India begins voting in second phase of giant election as Modi vs Gandhi campaign heats up
Friday's polling will be held for 88 of the total 543 seats in the lower house of parliament with 160 million people eligible to vote....
Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing
Blinken is due to spend several hours with Wang across closed-door meetings at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse and a working lunch as the two sides try to mainta...
CPJ calls for immediate release of three journalists detained by Taliban
According to sources cited by the committee, the Taliban detained the journalists for "broadcasting music and engaging with female listeners via phone."...
Taliban releases six Iranian border guards after brief detention
The agency added that the guards were detained earlier by Taliban forces and taken into Afghanistan....
Canada, US, UK impose new sanctions on Iran following attack on Israel
The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters serves as the main command center of the Iranian Armed Forces....
Taliban seeks ‘good relations’ with the West, says Muttaqi
"The world is not just the West, and the West is not solely America," said Muttaqi....
Taliban asks university professors to translate academic works into Persian, Pashto only
Sources indicate that previously translated works by professors at these universities included in the Uzbek department's curriculum were done so in Uzbek....
Iran’s envoy: ‘Independent Afghanistan’ can foster development with neighbors
"The process of progress that has begun will not halt," declared Qomi, affirming the steadfast commitment to advancing Afghanistan's regional role....