ISLAMABAD: There is growing concern among Pakistani officials about security in neighbouring Afghanistan, as the Taliban tries to form a government and stabilise the country following the departure of US and other foreign forces. Islamabad is particularly worried about militant fighters from a separate, Pakistani Taliban group crossing from Afghanistan […]
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TOKYO : The Bank of Japan must avoid reducing stimulus even if rising raw material costs push up inflation, deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe said, reinforcing expectations it will fall behind major counterparts in dialling back crisis-mode policies. An advocate of aggressive monetary easing, Wakatabe also said the BOJ was unlikely […]
NEW YORK: Less than 40 per cent of Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s handling of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, and three quarters wanted US forces to remain in the country until all American civilians could get out, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released yesterday. The national […]
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden announced he will address the nation today on the final US exit from Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the Taliban. “Tomorrow afternoon, I will address the American people on my decision not to extend our presence in Afghanistan beyond 8/31,” he said in a […]
KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban, who staged a lightning swift takeover this month, today were celebrating the withdrawal of the last US troops after 20 years of military intervention in the country. The hardline Islamists first governed the country between 1996 and 2001, imposing a strict interpretation of Islamic sharia law, before […]
North Korea appears to have restarted its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, the UN atomic agency has said in a report. Plutonium, which is used for nuclear weapons, is believed to be produced at the reactor’s complex. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was expelled by Pyongyang in 2009 but relies on […]
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration expects the Taliban to continue allowing safe passage for Americans and others to leave Afghanistan after the US military withdrawal is completed next week, according to a top official. “The Taliban have both communicated privately and publicly that they will allow for safe passage,” said Jake […]
LONDON: The UK government today faced a torrent of criticism after its hurried withdrawal from Afghanistan ended, leaving hundreds eligible for relocation behind. Prime Minister Boris Johnson hailed a mission “unlike anything we have seen in our lifetimes” after the UK airlifted over 15,000 people in the last two weeks. […]
BEIJING: China today condemned the deadly attacks by Islamic State suicide bombers outside Kabul airport, saying Afghanistan still faces a “complex and severe” security situation as the United States withdraws. Two blasts killed at least 85 people including 13 US soldiers near the airport yesterday, ripping through crowds desperate to […]
Over the last 18 months, he has not shied away from taking decisive action as Malaysia grappled with multiple crises. KUALA LUMPUR: King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s ascension to the throne in January 2019 happened amid unforeseen circumstances. He was elected by fellow members of the country’s royal […]