Qatar refuses ‘responsibility’ for Kabul airport without Taliban
Qatar's foreign minister says the status of Kabul airport operations is still being negotiated with parties involved.
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Hong Kong to create more national security offences
Security secretary says officials working on legislation that would define new crimes such as espionage.
Tata Sons considers historic revamp of its leadership: Report
It plans to create the role of a CEO, overseen by the chairman, a job held for now by N Chandrasekaran.
Norway election winners start coalition talks with climate focus
Centre-left opposition parties enter discussions day after they beat the incumbent Conservatives.
US to place conditions on fraction of aid to Egypt: US media
US to withhold $130m, less than half of $300m targeted by Congress and fraction of $1.3bn in overall security aid.
Climate change could displace 216 million by 2050: Report
World Bank warns 'climate migrants' will be in the tens of millions in three decades even if urgent action is taken.
Is Russia’s defence chief emerging as Putin’s possible successor?
Putin is still pondering the idea of another term, but as he approaches 70, bets are being placed on Sergey Shoigu.
‘Why are you out?’: Afghan women journalists recall Taliban sweep
Female journalists who fled the country tell Al Jazeera they were left with no choice amid fears of Taliban persecution.
Fears for Palestinian hunger strikers protesting imprisonment
Palestinian prisoners plan mass hunger strike in support of rearrested escapees, abysmal jail conditions.
Putin and Syria’s al-Assad hold talks in Moscow on rebel areas
Syria's most powerful ally in the decade-long conflict, Russia's Putin denounced 'foreign forces' still fighting.
Yemeni government forces again on the backfoot
Houthi rebels recaptured Rahabah and are now threatening to gain control over Marib, the last gov't stronghold.
Rights body urges South Korea to pass anti-discrimination law
Human Rights Watch says legislation would protect vulnerable young South Koreans including LGBTQ people from harassment.
School-based COVID outbreak in China’s Fujian grows
Cities of Putian and Xiamen began mass testing after Delta-linked outbreak surges to more than 100 people.
Once inmates, Taliban now in charge of a Kabul prison
Group now runs Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, a sprawling complex on Kabul's outskirts where thousands of them were imprisoned.
South Korea fines Google for abusing its dominant position
The antitrust regulator said Google's terms with device makers on using its operating system restricted competition.
US, Japan, South Korea nuclear envoys meet after Pyongyang test
Countries want to revive talks on denuclearisation, which have been stalled for two years.
Sri Lanka brings back veteran central banker
Cabraal says he is not keen on an international bailout even as he has to resolve Sri Lanka's depleted forex reserves.
Probe in Ethiopia’s Tigray did not reach site of Axum attack: UN
UN human rights investigators unable to deploy to site of alleged massacre of several hundred people in holy city.
US widens effort to unite migrant families separated under Trump
Trump administration separated thousands of migrant parents from their children in 2017 and 2018 amid border crackdown.
Shanghai halts some traffic at port, airport amid Typhoon Chanthu
The halt is likely to further damage global supply chains, which are already struggling with COVID-19-related delays.