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Process underway to 'appoint' special representative for Afghanistan: UN

The Taliban regime opposes the appointment of a new special representative for Afghanistan and believes that with the presence of UNAMA, this is an unnecessary move, reported Khaama Press

Private credit faces liquidity risks if stress rises, says IMF report

Private credit also remains largely untested in an economic slump, according to the analysis. It caters to mostly small and mid-size borrowers with higher leverage, implying more risk

US-China tensions fragmenting trade and investment, finds IMF study

Another contrast is that many of those non-aligned economies are benefiting from a new status as "connector" economies between the two blocs, it added

Appeals court rejects Trump's latest attempt to delay Apr 15 criminal trial

Justice Cynthia Kern's ruling is yet another loss for Trump, who has tried repeatedly to get the trial postponed

Swiss women win landmark climate case at top Europe human rights court

The Swiss women, known as KlimaSeniorinnen and aged over 64, said their government's climate inaction put them at risk of dying during heatwaves

Israeli deal didn't meet Palestine's demands, yet it's under review: Hamas

Israel and Hamas sent teams to Egypt on Sunday for talks that included Qatari and Egyptian mediators as well as CIA Director William Burns

Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flood in decades

Downstream, water levels in Orenburg, a city of around 550,000, rose towards the critical level of 9.3 metres as sirens warned major floods were imminent

March marks yet another record in global heat, says EU climate agency

Each of the last 10 months ranked as the world's hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin

US small-biz sentiment slides to lowest level in more than 11 yrs in March

Twenty-five percent of owners reported inflation was their single most important problem in operating their business, reflecting higher input and labor costs, up 2 points from February

Maldives thanks India for allowing export of essential commodities

The approved quantities are the highest since this arrangement came into effect in 1981, the notice by the mission said

Taiwanese firms look to set up headquarters abroad to avoid Chinese attack

China asserts territorial claims over Taiwan and has issued threats of annexation if Taipei resists reunification indefinitely

Tourism economy swells for cities in the total solar eclipse path

Various indicators suggest the eclipse will bolster the economies in the path of totality, a roughly 110-mile-wide belt that will stretch from Mazatlán to Montreal

Bulgaria formally approves caretaker govt to run country until June 9 polls

Bulgaria's parliament on Tuesday formally approved an interim government to run the EU member country until snap parliamentary and regular European Parliament elections on June 9.

Netanyahu vows to carry out Rafah invasion which US calls a mistake

The war began Oct 7 when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 250 people hostage

NASA shares video of how Solar Eclipse looks from space, details inside

The total solar eclipse of 2024 was the notable celestial event since it won't be visible across the contiguous US again until August 2044. Videos by NASA displays the moon's shadow above earth

Reunited after 3 decades, twin sisters from China discover mirrored lives

After three decades apart, twins in China who were separated at birth have finally reunited. Here is their story of reunion

New energy vehicles to account for 50% of China's car sales by 2030

The rating agency also anticipated the automobile industry to contribute 4.5 to 5 per cent of China's nominal GDP by 2030, offsetting weaknesses in other sectors like real estate

Here's how Boeing's latest crisis could imperil 2021 DOJ crash agreement

Justice Department officials are probing whether Boeing has complied with that 2021 agreement and are considering the Jan. 5 blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 jet as part of that review

Cruise to resume 'robotaxi' tests with safety drivers in Phoenix, Arizona

The company is set to announce and begin the testing as early as Tuesday, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter

Airlines struggle with lack of planes ahead of summer travel surge

Boeing is reeling from a sprawling crisis that erupted after the January 5 Alaska Airlines blowout.