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'G7 leaders agree it is moral duty to help Afghans'
"We all agreed that it is our moral duty to help the Afghan people and to provide as much support as possible as conditions allow," von der Leyen said at a press conference following a meeting of G7 leaders on Tuesday. "To protect these most vulnerable, it is clearly a matter for global cooperation and it has to be dealt with as such from the start. These people should not fall into smugglers' hands," she added.
Tropical storm Henri inflicts massive losses in US
The storm was centred 50 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island, downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone upon its landing, and then headed east, Xinhua news agency quoted the USA Today report as saying. On Tuesday, electricity was mostly restored in Rhode Island and Connecticut, while floodwaters also receded from New Jersey and New York.
Duterte says will run for VP in 2022 polls
Duterte, 76, announced his political plans in a pre-recorded televised public address late Tuesday, reports Xinhua news agency. "I am running for Vice President (in the 2022 elections)," Duterte said, adding he wants to continue his crusade against insurgency, criminality, and illegal drugs. The confirmation comes a few hours after Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, also the executive vice president of the governing PDP-Laban party, announced that Duterte had accepted the party's endorsement to run for Vice President next year.
Taliban won't allow Afghans to leave country: Spokesman
Mujahid's remarks on Tuesday came as US President Joe Biden told G7 leaders that he aims to stick with his August 31 deadline to withdraw troops from Afghanistan as long as the Taliban does not disrupt ongoing evacuation operations or airport access. Addressing a press conference here, Mujahid said that while foreign nationals could continue travelling to the airport, the huge crowds of Afghans that have gathered there in recent days should return home and would not face reprisals from the country's new rulers.
US should withdraw troops, contractors before Aug 31: Taliban spokesman
"There will be no extension for the ongoing evacuation," Mujahid told reporters at a press conference here on Tuesday "We want them to evacuate their citizens, they have planes and the Kabul airport control is with them now, the US should withdraw all its troops, people or contractors before the deadline," he added. The spokesman said Afghan citizens will not be allowed to leave the country.
Afghanistan shouldn’t be used by Pakistan-based terror group to threaten neighbours: India at UNHRC
India's representative to the UN, Indramani Pandey made these remarks at the special session of the UNHRC in Geneva where India while acknowledging India's millennia-old friendship with Afghanistan. India's representative pointed out the names of terrorist organizations that operate in Pakistan and threatens the peace and stability of any other country, including LeT & JeM.
16 Afghan evacuees who landed at IGI Airport test Covid positive
Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and V. Muraleedharan received the Guru Granth sahib brought from Afghanistan at the Delhi airport from the Sikhs and came in contact of the infected people. However, Union Ministers coming into contact with infected people have not been officially confirmed yet. All the positive people have been admitted to LNJP Hospital.
Wildfires prompt California Guv to request major disaster declaration
According to Thom Porter, chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention (Cal Fire), Caldor Fire, which started on August 14, has become the top firefighting priority in the nation, reports Xinhua news agency. As of Tuesday, it has burned down 117,704 acres of land with only 9 per cent containment. Even though 2,119 firefighters were battling the blaze, the Incident Management Team (IMT) identified a long list of "critical resource needs" requested on Monday, including 330 engines, 60 hand crews, 17 division supervisors, and 40 other overhead personnel.
Biden's approval rating plunges to lowest point: Poll
The NBC News poll, conducted from August 14 to 17, found 49 per cent of respondents approve of Biden's job performance, sliding below 50 per cent for the first time, while 48 per cent disapprove, reports Xinhua news agency. An NBC News poll in April found 53 per cent of Americans approved of Biden's job performance. Other polls last week also found Biden's approval rating slipping.
Pak objection to India's hydropower dam in J&K may be discussed at next IWT meet
Pakistan's Indus Commissioner Syed Muhammad Meher Ali Shah had raised objection to the design of the run-of-the-river Kiru project last week, a charge that has been denied by India's Indus Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Saxena, who said it is fully compliant as per the provisions of the IWT . The concrete gravity Kiru project is located in Kishtwar district of J&K. The Rs 4,287.59 crore (at 2018 level) project by Chenab Valley Power Projects Limited is a joint venture between the NHPC Ltd and Jammu and Kashmir State Power Development Corporation (JKSPDC).
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