Kenya to partner with India on enhancing defence systems
Kenya and India are set to embark on a new partnership to help strengthen both countries' defence systems.
This was decided during the second Joint Defence Cooperation Committee meeting held in Nairobi on Tuesday.
The meeting was co-chaired by Joint Secretary of the Armed Forces, Shri Manish Tripathi and major general...
China responsible for ‘serious human rights violations’ in Xinjiang province: UN human rights report
The report published on Wednesday in the wake of the visit by UN High Commissioner of Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet in May, said that “allegations of patterns of torture, or ill-treatment, including forced medical treatment and adverse conditions of detention, are credible, as are allegations of individual incidents of sexual and gender-based violence.”
In...
Ayman al-Zawahiri: Who was al-Qaeda leader killed by US?
Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has been killed by a US drone strike in Afghanistan, was often referred to as the chief ideologue of al-Qaeda.
An eye surgeon who helped found the Egyptian Islamic Jihad militant group, he took over the leadership of al-Qaeda following the killing by US forces of Osama Bin Laden in May 2011.
Taliban official calls for schools to be reopened for girls
Senior member of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run government urges rulers to reopen secondary schools for girls, saying ‘women must get education’.
A senior member of the Taliban-run government in Afghanistan has called on the country’s new rulers to reopen schools for girls beyond the sixth year, saying there is no valid reason in Islam for the...
Afghanistan blames border clash on Pakistan’s bid to build post
The Taliban government in Afghanistan has blamed the Pakistan army’s attempt to build a security post at their border as the reason behind Tuesday’s cross-border skirmish, causing multiple deaths on both sides, including at least three Pakistani soldiers.
“Pakistan forces tried to erect a military post near the line,” Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi said...
Zero-Covid measures cause chaos as China prepares for Beijing summit
Lockdowns and travel restrictions are continuing to cause chaos across China in the run-up to a crucial political meeting next week as the government holds fast to hardline zero-Covid policies.
As thousands of Communist party delegates prepare to descend on Beijing for the twice-a-decade congress meeting, where Xi Jinping is expected to start his third term as...
Afghan refugees ‘stranded with no idea of future life’
Eight months since thousands of Afghans fled from the Taliban and arrived in the UK, many are still living in hotels.
Others are stranded in Afghanistan, desperate to get out.
Earlier this year, the Home Office said about 37,000 asylum seekers and refugees were living in hotels across the UK at...
Chinese yuan: Currency hits record lows against US dollar
China’s yuan has hit fresh record lows against the surging US dollar.
The internationally-traded yuan fell to its lowest level since data first became available in 2011.
China’s domestic currency also reached its weakest point since the 2008 global financial crisis.
It comes as the dollar continues to...
Schools and universities in Afghanistan have lost 60 per cent of learners due to tough humanitarian crisis
Learning institutions in Afghanistan have lost more than 60 per cent of students due to an escalating humanitarian crisis. Rights groups said children are staying away from schools as well as university and college students in what is blamed on a crisis in the country since August last year when the Taliban took over leadership.
US issues travel advisory on Pakistan over terror threats and violence
The United States has warned its citizens to reconsider travel to Pakistan, categorising some areas as high-risk over terrorism and sectarian violence.
The travel advisory was issued this week, warning its citizens against traveling to Balochistan province and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) including the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), over fears of terrorism and...