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Putin to self-isolate as Covid cases detected in his entourage: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin is going into self-isolation because of coronavirus cases in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

Donors pledge $1.2 billion in emergency funds for helping Afghans

The United Nations drummed up more than USD 1.2 billion in emergency pledges Monday for helping 11 million Afghans facing an escalating humanitarian crisis in their homeland

Pegasus row: Apple issues emergency software patch to fix spyware flaw

The researchers at the University of Toronto's Citizen Lab said the flaw allowed spyware from the NSO Group to directly infect the iPhone of a Saudi activist.

United Nations seeks $606 million for Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

There are concerns that instability and upended humanitarian efforts, compounded by an ongoing drought, could further endanger lives and plunge Afghanistan toward famine.

Climate change could move more than 200 million people by 2050: Report

Climate change could push more than 200 million people to leave their homes in the next three decades and create migration hotspots unless urgent action is taken to reduce global emissions

United States steps up effort to unite families separated under Trump

The Biden administration is expanding its effort to find and reunite migrant families who were separated at the US-Mexico border under President Donald Trump

Taliban fails to live up to its promises of inclusive leadership: France

France's foreign minister has expressed disappointment in Afghanistan's newly formed Taliban government

United Nations official slams Taliban over reprisal killings

The UN human rights chief says her office has received credible allegations of reprisal killings by the Taliban

Manchin nixes Biden's $3.5 trn budget plan, urges $1.5 trn instead

I cannot support USD 3.5 trillion, Manchin said Sunday, citing in particular his opposition to a proposed increase in the corporate tax rate from 21 per cent to 28 per cent

Joe Biden to survey wildfire damage, make case for spending plan

Biden will promote his administration's use of the Defence Production Act to aid in wildfire preparedness during a western swing in which he'll survey wildfire damage in Idaho and California.

Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic's bid for year Slam at US Open

Novak Djokovic's bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 ended one victory short with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final on Sunday.

Brazil protests show low street support for impeachment push

Turnout at protests across Brazil against President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday was far smaller than rallies the president called earlier this week

Afghanistan: Taliban say girls, women may study in no-men classrooms

The higher education minister in the govt says women can study in universities, including at post-graduate levels, but that classrooms will be gender-segregated and that Islamic dress is compulsory

Armed drones target Irbil international airport in Iraq near US consulate

Kurdistan's Counter-Terrorism Service said at least two drones carrying explosives targeted the airport. It said the attack did not lead to any casualties

Al-Qaida chief appears in new video marking 20th anniversary of 9/11 attack

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept 11, attacks, months after rumours spread that he was dead

FBI releases newly declassified record on September 11 attacks

The FBI late Saturday released a newly declassified 16-page document related to logistical support provided to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

Japan, Vietnam sign defence transfer deal amid worries of China's muscle

Details about the transfer of specific equipment, including naval vessels, will be worked out in subsequent talks

Southern Chinese city with coronavirus outbreak stops buses, trains

A city in southern China that is trying to contain a coronavirus outbreak told the public Sunday not to leave, suspended bus and train service and closed cinemas, bars and other facilities

Japan passes 50% vaccination rate, may ease limits in November

Japan's government says more than 50 per cent of the population has been fully vaccinated.

Qualifier to champion: Britain's Emma Raducanu, 18, wins US Open

This was the first major final between two teens since Williams, 17, beat Martina Hingis, 18, at the 1999 US Open and the first between two unseeded women in the professional era, which began in 1968