World Bank, IMF face long-term damage after data rigging scandal
Oct 4, 2021 Regardless of whether IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva was to blame for changes to World Bank data in 2017 that benefited China, the scandal has dented the research…
Stop vaccine hoarding- Developing nations take plea to world’s wealthy at UNGA
Sept. 23, 2021 Leaders from developing nations warned the U.N. General Assembly this week that COVID-19 vaccine hoarding by wealthy countries left the door open for the emergence of new…
Joe Biden to speak at UN General Assembly on September 21 – White House
Sept. 14, 2021 US President Joe Biden, whose international reputation has taken a hit after the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, is upping the number of major diplomatic meetings this fall…
Queen Elizabeth prayers for victims, survivors of 9/11
Sept. 11, 2021 Britain’s Queen Elizabeth said on Saturday that her prayers remained with victims and survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States and paid tribute…
Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt – Sources
Sept. 3, 2021 Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced shortly, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel…
Taliban celebrate ‘complete independence’ as last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan
Aug 31, 2021 Celebratory gunfire echoed across Kabul as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn on Tuesday following the withdrawal of the last U.S. troops, ending 20…
Rockets target U.S. troops as Afghanistan withdrawal enters final stage
Aug 30, 2021 U.S. anti-missile defences intercepted as many as five rockets fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, a U.S. official said, as the United States rushed to complete…
U.S. in final phase of Kabul evacuations as Taliban prepares government
Aug. 29, 2021 U.S. forces were in the final phase of pulling out of Kabul, ending two decades of costly involvement in Afghanistan, as the country’s new Taliban rulers prepared…
COVID-19: U.S. intelligence community says cannot solve mystery without China
Aug. 28, 2021 The U.S. intelligence community does not believe it can resolve a debate over whether a Chinese laboratory incident was the source of COVID-19 without more information, U.S….
Blast outside Kabul airport kills at least 13, including children – Taliban officialÂ
Aug. 26, 2021 A suspected suicide bomb exploded outside Kabul airport on Thursday, killing at least 13 people including children, a Taliban official said, after the United States and allies urged…