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At Afghanistan’s border with Uzbekistan a cargo train rolls over a bridge and into the newly created “Islamic Emirate”. The Taliban’s white and black flag flutters next to the Uzbek one. Some traders have welcomed the group’s…

The US, UK and Australia are setting up a trilateral security partnership aimed at confronting China, which will include helping Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines. The initiative, called Aukus, was announced jointly…

European low-cost airlines like Wizz, Ryanair and Easyjet have clear advantages over larger legacy flag carriers in a post-pandemic world, analysts have told CNBC, despite the massive support packages deployed from Governments around…

More than 18 months into the coronavirus pandemic, a number of countries have decided it’s time to open up and adopt a “living with COVID” model. Some have enviable vaccination rates; others have decided that the costs of…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will continue to rebuild his ministerial team on Thursday, having already reshuffled his cabinet. The PM, who is promising to "build back better" from the pandemic, fired Gavin Williamson as…

China launched an emergency response on Thursday after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted the southwestern province of Sichuan killing at least three people, state media reported. (Foreign Agencies)

PM Modi in his Independence Day speech said green hydrogen production and exports will lead India towards a clean energy transition. India has the geographic advantage and potential to switch from a net fossil energy importer to…

A sustained recovery in global trade and demand from key external markets like the US and the European Union in product categories such as textiles and garments have helped boost India’s exports, which recorded the sixth consecutive…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he was self-isolating after several members of his entourage fell ill with COVID-19, including someone he worked with in close proximity and had been in close contact with all of the…

AFGHANISTAN: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban Government in Afghanistan, in an audio message confirmed he was alive and said he was not injured. The message, tweeted by Taliban spokesperson Mohammad…