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Special Desk Its over an year now that previous administration had quit following Beirut explosion, a new government has finally taken over in Lebanon. The PM is now Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s richest man, a position he held twice before. His appointment, along with the naming of a new cabinet, ends …

Special Desk Since the US forces left Afganistan on August 30, some 200 people, including Americans, could fly out of Kabul. This is the first such operation since US forces left. The flight took passengers to Qatari capital Doha late on Thursday evening and a second such flight is slated …

Special Desk Unarmed women protestors demanding rights following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan were stopped with tear gas allege the protestors. The women group say the Taliban targeted them with tear gas and pepper spray as they tried to walk from a bridge to the presidential palace during the protest …

Special Desk The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has decided to step down and shall not even re-contest as a PM candidate. This has set the stage for a new premier after a one-year tenure marred by an unpopular COVID-19 response particularly and gradually sinking public support. Suga said he …

Special Desk Life has been disrupted as storm Ida has brought flash floods and heavy rain to New York City. US President Joe Biden said historic investment is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 45 …

Special Desk Hours after the American troop left Afghanistan on August 31 a chilling video emerged showing a body dangling from a US Black Hawk helicopter, reportedly over Kandahar. It is unclear if the person dangling from the rope was dead or alive or whether it was a human or …

Special Desk A formal withdrawal by US forces has left Taliban as in charge at Kabul. The US had decided August 31 as the date for a final withdrawal and hence it did after two decades of war, leaving the Taliban in charge. America’s top military commander in the region, …

Special Desk  Apart from covid, Singaporeans are worried for another reason and that is job losses to migrant professionals. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong underlined the need to address Singaporeans’ anxieties over foreign work pass holders as there has been a rising concern among them about job losses to …

Special Desk Neighbouring Nepal is still working to restrict spread of covid infection. The three districts in Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley have decided to extend the ongoing lockdown till September 1. Most of the existing restrictive measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic will also continue except for lifting the ban on …

Special Desk Who would have forgot Princess Diana. The name is enough to make image of a kind hearted royal princess come alive before the eyes and now a biopic is coming up. The biopic, which premieres at Venice Film Festival next month ahead of its November release, recounts a …