Taliban say they are committed to Iran’s water right
Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban Amir Khan Muttaqi emphasized that the rulers are committed to respecting Iran’s water rights from the Helmand River.
Asia
Over 200 Million People in Pakistan Are Without Electricity, After Energy-Saving Measure Backfires
Over 220 million people were left without power for several hours on Monday morning after a government energy-saving measure backfired.
Iran, South Korea summon each other’s envoys amid row over Yoon’s comments
‘The enemy of the UAE, its most-threatening nation, is Iran, and our enemy is North Korea’
S. Korea calls in Iran envoy in a tit-for-tat move
Iran and South Korea summoned each other’s ambassadors in a deepening spat over the anti-Tehran remarks by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol that described Tehran as the biggest threat to the United Arab Emirates.
Police in India arrest two men in connection with freezing deaths of four people near US-Canada border
Their bodies were found in an empty field in Manitoba, 12 metres from the US border
China’s Population Has Shrunk. India Might Now Be the World’s Most Populous Country
The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported Tuesday the country’s first population decline in six decades.
Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc Resigns Amid Major Anti-Graft Purge
Phuc was ousted from the Communist Party’s top bodies as an anti-corruption purge widens.
Nepal plane crash: Two Americans confirmed as victims
All 72 people aboard the Yeti Airlines flight to Pokhara are said to have been killed
As COVID-19 Barrels Through China, Some Are Turning to Black Market Amid Drug Shortages
Hong Kong customs officials seized over the weekend thousands of contraband antivirals headed for the mainland.
British man named among passengers after deadly Nepal plane crash
Seventy-two people were on board the Yeti Airlines flight when it plunged into a gorge near the Pokhara Airport