India has most Covid-19 cases in two months, worst-hit Kerala in focus
BENGALURU, Sept 2 — India reported the biggest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases in two months on Thursday, as the government worries about the virus spreading from the most-affected Kerala state, schools reopening, and the start of the…
Unicef: North Korea rejects Chinese Covid-19 vaccines
SEOUL, Sept 2 — North Korea has rejected around three million doses of a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, suggesting they should be given to countries in greater need, Unicef said today.The impoverished North was the first country to…
China minister says ‘ball in Washington’s court’ for climate cooperation
BEIJING, Sept 2 — China has challenged the United States to fix relations with Beijing to make progress on climate change, the foreign ministry said today, as Washington’s climate envoy visits to press the world’s top polluter to slash…
Taliban preparing to reveal new Afghan government amid economic turmoil
KABUL, Sept 2 — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers were preparing on Thursday to unveil their new government as the economy teetered on the edge of collapse more than two weeks after the Islamist militia captured Kabul and brought a chaotic…
EU mulls reaction force after Afghanistan evacuation
BRUSSELS, Sept 2 — EU defence ministers today discussed proposals for a European rapid reaction force after the bloc was left on the sidelines during the US-led evacuation from Afghanistan.Calls have grown for the 27-nation group…
Biden pledges US support, security aid in first meeting with Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
WASHINGTON, Sept 2 — President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy yesterday the United States was “firmly committed” to Ukraine’s territorial integrity and offered Kyiv US$60 million (RM249 million) in new security…
Russian editor decries ‘destruction of media’ before election
MOSCOW, Sept 2 — The editor-in-chief of a Russian news outlet designated a “foreign agent” after it investigated the poisoning of opposition politician Alexei Navalny has accused the Russian state of destroying the media.The…
China slams ‘incorrect’ politics in show business, high actor pay
BEIJING, Sept 2 — China told broadcasters today to shun artists with “incorrect political positions” and “effeminate” styles, and said a patriotic atmosphere needed to be cultivated, as part of a wider crackdown on its booming…
Modi Govt sold national assets, has no right to rule: Sr Congres Leader Subodh Kant
JAMMU: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP-led Government for its national monetisation plan, former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahai on Wednesday said the Government, which failed to safeguard the national assets, have no right to…
Veteran separatist leader, former Hurriyat Conference Chairman Syed Ali Geelani no more
SRINAGAR — A top separatist leader and former Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani breathed his last at his Srinagar residence on Wednesday evening, sources said.Sources told that Geelani, 92, developed serious…