More than 1,500 flights have been cancelled or delayed across the United States due to winter storm Devin, according to airline monitoring website FlightAware, dealing a significant blow to air travel during the peak holiday period. A total of 1,581 flights “within, into or out of” the US were cancelled and 6,883 delayed as of More
China has imposed sanctions on a group of US defence firms and senior executives in response to weapons sales to Taiwan, a media report said on Saturday. Al Jazeera reported that China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the measures on Friday, targeting 20 US defence companies and 10 individuals. The sanctions are retaliation for the More
Turkey detained 152,000 undocumented migrants during the past one year, with Afghans making up the largest group, the country’s Migration Authority said. According to the Turkey Migration Authority’s statement, more than 152,000 illegal migrants were detained in the country since the beginning of 2025, including more than 42,000 Afghans. After Afghans, the most arrested people More
US President Donald Trump has said the US launched a “powerful and deadly strike” against the Islamic State (IS) group in north-western Nigeria. The US leader described IS as” terrorist scum”, accusing the group of “targeting and viciously killing, primarily, innocent Christians”. Trump said the US military “executed numerous perfect strikes”, while the US Africa More
The Afghan Embassy in Tokyo, the capital of Japan, has announced it would suspend its activities after January 31, 2026 following consultations with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, the embassy said all activities and services of the embassy, including political, economic, cultural and consular affairs, will be suspended after January 31, More
Afghanistan are set to face hosts Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Under-19 tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) series today (Thursday) at Harare Sports Club. The match will begin at 12:00pm local time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on its Facebook page. The tri-nation series features the Under-19 teams of Afghanistan, Pakistan and host More
At least five people have been killed and 35 others injured in an explosion at a mosque in Nigeria, a media report said on Thursday. The blast occurred at around 6:00 pm on Wednesday (17:00 GMT) in the city of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, Al Jazeera reported. Police confirmed that five people were More
At least nine people have been killed and 21 others injured after a private sleeper coach collided with a lorry in the Indian state of Karnataka, media reports said on Thursday. The accident occurred on National Highway 48 at Gorlathu Cross in Hiriyur taluk of Karnataka’s Chitradurga district when the private sleeper coach struck a More
A jirga of Pashtun elders in Chaman has urged Pakistan to reopen the Spin Boldak–Chaman crossing to resolve the problems of thousands of stranded passengers and cargo vehicles, a media report said on Wednesday. Amanullah Khan and Malik Abdul Khaliq Lala Ghabizai, Pashtun tribal elders, told a press conference on Tuesday that trade had been More
Three people, including two traffic police officers, have killed in an explosion in Moscow, media report said on Wednesday. Al Jazeera, citing Russia’s Investigative Committee, said the blast occurred in the southern part of the city when traffic police attempted to detain a suspected individual. The committee added that the explosion took place near the More
