Washington has dispatched a special envoy for Afghanistan to press for peace talks between the government and Taliban fighters, with the diplomat scheduled to visit Kabul on a trip with stops in five ... ( read original story ...)
TV review: Miriam Margolyes — Almost Australian; Once Upon a Time in Iraq; Private Lives of the Windsors; I May Destroy You
If I had to define Miriam Margolyes’s interviewing style, I would say screamingly hostile and rude. There are few passers-by in her new travelogue on Australia, Almost Australian, who don’t get ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq forces free German woman kidnapped in Baghdad: officials
A German woman kidnapped in Baghdad earlier this week was freed overnight, Iraqi officials said on Friday, without providing additional details. "Security forces have freed activist Hella Mewis," Iraq ... ( read original story ...)
Imam-ul-Haq cleared of serious injury as rain blights Pakistan warm-up
Team White 108 for 3 (Fawad Alam 21*, Sarfaraz Ahmed 13*) trail Team Green 113 by five runs Imam-ul-Haq will be fit to play in Pakistan's Test series against England despite an injury scare on the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Why won’t India admit how Covid-19 is spreading?
His rationale was that there was no way he could have contracted Covid-19 because he had hardly stepped out of his house in Delhi, and he had not met anybody who had the virus or was even suspected of ... ( read original story ...)
As the World Gets Tougher on China, Japan Tries to Thread a Needle
Tokyo has not confronted Beijing as the United States and other allies have, mindful of its neighbor’s economic might and its own limited military options. ( read original story ...)
China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission
China successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space and a display of its technological prowess ... ( read original story ...)
China: how the West can counter the rise of an authoritarian superpower
Air Force One touched down in Beijing, marking the start of a state visit hosted by China’s president and Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping. From my first day on the job as ... ( read original story ...)
India to announce financial assistance package to the Maldives
India will soon announce "substantial financial assistance package" for Maldivian economy which will help the country in post-COVID economic recovery. The was stated during a message from the Indian ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Jordan’s Arab Bank group H1 net profits drop 66% to $152.1 mln
Jordan’s largest lender, Arab Bank Group, reported a 66% year-on-year drop in first-half net profit to $152.1 million, saying its revenues were hit by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the ... ( read original story ...)