September2021
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Pakistan’s espionage head is on his way to Kabul
Sep 5, 2021According to reports in both capitals, Pakistan’s spy chief, Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed, arrived in Kabul on Saturday. It was unclear what his goals were, but a senior Pakistani official suggested earlier this week that Hameed,... -
Taliban battle for Panjshir as US warns of Afghanistan civil war
Sep 5, 2021Taliban forces advanced deep into Panjshir, Afghanistan’s final holdout province, on Sunday, as the top US general warned that the country is facing a larger civil conflict that might provide fertile ground for terrorism to resurface.... -
College named in honor of ‘Black Panther’ actor Chadwick Boseman
Sep 5, 2021Chadwick Bosman rose to prominence after acting in Marvel’s Black Panther in 2016. With this film, he created a worldwide sensation. He did, however, succumb to cancer in 2020. The actor is called after the newly... -
Misinformation on Facebook receives more attention than information
Sep 5, 2021According to a recent study on Facebook user behaviour, Facebook algorithms fuel the spread of misinformation above reliable sources. According to The Washington Post, a forthcoming peer-reviewed study by researchers at New York University and the... -
Islamic State jihadist attack kills 13 Iraqi police
Sep 5, 2021According to medical and security officials, thirteen police officers were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group on a checkpoint outside Kirkuk in northern Iraq early Sunday. A senior Iraqi police officer told AFP... -
Rats, drought and labour shortages eat into global edible oil recovery
Sep 5, 2021Watermelon seedlings sprout from freshly ploughed dirt amongst palm saplings at a huge oil palm plantation in the Malaysian state of Perak, while hired cows graze in overgrown sections of the estate. Even while prices of... -
Three killed in Pakistan suicide blast near Afghan border
Sep 5, 2021According to police, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed at least three paramilitary guards in Quetta, southwestern Pakistan, on Sunday. The bomber went after Frontier Constabulary guards in the city’s Mian Ghundi neighborhood, near the... -
‘Silent crisis’ looms as US to end Covid aid for millions of jobless
Sep 5, 2021Spending less money on food is a good thing. Savings for retirement are being depleted. Completely abandoning the workforce. As Covid-19 broke out last year, the US dramatically increased jobless aid. However, those benefits will expire... -
G7 foreign ministers to invite Russia, China to meet on Afghanistan
Sep 5, 2021According to Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, the G7 foreign ministers will meet next week to examine the situation in Afghanistan. He was speaking on Japan’s NHK television station. “The G7 will meet next week at... -
Over half a million children at risk of waterborne diseases in Haiti
Sep 5, 2021According to UNICEF, over 540,000 children in the southwest of earthquake-stricken Haiti are now at risk of contracting waterborne infections. Acute respiratory infections, diarrhoeal illnesses, cholera, and malaria are all on the rise in southern Haiti,...
