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'US senators seek investigation into Pak's role in Taliban victory'
The bill seeks assessment of "support by state and non-state actors, including the Government of Pakistan, for the Taliban between 2001 and 2020, provision of sanctuary space, financial support, intelligence support, logistics and medical support, training, equipping, and tactical, operational, or strategic direction" should be held, Geo TV reported.
US to continue to pursue diplomacy with N.Korea despite missile launches: Envoy
Sung Kim, US special representative for North Korea, made the remark at a press event in Jakarta, a day after the North test-fired a hypersonic missile into the East Sea. The firing came after the regime's test-firings of two short-range missiles on September 15 and a new type of cruise missile days earlier, Yonhap news agency reported.
Invest for net zero emission future: UN chief
At least USD 982 billion in fiscal stimulus measures is needed to respond to the immediate labour market shocks of the crisis and to support a just transition, as well as USD 1.2 trillion annually for social protection floors in low- and middle-income countries. "No advanced economy has achieved economic and social progress without investing in social protection systems and quality public services."
Pakistan home to 12 designated foreign terror outfits: US Congressional report
These terror groups have broadly, but not exclusively, classified as globally-oriented, Afghanistan oriented, India- and Kashmir-oriented, domestically oriented, and Sectarian (anti-Shia). The report, 'Terrorist and Other Militant Groups in Pakistan, suggests Pakistan is a base of operations or target for numerous armed and non-state militant groups.
S.Korea, China envoys discuss N.Korea's missile launch
Noh's talks with Liu Xiaoming, Beijing's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs, came a day after the North test-fired a hypersonic missile into the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported.
Fumio Kishida wins LDP leadership race, set to become Japan's next PM
Kishida, former Japanese foreign minister, secured 257 votes in a runoff to win over his contender Taro Kono who received 170 votes, Xinhua news agency reported.
Russia reports most Covid deaths in a day
Meanwhile, 21,559 new Covid-19 cases were registered, taking the nationwide tally to 7,464,708, while the number of recoveries increased by 17,368 to 6,635,485, Xinhua news agency reported.
Top US general calls Afghan war 'strategic failure'
Milley, alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and US Central Command head Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, testified for the first time before Congress since the United States ended its longest war in Afghanistan, Xinhua news agency reported.
IPO-bound OYO condemns Zostel's threats of forum shopping
Zostel has also said that its shareholders are entitled to 7 per cent mirror-image shareholding in the OHHPL (Oyo Hotels and Homes Private Ltd) as per the terms of the scheme of demerger of OYO's (Oravel Stays Private Ltd) "Indian Business" into the OHHPL -- approved by the NCLT Ahmedabad -- so any market offer should only follow implementation of this scheme
'Afghanistan at risk of resurgence of polio, Covid'
Despite the achievements the country had over the past 20 years, the health of children and women has remained "precarious", Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, founding director of the Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health and the Institute for Global Health and Development at the Aga Khan University in Pakistan wrote in the journal.
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