A court in Nairobi, has ordered the extradition of former deputy speaker of Afghanistan’s Wolesi Jirga Abdul Zahir Qadir, to the United States. However, his lawyer has requested a 14-day delay in carrying out the extradition, according to Citizen Digital. The court determined there were sufficient grounds to proceed with the extradition based on evidence More
Senior military officials from Pakistan and India on Monday conferred on ways of defusing tensions between the neighbours. For the first time since a tenuous truce went into effect between the nuclear-armed neighbours, Pakistani and Indian directors-general of military operations (DGMOs) spoke over the telephone. India’s DGMO Lt. Gen. Rajeev Ghai and his Pakistani counterpart More
Amid efforts for a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Hamas says it will free the last living hostage with US nationality in its custody. The Palestinian group’s decision to release Edan Alexander comes before President Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East on Tuesday, the BBC reported. Hamas confirmed to the broadcaster that it was holding More
Some former members of the British Special Forces have confessed to committing war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, stating that the elite units killed unarmed individuals “while sleeping at night” and even “executed” children who had not yet reached combat age. The BBC World Service today (Monday) published a report titled “Former British Special Forces More
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has agreed to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday. The Ukrainian leader voiced his willingness after US President Donald Trump told him to immediately accept Putin’s proposal of direct peace talks. On Sunday, Zelensky had responded cautiously to the proposal after the Russian president, in a late-night More
In a major breakthrough, the US and China have agreed to drastically slash tariffs on each other’s products for an initial period of three months, CNN reported on Monday. Officials from the two countries announced their agreement on 90 percent tariff cuts following lengthy but fruitful negotiations in Geneva. In April, US President Donald Trump More
The chess game has been banned due to religious considerations in the country, the Afghan National Olympic Committee said on Sunday. Olympics, Physical Education and Sports spokesman Atal Mashwani told Pajhwok Afghan News: “There are religious considerations regarding the chess game, and it is prohibited in propagation of virtue. Therefore, until these considerations are answered, More
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct peace talks with Ukraine on May 15 in Turkey, Reuters reported. Speaking from the Kremlin in the early hours of Sunday, Putin said Moscow was offering negotiations in Istanbul to address the underlying causes of the conflict. He added the proposed negotiations would enable the two sides More
Continuing the Spanish La Liga league, Barcelona and Real Madrid are set to clash in another El Classico in the 35th week tonight. The game will kick off at 6:45 PM local time in the Abi-Anariha’s home stadium. Barcelona is at the top of the table with 79 points, and considering that Real Madrid is More
About 21 people have been killed and 14 others injured when a bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims careened off a cliff in Kotmale town of Sri Lanka, a media report said on Sunday. Associated Press reported: “The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles) east of More
