World

Zelenskiy says it is time for NATO to invite Ukraine into alliance

The Ukrainian leader told a joint news conference in wartime Kyiv with visiting NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that a NATO summit in Vilnius in July could become "historic," and that he had been invited to attend.

Afghanistan

SIGAR chief tells US lawmakers he cannot assure American aid is ‘not currently funding the Taliban’

Sopko said in his prepared statement that the office has previously had issues getting information from the Pentagon.

World

Officials probe site of deadly Yemen stampede that killed at least 87 people

Several people were injured including 13 who were in critical condition, local media reported

Afghanistan

UN chief to convene ‘closed-door’ meeting on Afghanistan in Doha in May

Dujarric said the issue of recognition was “clearly in the hands of the member states” and that Mohammed was reaffirming the need for an internationally coordinated approach.

World

North Korean leader orders spy satellite launch as planned: State media

State media have said the satellite production has been completed but it did not elaborate when the scheduled launch date is.

Videos

Video: Blinken says normalizing world’s ties with Taliban is linked to their acts

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has siad that recognizing the Taliban and normalizing the international community’s engagement with them is linked to their acts.

Videos

Video: Saffron production increases in Herat

The business community in Herat province in western Afghanistan said that saffron production and its exports to other countries have increased compared to the past year.

World

Putin visits Russian troops in Ukraine’s Kherson and Luhansk regions

Putin has also visited the national guard headquarters in Ukraine's eastern Luhansk region, another part of Ukraine that Moscow annexed last year.

Sports

Argentina to host under-20 World Cup, replacing Indonesia

FIFA announced the decision to remove Indonesia as host on March 29 after the country's FA canceled the draw to be held in Bali as its governor refused to host Israel's team.

Afghanistan

Japan calls for ‘direct’ engagement with Taliban at G7 meeting

Japan’s foreign minister hosted a G7 session on Afghanistan and ‘strongly condemned’ the Taliban’s decisions that suppress human rights