US President Donald Trump says Russia should rejoin the Group of Seven (G7), calling Moscow’s expulsion “a mistake.” Trump on Thursday said he would love to have Russia return to G7 nations, saying it was a mistake to be expelled, Reuters reported. “I’d love to have them back. I think it was a mistake to More
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has announced that 119 migrants, including Afghan nationals, were deported to Panama from the United States, the Washington Post reported on Friday. President Mulino stated that Panama received its first flight from the US carrying 119 deported individuals from various countries. This move follows the Trump administration’s decision to use More
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore funding for hundreds of foreign aid contractors, who said they were adversely affected by a 90-day blanket freeze, according to a media report. The ruling temporarily blocks the administration from canceling foreign aid contracts and awards that were in place before Trump took office on More
The Afghan squad arrived in the Pakistani city of Lahore today (Wednesday) to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy, an eight-nation tournament set to begin on February 19. Defending champions Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the opening match in Karachi. Afghanistan will play two warm-up games ahead of their maiden appearance in the More
Afghanistan’s young spin sensation AM Ghazanfar has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to a fracture in the L4 vertebra, specifically in the left pars interarticularis. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) says Ghazanfar sustained the injury during Afghanistan’s recent tour of Zimbabwe. He will be sidelined for at least four months and More
At least 41 people, including the two drivers, have been killed in a collision involving a bus and a truck in the Tabasco state of Mexico, officials say. According to Reuters, the traffic accident took place in the early hours of Saturday when a bus ploughed into a truck. The bus carrying 48 passengers was More
A new government has been formed in Lebanon following extensive negotiations among political parties, with Nawaf Salam appointed as prime minister. Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated the 24-member cabinet would prioritise financial reforms and reconstruction. The new administration would also work for the implementation of a UN resolution, More
The suspension of humanitarian aid by the United States has exacerbated the humanitarian crisis in various countries around the world, a media report said on Sunday. According Reuters in Haiti, a group treating HIV patients awaits US permission to dispense medicines that prevent mothers from giving the disease to their children. In Myanmar, where famine More
The United Nation Security Council (UNSC) says it will convene a briefing on Monday on the Secretary-General’s 20th biannual strategic-level report on the “threats posed by Daesh”. The UNSC said that according to the Secretary-General’s report, the Daesh poses predominant terrorist threat both within Afghanistan and beyond its borders. The report also highlighted the attack on More
About 10 people died after a small passenger plane crashed in Alaska State of the United States, a media report said on Saturday. Associated Press reported: “The Bering Air single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet on Thursday afternoon with nine passengers and a pilot, Alaska’s Department of Public Safety said. It was operating at More
