Powerful blasts and gunfire rock Afghanistan capital Kabul
Afghanistan's Defence Minister says he is safe after explosion near his home, but continuing gunfire reported in Kabul.
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Food giant Tyson to require COVID vaccination for all US workers
Tyson is one of the first major employers of front-line workers to mandate jabs amid a resurgence of COVID-19.
‘No military solution’ to conflict in Afghanistan, US envoy says
US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad renews push for negotiated settlement as violence in Afghanistan rages.
Iran’s Raisi promises to lift sanctions, improve public trust
Ebrahim Raisi officially endorsed as Iran's next president by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at a ceremony in Tehran.
China regulators have a new target: chip distributors
Car chip distributors are suspected of driving up prices and regulators are promising to punish hoarding, price-gouging.
Turkey wildfires: Despair and questions as forests burn
Devastating wildfires have burned forests and villages, killing at least eight and burned through huge tracts of land.
Missing Belarus activist Vitaly Shishov found hanged in Kyiv park
Vitaly Shishov, who led a Kyiv-based NGO, was found hanged in a park in the Ukrainian capital, police say.
A year on, politicians accused of hindering Beirut blast justice
Rights groups and families of victims accuse officials of stalling the probe into the devastating port explosion.
Dozens of bodies found in river between Ethiopia’s Tigray, Sudan
Surgeon says he buried 10 bodies over the past six days in Sudan and was told by local, refugees another 28 were found.
ADB, fin firms draw plan to close Asia coal-fired power plants
The speedy closure of these plants aims to reduce the biggest source of carbon emissions.
COVID likely to lock India’s women out of job market for years
Azim Premji University report finds 47 percent of women who lost jobs last year have been made permanently redundant.
Four officers who warded off US Capitol attack died of suicide
Two officers were reported to have committed suicide in July, while two others died days after the January 6 riot.
China’s Wuhan to test ‘all residents’ as COVID-19 returns
City where COVID-19 first emerged reported seven locally transmitted case among migrant workers.
India’s first women-led unicorn readies its IPO
Nykaa, India's top e-commerce site for beauty products, has filed documents for an IPO that could value it at $4bn.
Japan says Belarus athlete safe as US, EU condemn Lukashenko
A Belarusian sprinter who refused her team's orders to return home has been granted a Polish humanitarian visa.
Tencent shares fall most in 10 years on fear of crackdown
Chinese state media called online video games 'spiritual opium', sending stocks of Tencent, other gaming firms tumbling.
Congolese man’s death in police custody sparks protest in India
At least six nationals of African countries injured during scuffle with Bengaluru police over alleged custodial death.
Through refugee eyes: Deadly floods in Bangladesh Rohingya camps
The Norwegian Refugee Council asked two Rohingya photographers to document the flood's aftermath. This is what they saw.
US labour official says Amazon union vote should be redone
The union has accused Amazon of illegally threatening staff with reduced benefits, compromising election's integrity.
US accuses Myanmar generals of ‘stalling’, urges ASEAN pressure
US secretary of state to join talks with Southeast Asian foreign ministers as political turmoil continues in Myanmar.