PM says may not join global climate summit on September 27, 2021Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under pressure to adopt a 2050 net-zero carbon emissions target. He said in an interview published Monday that he may not join this year’s landmark UN climate summit in Glasgow. Australia is the world’s biggest coal exporter by value, and still reliant on fossil fuels for most of its […]
Taliban and US can be partners for peace: PM Khan on September 24, 2021Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the Taliban can be potential partners in peace for both the United States and Pakistan, as he termed American President Joe Biden’s hard line against the group as “unnecessary”. In an interview with Newsweek‘s Senior Foreign Policy Writer Tom O’Connor, PM Imran Khan said Pakistan is a “willing companion” of […]
On the account of bail, Indian man has to provide free laundry services to women on September 24, 2021PATNA: An Indian man accused of attempted rape has been given bail on the condition that he has to wash and iron the clothes of all women in his village for six months. Lalan Kumar, 20, will have to buy detergent and other items needed to provide six months of free laundry services to about […]
UNSC on same page for inclusive government in Afghanistan on September 23, 2021The five permanent members of the UN Security Council are on the same page regarding Afghanistan. They tend to pressing the Taliban for a more inclusive government in Afghanistan. It would ensure rights for women, girls and ensure the country does not become a hub for terrorists. China and Russia have described last month’s Taliban […]
Two Taliban among three killed in Jalalabad attack on September 22, 2021The gunmen attacked a checkpoint in eastern Afghanistan, killed two taliban fighters and a civilian, security sources and witnesses said. The attack in Jalalabad city is the latest on Taliban targets in Nangarhar province, which for years was the main operating base of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan chapter. A security source and witnesses said […]
Girls will return to school ‘as soon as possible’: Taliban on September 21, 2021Kabul: The Taliban said on Tuesday Afghan girls will be allowed to return to school “as soon as possible”. They said this after their movement faced shock and fury over their effective exclusion of women and girls from public life. The hardliners’ spokesman meanwhile announced the remaining members of Afghanistan’s new all-male government. He revealed […]
Tear gas, batons used to disperse crowd at Chaman border on July 15, 2021Pakistan border security on Thursday used tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who tried to breakthrough a border crossing leading to Afghan territory, right after the day Taliban seized control of the Afghan side of the frontier, officials stated. “This morning a mob of some 400 unruly commuters tried to cross the gate forcefully. They threw stones, […]