WORLD
Afghan forces evict Taliban from around Kunduz city
Units of Special Force attacked Taliban hideouts and positions in Charkhab, Kandak Anayat and Tepa Murch villages early Friday morning, forcing the insurgents to evacuate after suffering casualties and leaving 10 bodies behind, Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.
China considering sending boots into Pak to safeguard nationals after bus blast: Media
The Global Times tabloid affiliated with official People's Daily wrote in a scathing editorial that "[China] will not only provide the necessary support and assistance if Pakistan's strength is insufficient, China's missiles and special forces could also directly participate in operations to eliminate threats against Chinese in Pakistan with the consent of Pakistan. We will set an example as a deterrent."
US no longer 'only big kid', China is biggest geopolitical challenge to United States: CIA director William Burns
In an interview with NPR, Burns said that the US intelligence service may now have to forward-deploy its "China specialists" to compete effectively with Beijing. The interview covered a range of widespread talks and when he was asked about China as a threat to the US, he said that Beijing is the biggest geopolitical challenge to Washington in the 21st century.
Amid de-escalation talks with India, China recruits Tibet citizens in PLA, local militias
China has made it “mandatory” for every Tibetan family to send at least one young male member for recruitment in the PLA, according to a report by the Times of India. The move to ramp up Tibetan recruitment in PLA has come even as China continues to consolidate its military positions and upgrade its airbases facing India.
Africa's Covid 3rd wave at crossroads: WHO
As the rate of new cases fell by less than 2 per cent over the past week, driven by a sharp drop in South Africa, 21 countries are experiencing a resurgence, three more than last week, Xinhua news agency quoted Matshidiso Moeti, the WHO's Regional Director for Africa, as saying at an online briefing on Thursday.
Blacks, Hispanics among hardest hit by Covid-19: Study
The study by the University of Michigan (UM) analysed numbers from the US Census Bureau, which provide a more detailed and in-depth look at how different factors such as ethnicity, occupation, living situation, income and insurance status can interact to affect death rates, Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
UK reports another 39,906 coronavirus cases
The country also recorded another 84 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now standing at 128,980. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, the Xinhua news agency reported. England has recently lifted most Covid-19 restrictions as part of the final step of the roadmap out of the lockdown.
Chinese President makes surprise visit to Tibet
Video clips shared on Chinese social media by the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), a Washington-based advocacy group, show Xi addressing people in the city of Nyingtri, stepping out of a shop in the Barkhor area in Lhasa and giving remarks to the public, while facing the "Monument to the Peaceful Liberation of Tibet" in front of the Potala Palace, the traditional winter residence of the Dalai Lama.
US launches airstrikes to support Afghan forces: Pentagon
Ina statement on Thursday, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said that "in the last several days, we have acted, through airstrikes, to support the ANDSF (Afghan National Defense and Security Forces)", without providing further details, reports Xinhua news agency. Meanwhile, an unidentified defence official told the media that the US military conducted more than four airstrikes supporting Afghan forces.
All allegations, all finger-pointing should be at the customer: Pegasus spyware seller
A NSO spokesperson told BBC: "If I am the manufacturer of a car and now you take the car and you are driving drunken and you hit somebody, you do not go to the car manufacturer, you go to the driver."We are sending the system to governments, we get all the correct accreditation and do it all legally. "You know, if a customer decides to misuse the system, he will not be a customer anymore.
Don't Miss
Advertisement