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There's no need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai
On Friday while attending the third meeting of the Apex Committee on Afghanistan, Khan said the reason behind sending manpower to the country is to prevent a humanitarian crisis, TOLO News reported.
6 injured after shooting outside concert hall in US Eugene
Six people were injured after a shooting outside a concert hall in Eugene, US state of Oregon, police said. Eugene Police Chief Chris Skinner said at a news conference early Saturday morning, adding that it's not clear if the shooting was random or targeted, Xinhua news agency reported.
Iranian ambassador to Spain slams EU's inaction against US sanctions
The Iranian ambassador to Spain has blasted Europe's inaction in the face of US pullout from the 2015 nuclear deal, saying the European Union (EU), in practice, took no effective measure against Washington's "cruel" sanctions on Tehran after US' unilateral withdrawal.
Pakistan's violent insurgency Galvanised by Taliban takeover
When the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in August last year, government officials, retired military officers, and hard-line clerics in neighbouring Pakistan celebrated the militant groups return to power, RFE/RL reported. Observers had warned that the Taliban’s forcible takeover of Afghanistan may galvanise Pakistan’s personal violent insurgency. Those fears have now been realised because the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also referred to as the Pakistani Taliban, has intensified its assaults in latest months, the report stated.
US states, FTC initiate probe into Meta's VR business: Report
Attorneys General from New York, North Carolina and Tennessee along with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are investigating Meta's VR business practises, after speaking withAseveral third-party VR developers, media outlets reported on Friday. Meta is a pioneer in launching VR/AR projects. Social media giant Facebook has already said it will spend more than $10 billion to build out its vision for Metaverse.
Ukrainian Prez seeks trilateral meeting with US, Russia
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President's Office, said that Zelensky has already delivered the proposal to Biden, reports Xinhua news agency. "We are still waiting for a reaction from the Russian side, but our American partners accepted our proposal with interest," Yermak was cited as saying during his talks with former US Ambassador to Ukraine John Herbst.
Pakistan to give permanent residency for wealthy Afghans, Chinese
In a tweet late Friday night, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said: "In line with new National Security Policy, through which Pakistan declared geo-economics as core of its national security doctrine, the government has decided to allow permanent residency scheme for foreign nationals, new policy allows foreigners to get permanent resident status in lieu of investment."
US reaffirms security commitment to Seoul after N.Korean missile tests
In a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, Blinken reaffirmed the bilateral alliance is "the linchpin of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond", Yonhap News Agency reported on Saturday citing the Department as saying The phone conversation came shortly after Pyongyang said it fired two tactical guided missiles into the East Sea the previous day, the third missile test this month.
Ukraine and Kazakhstan - The Russian dilemma
The situation in Ukraine and Kazakhstan have drawn the attention of the global community, though the traditional right wing narrative of a bullish Russia seems to be doing the rounds in the media. The western narrative, devoid of the inner thinking within Russia, is increasingly becoming visible thus leading to a buildup of anti Russia sentiments all across.
Friends, not foes: To land of Samba, from land of Yoga; Jaishankar to Brazilian counterpart
Both are fast developing countries with emerging economies, huge land with large population, growing domestic consumer market and increasing youth population but tables turned around in 2006 when India and Brazil started their strategic partnership. Since then, n-number of high-level visits, many bilateral MoUs, cultural exchanges and an India-Brazil Joint Commission for political, economic, scientific, technological and cultural cooperation.
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