Will Taliban be allowed to distribute foreign aid

The United Nations asked donors for $4.4 billion in humanitarian aid for Afghanistan in 2022 and the White House announced it would donate an extra $308 million.

US sanctions Russian company

Biden administration’s newest blacklisting comes after a series of missile tests by Pyongyang. Under the sanctions, any property held by the designated individuals in the US is subject to seizure.

Pakistani student in China receives huge financial support

After initial recovery from the life-threatening disease, the student has been shifted to Pakistan on a Pakistan International Airlines flight on request of his father.

Deadly clashes break out at Armenia-Azerbaijan border

Armenia’s aggression with no special reason and violation of its obligations … is a deliberate military provocation and adventurism

French minster orders closure of mosque over anti-Semitic remarks

The move comes two weeks after authorities closed a mosque in the north of the country because of what they said was the radical nature of its imam's preaching.

North Korea’s Kim warns of more power show

Hypersonic missiles are listed among the "top priority" tasks for strategic weapons development in North Korea's five-year plan.

Sri Lanka says no to IMF, seeks new China loan

Beijing is already the island's biggest bilateral lender, accounting for at least 10 percent of Sri Lanka's external debt.

Chinese cities battle Covid as Winter Olympics loom

Cities across China are imposing tougher restrictions to try to control new outbreaks of COVID-19, with Tianjin battling the highly contagious Omicron variant which has been detected to have been transmitted locally in two other provinces.

Crime wave grips Arabs in Israel ‘by the throat’

Experts say part of the violence is driven by a growing loan shark trade among Arab mobsters, who offer fast cash to Arab citizens underserved by banks. Officials have blamed the spate of violence on Arab crime families

Why does US govt want Facebook to sell WhatsApp & Instagram?

The FTC's high-profile legal fight with Facebook represents one of the biggest challenges the government has brought against a tech company in decades

$25 billion worth NFTs sold in 2022: Here’s why?

NFT sales volume totalled $24.9 billion in 2021, compared to just $94.9 million the year before, DappRadar, said on Monday.

Pakistan’s GDP grew by nearly 5%: Latest figures show

The minister expressed the hope that the GDP growth by end of current fiscal year would also surpass the 4.8% target and would be recorded at higher than 5%.