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US President Donald Trump speaks to the troops during a surprise Thanksgiving day visit at Bagram Air Field, on November 28, 2019 in Afghanistan. - The US will cut its troops in Afghanistan to 2,500 in January, the lowest level in nearly two decades of war, as outgoing President Donald Trump follows through on a pledge to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon announced on November 17, 2020. (AFP)World
US announces troop withdrawal from Afghanistan and Iraq

The House Armed Services Committee has announced a hearing on Afghanistan on November 20

18 Nov 2020 10:38 AM IST

The new system would ensure that the best and brightest students being educated in the United States receive preference for an H-1B visa, including advanced degree holders, those being paid a high wage, and those with valuable skills.World
UAE grants 10-year golden residency visa to more professionals

The decision aims to attract and retain experts and talented professionals from various fields and scientific...

15 Nov 2020 11:05 PM IST

Little AmalWorld
Little Amal, a puppet, is all set to traverse the world in support of...

Little Amal will travel 8,000km, starting from April 2021, crossing many contrasting terrains

8 Nov 2020 3:58 PM IST

Sudanese Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the military council, speaks during a military-backed rally, in Omdurman district, west of Khartoum, Sudan. Officials in Sudan confirmed that a senior U.S.-Israeli delegation flew to Sudan on a private jet Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020, and met with Burhan and others to wrap up a deal that would make Sudan the third Arab country to normalize ties with Israel this year. (AP)World
Sudan to join UAE, Bahrain in recognising Israel

Trump said at least five other countries want to come into the deal, which is collectively called the Abraham Accords

24 Oct 2020 12:30 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) offering his condolences on October 7, 2020 in Kuwait to the Gulf emirates Crown Prince, Sheikh Mishaal al-Ahmad al-Jabaer al-Sabah, following the death of the emir of Kuwait last week.World
Kuwait-'s emir names security czar Sheikh Meshal as crown prince

The new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, assumed power following the death of his brother Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad...

7 Oct 2020 5:47 PM IST

A B747 aircraft of the Air India at the Indira Gandhi Airport in New Delhi pror to its departure for coronavirus-hit city of Wuhan in China to bring back Indians, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (PTI Photo)World
Dubai suspends Air India flights for bringing COVID-positive...

UAE requires Indian travellers to bring original COVID-negative certificate from RT-PCR test done 96 hours prior to the...

18 Sept 2020 12:19 PM IST

People have their blood drawn by a nurse for an antibody test for the coronavirus, also called a serology test. (AFP)World
Kerala nurse, a corona warrior in Oman, succumbs to COVID

Blessy Thomas, 37, was admitted at the intensive care unit of the Royal Hospital after she contracted COVID-19

16 Sept 2020 4:33 PM IST

The Israel Defence Forces said their fighter jets responded with air strikes on military targets belonging to Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip. (Image: Twitter\@HanaaWaelNassa1)World
Israeli jets bomb Gaza, -'coinciding-' with Netanyahu-'s signing of...

At least two rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip the previous evening, one of which was intercepted by Israel-'s...

16 Sept 2020 12:08 PM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu(L), US President Donald Trump, and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan(R)smile as they participate in the signing of the Abraham Accords where the countries of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates recognize Israel, at the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020. - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates arrived September 15, 2020 at the White House to sign historic accords normalizing ties between the Jewish and Arab states. (AFP)World
A new Mideast: Israel signs pacts with UAE, Bahrain in White House...

The agreements do not address the decades-long conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, who view the pacts as a...

16 Sept 2020 9:00 AM IST

Israeli protesters hold a poster of their prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu gagged by a surgical protection mask during an anti-government demonstration in front of Netanyahus residence in Jerusalem on September 12, 2020, demanding his resignation over several corruption indictments and his handling of the coronavirus crisis. (AFP)World
Netanyahu announces second nationwide lockdown as cases surge in...

Lockdown is credited with having brought down what were much lower infection numbers, but it wreaked havoc on Israel-'s...

14 Sept 2020 8:43 AM IST

Protesters wave the Lion and Sun flag of the National Council of Resistance of Iran and the white flag of the Peoples Mujahedin of Iran, two Iranian opposition groups, with a placard depicting the crossed out face of Irans President Hassan Rouhani as they demonstrate outside the Iranian embassy in London on September 12, 2020 against the execution of Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari in the southern Iranian city of Shiraz and against the Iranian government. (AFP)World
Young wrestler-'s execution in Iran draws shock and condemnation

Donald Trump had pleaded for Afkari-'s life earlier this month, saying his -'sole act was an anti-government...

13 Sept 2020 12:19 PM IST

Four Afghan women who endured the Talibans oppressive rule and have fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are facing the hardline group in peace talks. (Image: Twitter\@Zarifa_Ghafari)World
Afghan-'s women negotiators face hardline Taliban in peace talks

Their presence at the negotiating table is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they are outnumbered by the...

13 Sept 2020 11:45 AM IST

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