US Iran envoy to hold nuclear talks with Europe powers on October 22, 2021US envoy for Iran Robert Malley will on Friday meet diplomats from three European powers over the Iranian nuclear crisis as Vienna-based talks to salvage a 2015 deal remain suspended. The agreement between Iran and world powers to find a long-term solution to the now two-decade-old crisis over its controversial nuclear program has been moribund […]
Global oil prices won’t decline until 2023: World Bank on October 21, 2021The stunning recent runup in global oil prices could threaten economic growth and is unlikely to retreat until 2023, the World Bank said Thursday. Average crude prices are expected to end the year at $70 a barrel, 70 percent higher than in 2020, according to the latest Commodity Markets Outlook. That in turn is pushing […]
Security under spotlight after British MP stabbed to death on October 16, 2021The fatal stabbing of British lawmaker David Amess was a terrorist incident, police said on Saturday. MPs pressed for tougher security in the wake of the second killing of a UK politician while meeting constituents in just over five years. Veteran Conservative MP David Amess, 69, was talking with voters at a church in the […]
Bali earthquake kills three, injures seven on October 16, 2021Three people were killed Saturday when an earthquake struck the Indonesian tourist island Bali, the disaster agency said. The 4.8 magnitude quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) northeast of the town of Banjar Wanasari. Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep tremors. Two people died when the […]
Russia starts census amid pandemic, demographic crisis on October 15, 2021Russia on Friday launched a population census delayed several times by the coronavirus pandemic that has exacerbated the country’s worsening demographic crisis. The census started as Russia set pandemic highs for both new coronavirus infections and deaths over 24 hours for the second day running, as its jab drive stalls and a lack of strict […]
Explosion at mosque in Afghanistan kills seven on October 15, 2021At least seven people were killed and 15 wounded when an explosion hit a mosque in the Afghan city of Kandahar on Friday, a doctor told. “So far seven dead and 13 wounded have been brought to our hospital,” the medic in the southern city’s central hospital said. The bomb blast occurred during Friday prayers.
Pakistan’s PIA suspends Kabul flights over ‘unprofessional’ Taliban on October 14, 2021Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Thursday it had suspended flights to Kabul over the “unprofessional attitude” of Taliban authorities. PIA resumed special flights to the country after the Taliban seized power in mid-August, and was a lifeline for many Afghans trying to flee the new regime and economic crisis. “Our flights frequently faced undue […]
Under-pressure Taliban to meet EU, US in diplomatic push on October 12, 2021DOHA: The Taliban will hold joint face-to-face talks with European and US envoys, the EU said on Monday, as the Afghan leaders pursue their diplomatic push for international support. Afghanistan’s new rulers are seeking recognition, as well as assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster, after they returned to power in August following the withdrawal of […]
US, UK warn citizens of threat to Kabul hotels on October 11, 2021The United States and Britain warned their citizens on Monday to avoid hotels in Afghanistan, days after dozens were killed at a mosque in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The Taliban, which seized power in August and declared an Islamic emirate, are seeking international recognition and assistance to avoid a humanitarian disaster […]
Deadly blast targets minority mosque in Afghanistan’s Kunduz city on October 8, 2021A deadly blast struck a mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Friday. A senior Taliban official and witnesses informed. “This afternoon, an explosion took place in a mosque of our Shiite compatriots in the Khan Abad district of Bandar, the capital of Kunduz province, as a result of which a number of […]