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WHO chief heads to Congo as Ebola outbreak strains responseHealth authorities in Congo and neighbouring countries are scrambling to contain the latest outbreak of the rare Bundibugyo strain, for whi...
Afghan EAM Muttaqi clubs visits to Moscow and New Delhi, smart move to disallow Pak hurdlesAfghanistan's Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi will visit Russia and India next week, a strategic move to bypass Pakistan's poten...
Afghan FM to travel to Delhi next week following UN travel exemptionTaliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is set to visit India next week, having secured a UN travel exemption. This visit underscores Ta...
Afghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi set to visit India next weekAfghan foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi is expected to visit India next week, marking the first high-level trip from Kabul since the Tali...
WHO asks Taliban to lift female aid worker restrictions following earthquakesThe World Health Organization urges the Taliban to allow female aid workers to assist earthquake victims in Afghanistan. Restrictions preve...
Pakistan takes over chair of UNSC Taliban sanctions committee amid China-backed push in AfghanistanPakistan now chairs the UNSC's Taliban sanctions committee. This occurs amid efforts to improve ties with the Taliban, facilitated by China...
The US sanctions squeezing Iran leaders, oil and tradeIran stands as one of the world's most heavily sanctioned nations, with the United States imposing a comprehensive array of measures on the...
UN to end travel ban exemptions for Taliban officialsUnder a 2011 UN Security Council resolution, 135 Taliban officials are subject to sanctions that include asset freezes and travel bans.
Taliban leaders travel ban exemption meant for peace talks alone: IndiaIndian said the world community’s expectations regarding Afghanistan and the Taliban setup were clearly outlined in UN Security Council res...
India calls for countering terror in Africa’s Sahel and LibyaThe Sahel region stretches from Senegal on the Atlantic coast, through parts of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Su...
Critical for UNSC to focus, act upon growing threat of terrorism in Africa: IndiaIndia has called on the international community to focus its attention on the threat of terrorism in Africa, in particular the Sahel region...
Crime syndicate responsible for 1993 Mumbai blasts enjoying 5-star hospitality in Pakistan: Indian envoy at UNThe crime syndicate responsible for the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts are enjoying 5-star hospitality in Pakistan and given state protection, Ind...
India-led UNSC Committee nixes Chinese proposal to grant 180-day travel exemption to Taliban leadersChina made the 180-day extension proposal to the India-headed committee and insisted on its adoption, but other members wanted Taliban unde...
Taliban’s legitimacy now depends on UN benchmarks. But will this last?Why is any of this important? Because the UNSC resolution, in a way, laid down the first basic benchmarks — such as not allowing Afghanista...
All eyes on UN sanctions panel’s moves on Taliban’s top leadersThey include Abdul Ghani Baradar, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Md Salim Haqqani, Nasiruddin Haqqani of the Haqqani Network and 1...
Coronavirus: Foreigners with travel history to Italy, S Korea have to submit 'negative' certificate for entering IndiaIndia has imposed additional visa restrictions on people travelling from or having visited Italy and South Korea, making it mandatory for t...
Ahead of FATF meeting, Pakistan says Masood Azhar 'missing'The claim has been made as Pakistan is battling to be removed from FATF grey list of countries that haven’t been doing enough to combat mon...
UN lifts travel ban for North Koreans to Kim-Trump summitTrump earlier said the fate of the summit will be decided next week as his aides travelled to Singapore to prepare the meeting and push for...
Strongly hope US immigration ban is temporary: UN ChiefTrump's on Friday signed an executive order that, among things, suspends the US refugee programme for 120 days and bars entry of refugees f...
US Ambassador Nancy Powell expresses regret for Devyani Khobragade's arrest“I join Secretary Kerry in expressing our regret for the consular officer’s arrest,” Powell said, adding that she looked forward to better ...