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President Joe Biden Wednesday formally announced his decision to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan before September 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that led the US into its longest war. “We cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our …

Beijing now has more billionaires than any other city in the world after bouncing back quickly from Covid-19, according to the Forbes’ 2021 World’s Billionaires List.   The Chinese capital added 33 billionaires last year and now hosts 100, said the business magazine. This narrowly beats New York City, which …

edia reported, as security forces cracked down on anti-coup protesters who fought back with hunting rifles and firebombs. The Myanmar Now and Irrawaddy news sites said on Thursday that six truckloads of troops were deployed to quell a huge protest in the town of Taze on Wednesday. When the protesters …

Russian President, Vladimir Putin has signed legislation formally granting him the right to stay in power until 2036. Putin’s second consecutive and fourth overall presidential term ends in 2024, the year when Russia’s previous Constitution would have required him to step down.   But an overhauled Constitution that Russians approved …

Saudi FM says normalisation of relations with Israel would bring tremendous benefits, but the move depends on the progress of the peace process. A normalisation deal between Saudi Arabia and Israel would benefit the region, the kingdom’s foreign minister has said, adding that a potential deal “depends to a large …

Britain’s “Ginger Mafia” has accused Prince Harry of giving redheads a bad name with the way he has treated the royal family.   The highest ranking members of the British Association of Gingers (BAG) have voted in favour of banishing red-haired Harry from their ranks, saying they no longer consider him “part …

The US and 12 of its allies have released a statement criticizing the World Health Organisation (WHO) after the release of a World Health Organization report that said the Coronavirus pandemic is very likely to have started with transmission from one animal to another, and then to humans.   219 …

Turkey condemns French president’s claim that Ankara might meddle in next year’s elections, dubbing it ‘unjust and inconsistent’. Turkey has condemned Emmanuel Macron’s recent comments targeting Ankara as “unacceptable,” after the French president warned the Turkish government not to meddle in his country’s next presidential election. Macron told French television this week …

Modi begins two-day tour for Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangladesh’s independence, but visit preceded by multiple protests. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Bangladesh to attend its Golden Jubilee celebrations of independence and the birth centenary of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the country’s founder and father of current Prime Minister …

Large crowds take to the streets in Jerusalem, three days before Israel is due to hold its fourth general election in less than two years. Thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, just days before the country’s fourth general election in less …