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China's Intelligence Chief mounts pressure on Sirajuddin Haqqani to extradite Uyghur militants from Afghanistan
China had demanded that the Taliban break relations with all militant groups and take resolute action against the ETIM. But the Taliban has not fulfilled its promises so far. According to Afghan sources, the Chinese spy chief asked Sirajuddin Haqqani for extradition of prominent members of militant outfit ETIM.
IMF approves 4th tranche of debt relief for 24 low-income nations
"The Executive Board also approved the inclusion of the Kyrgyz Republic and Lesotho among the beneficiary countries, enabling these members to receive relief of their debt service falling due to the Fund through January 10, 2022," the IMF said in a statement.
US Naval chief to visit India next week to enhance bilateral ties
Gilday is visiting India to reaffirm the growing level of naval cooperation between the two nations. During meetings, security challenges in Indo-Pacific region would be deliberated upon at length. "Make no mistake, India is one of our closest strategic partners, and our relationship is a stronghold of a free and open Indo-Pacific," said Gilday.
IS claims responsibility for Afghan mosque bombing
In a statement issued on Friday night, the terror group identified the suicide bomber as Muhammad, an Uyghur Muslim, reports Khaama Press. The blast occurred inside a Shia Muslim mosque building in Kunduz city, the provincial capital, at around 2 p.m. when over 300 hundred people were attending the Friday prayers. However, there were conflicting reports over the death toll.
Right to clean environment breakthrough moment: UN agency head
This right has been rooted in the 1972 Stockholm Declaration. Five decades later, it is greatly encouraging to see it formally recognised at the global level through a UN Human Rights Council resolution. The decision, taken on Friday in Geneva, is a shield for individuals and communities against a plethora of risks to their health and livelihoods.
High-level officials to push India-US agenda set by Modi, Biden
"At this point, the focus is going to be on continuing to work through high-level interlocutors, whether it's the Secretary of State and leaders at the State Department or leaders from our national security team, about how we can continue to move forward on a range of issues, whether it's economic security, physical national security, addressing Covid and getting the pandemic under control," she said on Friday.
India, US defence officials discuss increasing cooperation with 'partners' in Indo-Pacific
Friday's meeting of the US-India Defence Policy Group (DPG) co-chaired by India's Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar and Colin Kahl, the US Under Secretary for Defence Policy, "discussed opportunities for enhanced cooperation with like-minded partners to sustain a free and open Indo-Pacific", Semelroth said.
World failed to achieve 2020 mental health target: WHO
The Mental Health Atlas report, released ahead of the World Mental Health Day on October 10, includes data from 171 countries. It showed that despite increase in attention given to mental health in recent years, it is yet to result in a scale-up of quality mental services that is aligned with needs. In 2020, just 51 per cent of WHO's 194 member states reported that their mental health policy or plan was in line with international and regional human rights instruments -- way short of the 80 per cent target.
White House backs release of Trump records to January 6 committee
"President (Joe) Biden has determined that an assertion of executive privilege is not in the best interests of the United States, and therefore is not justified as to any of the documents," White House counsel Dana Remus wrote to the National Archives on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported, citing NBC News.
Isolation of Afghanistan did not serve any purpose: Taliban
Shaheen made the statements in his meeting with ambassadors and representatives of EU, Norway, Sweden, Italy, Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, Canada, UK, and the US in the Qatari capital Doha. Shaheen said that he was accompanied by members of the political office in Doha and all reiterated their commitments to support humanitarian aids to Afghanistan.
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