International

The United States will accept the use by international visitors of COVID-19 vaccines authorized by U.S. regulators or the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late on Friday. On Sept. 20,…

India will reopen to tourism from October 15, the Indian government said, after more than a year of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Foreign nationals will be able to apply for a visa for the first time since March 2020,…

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace. Ms…

The victory of Germany's social democratic party in the elections almost marked the arrival of its leader Olaf Scholz as chancellor of Germany. What connects him to China and what will be his policy towards Beijing? During the election…

A suicide bomb attack on worshippers at a Shiite mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz killed at least 50 people Friday, in the bloodiest assault since the US Forces left the country. Scores more victims from the minority community…

US: US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced of reaching an agreement with the Republicans to extend the federal Government’s debt limit into December. “We have reached an agreement to extend the debt ceiling through…

RUSSIA: Russia will invite the Taliban to international talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said Thursday. In response to a question from Russian journalists…

SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, the first against the mosquito-borne disease that kills more than 400,000 people a year, mostly African children. The decision…

SWITZERLAND: The World Health Organization has started shipping Covid-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North is easing one of the world’s strictest pandemic border closures to receive outside help.…

SWITZRLAND: The number of newly reported cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide fell last week, indicating a steady downward trend, the World Health Organisation (WHO) informed on Wednesday. According to the WHO's…