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The Taliban said they had taken some territory and inflicted “heavy” losses on the National Resistance Front (NRF). But the NRF said it had control of all entrances to the valley, and the Taliban had lost hundreds of fighters. Panjshir is the only province that has not fallen to the …

Japan’s embattled prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, is set to resign after one year in office, reported The Japan Times. Suga told members of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Friday that he will not run in the party’s upcoming presidential election, paving the way for another prime minister in …

The death toll from the remnants of Hurricane Ida’s stunning blast through the Northeast rose to eight on Thursday after the city and parts of New Jersey became overwhelmed in water. At least seven people in New York City died in the flooding, police said. Hector Lora, the mayor of …

Prices of everyday essentials such as flour, cooking oil and fuel have surged. Salaries have stopped being paid. Residents in pursuit of cash queue outside banks and at automated teller machines. Since the Taliban took power earlier this month, Afghans have struggled through an economic meltdown, which analysts and aid …

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden took a step toward his goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions on Thursday with an executive order aimed at making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric, a move made with backing from the biggest U.S. automakers. The administration also …

Growth in the UK’s service sector slowed last month, as inflation soared and businesses struggled with staffing issues. IHS Markit’s latest purchasing managers index (PMI) recorded slowing growth and rising costs in Britain’s dominant service sector last month. Staffing problems also hit services which covers everything from banking to waiting …

Joe Biden has led calls from both parties for New York governor Andrew Cuomo to resign after an investigation found he had sexually harassed 11 women. US issues 60-day eviction moratorium for areas with substantial Covid transmission – as it happened Read more New York’s attorney general Letitia James unveiled …

MPs serving on informal parliamentary groups while working in second jobs are facing scrutiny from a powerful parliamentary committee over concerns that they could exploit a lobbying loophole. An inquiry by the Commons standards committee will examine whether MPs who sit on All-Party Parliamentary Groups that lobby for certain industries …

America has launched emergency airlifts for Afghans who worked with its armed forces and diplomats, evacuating hundreds who are still waiting for their visas to the United States on military flights. Only people in the final stages of a long, slow and bureaucratic visa process are eligible for the airlift, …

Millions more Australians are now in lockdown as the highly contagious Delta variant continues to spread. Authorities have imposed a snap three-day lockdown in south-eastern parts of Queensland, including Australia’s third largest city Brisbane, which began at 16:00 (06:00 GMT) on Saturday. It is the latest part of the country …