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Russian fighters escort US bomber over Pacific
Russian radars detected an air target approaching Russian borders over the Pacific, and three Su-35S fighters of Russia's Eastern Military District took off in response, the ministry said on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. The Russian pilots identified the air target as a US Air Force B-52H strategic bomber and then escorted it.
No selfies, sightseeing, fast cars for Taliban fighters as Defence Minister issues killjoy order
Thousands of young Taliban men from all over the country, many of whom have never been to a big city before, were deployed in Kabul after the Afghan republic collapsed on August 15.
ISI backed Ghulam Nabi Fai, Kashmir groups linked to US based Khalistan agitation
The research titled, "Pakistan's Destabilization Playbook: Khalistan Separatist Activism Within the US", says that in 2011, the FBI identified the Kashmir American Council and its head, Ghulam Nabi Fai, as tied to "a decades-long scheme to conceal the transfer of at least $3.5 million from the government of Pakistan to fund his lobbying efforts in America related to Kashmir."
'UNESCO should expel Afghanistan, Pakistan from its body'
"In Afghanistan, the Taliban seek systematically to erase Afghanistan's cultural heritage. They may do so at the behest of Pakistani officials who fear Pashtun nationalism and wish to erase the legacy of various Afghan dynasties as well as the depth of its history. By eliminating Afghan heritage, Pakistan can also justify its own future land grabs and mitigate its own lack of self-confidence as a nation", Rubin added.
Kim Jong-un's sister's remarks meaningful: Seoul
A day earlier, Kim Yo-jong said the North could declare a formal end to the Korean War as suggested by the South and even discuss holding an inter-Korean summit if Seoul treats Pyongyang with "impartiality" and mutual respect. The statement, carried by Pyongyang's official Korean News Agency, came a day after Kim said South Korean President Moon Jae-in's recent proposal to declare a formal end to the Korean War.
Quad readier more than ever to take on the Axis-of-Evil
It also sent a strong message to the Taliban and was echoed during Indian Prime minister Narendra Modi address when he said that it was absolutely essential to ensure that Afghanistan's territory is not used to spread terrorism and for terrorist activities. Modi also warned Pakistan that using terrorism as a "political tool" was an equally big threat for them as well. And quite rightly so.
Pak ISI becomes source of emulation for Iran's intelligence
"For Iran's own intelligence service, some Iranians tell me, the ISI has become a source of emulation," writes Michael Rubin in National Interest. While, in theory, the Pakistan Prime Minister appoints the ISI Director, in recent years the reality appears opposite: No civilian Prime Minister can serve without subordinating himself to the whims of the ISI.
US maintains sanctions pressure on Taliban, restrictions to finances
"And this gets back to the core point that even as we maintain pressure on the Taliban and we continue to hold them to account for the commitments they've made both publicly and privately," State Department spokesperson Ned Price said at a briefing.
Ex-S.Korean PM wins ruling party's presidential primary
The former party chairman garnered 47.1 per cent of the 71,835 votes cast by registered party members in the Gwangju-South Jeolla Province region, defeating Gyeonggi Governor Lee Jae-myung by a razor-thin margin of 0.2 percentage point, according to the election results released on Saturday.
Afghanistan's Taliban govt welcomes US allowing assistance
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) welcomes recent decision by US Treasury Department allowing American government agencies along with international and non-governmental organisations and banks to facilitate flow of food and medicine to the IEA," Xinhua news agency quoted Ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi as saying in a statement.
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