Saudi Arabia, UAE bankrolling normalisation agreements. Saudi Arabia and the UAE are pumping in huge sums of money in order to finance the normalisation agreements that some Arab ... ( read original story ...)
UK cut off over fears of new COVID strain: Live news
France, Germany, Italy, Austria among countries to freeze travel links with UK due to fears over new coronavirus strain. ( read original story ...)
In First, NATO Forces Now Outnumber US Troops in Afghanistan
There are now about 4,000 U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan, a U.S. defense official said, and the number is dropping. ( read original story ...)
In Afghanistan, a place mired in war, the virus is an afterthought.
Today, even as public health officials confirm a second deadly virus wave, Covid-19 is an afterthought. Afghans have embraced a culture of denial, where personal priorities triumph over public health ... ( read original story ...)
The CIA Is Running Death Squads in Afghanistan
Reports of atrocities supported by the American intelligence agency underscore the need to end America’s longest war. ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden should go slow on Afghanistan. We need patience in this peace process.
Though many are pressuring Biden to resolve the war in Afghanistan quickly once in office, it needs to be done slowly and carefully. ( read original story ...)
Gunmen murder journalist in Afghanistan’s Ghazni
Rahmatullah Nekzad was travelling towards a nearby mosque when he was chased and shot by a group of gunmen who used a silenced pistol ... ( read original story ...)
Seafood market in Thailand at epicenter of new CIVID-19 outbreak
Thailand is reporting more than 800 COVID-19 cases that have been traced to the country's largest seafood market near Bangkok. ( read original story ...)
Thailand had kept its coronavirus cases under control. Now it’s testing thousands as it battles a shrimp market outbreak
Thailand on Sunday began testing tens of thousands of people for coronavirus, a day after locking down Samut Sakhon province following the country's worst outbreak yet. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Thailand tests thousands after virus outbreak in seafood market
After months of avoiding the surge in cases seen by its neighbours, Thailand has been hit by its worst Covid-19 outbreak yet. Tens of thousands of people are being tested after hundreds of cases ... ( read original story ...)