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Israel launches missile strikes at Syria
The Syrian air defences responded to the attacks late Thursday night, intercepting most of the Israeli missiles, Xinhua news agency quoted a military source as saying to local media. The Syrian authorities were assessing the damages caused by the strikes, the source added. The sounds of explosions were clearly heard in Damascus as the Syrian air defenses were responding to the attack.
UNSC voices concerns over IS threat
In a press statement released on THursday after a Security Council meeting on the IS, the members of the Security Council noted with deep concern that the IS and other terrorist groups continue to exploit, both online and offline, the disruption, grievances, and development setbacks linked to the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Xinhua news agency.
People missing after attempts to escape from Kabul airport
They are not among those who have been either killed or seriously injured amid the chaos at the airport that began on Sunday. At least 40 casualties, both fatalities and serious injuries, from shootings, stampeding and falling from aircraft have been reported since Monday. "My son has been missing since Monday," said Habibullah, a father of a missing person.
12.2mn Afghans acutely food insecure: UN
While thousands of people are fleeing, or attempting to flee, through Kabul airport, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday that 735,000 people returned to the country this year from Iran, Pakistan and other countries and are in urgent need of humanitarian aid.
Blinken discusses Afghan situation with Jaishankar 2nd time this week
Blinken and Jaishankar last spoke on Monday, a day after the Taliban took control of Kabul. Jaishankar was in New York for two days of UN Security Council programmes on protecting peacekeepers and fighting terrorism and was leaving the city on Thursday. He told reporters at the UN that getting Indians trapped in Afghanistan was the Indian government's priority and US controls Kabul airport, the main gateway out of the country.
G7 seeks cooperation on evacuation, refugees amid chaos in Kabul
The Foreign Ministers of G7 the UK Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US as well as the high representative of the European Union, met online on Thursday and "spoke about the gravity of the situation and the significant loss of life and internal displacement in Afghanistan over recent days", according to a statement issued by British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in his capacity as the chair of the meeting.
Covid infection rate in US prisons hits 34%
"Prisons and jails have hosted some of the largest Covid-19 outbreaks in the US, with some facilities approaching 4,000 cases... In US prisons, the (infection) rate is 34 out of 100," Danielle Wallace, associate professor of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Arizona State University, wrote in an article.
Suspect in US Capitol bomb threat surrenders, taken into police custody
The USCP said in a tweet that the suspect, identified as 49-year-old Floyd Ray Roseberry, "has been safely taken into custody", the Xinhua news agency reported. USCP Chief Tom Manger told a news briefing that the man had parked a pickup truck in front of the Library of Congress, which is adjacent to the Capitol building, for several hours and had "advised he had explosives."
‘You are a woman, go home’: Afghan anchor barred from entering TV station by Taliban (Watch Video)
Darwan tried entering her office during her usual shift hours and was also carrying her ID badge. However, she was denied entry into the office by Talibani security members. Later, a video of Darwan surfaced on Twitter where she mentioned her struggle with going back to work.
Apple delays return to office until Jan 2022 amid Covid surge
"I know there are feeling of frustration that the pandemic is not yet behind us. For many colleagues around the world, this period has been a time of great tragedy, suffering, and heartbreak. Please know that we are all here to support one another and stand with one another during such challenging times," said, Deirdre O'Brien, senior vice president of people and retail.
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