Economic
UN report says 1.1 billion people living in acute poverty
More than one billion people live in acute poverty, with nearly half of them in countries experiencing conflict, according to a new United Nations report. Countries at war have...
Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Rejects Claims of Arms Smuggling to Pakistan-Tolo News
The Ministry of Interior has dismissed the claims made by Pakistani officials regarding arms smuggling from Afghanistan to Pakistan, saying that the weapons that...
Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Denies Women's Rights Violations amidst Intl Concerns-Tolo News
Hamdullah Fitrat, Deputy Spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate, has denied the violation of women's rights in the country and stated that women's rights are...
Economic
China Outspends US by Billions in Global Lending, Watchdog Says
China outspent the US almost nine-to-one on infrastructure projects around the world over eight years, according to a government watchdog report that highlighted the challenge...
Russia & Central Asia
Kazakh President Announces Date for Controversial Nuclear Plant Project
Kazakhstan will hold a referendum on October 6 on whether to build a nuclear power plant, President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev announced on September 2....
Russia & Central Asia
Kazakhstan recognises Taliban diplomat as Afghan Embassy Chargé d'Affaires
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially recognised Mohammad Rahman Rahmani, a Taliban diplomat, as the Chargé d'Affaires of the Afghan...
Economic
The U.S. Has Been Spending Billions to Revive Manufacturing. But China Is in Another League.
Countries around the world are throwing tens of billions of dollars at manufacturing in a race to dominate clean energy, computer chips and other...
Afghanistan
Nadim in Russia: Afghanistan Demands Non-Interference from Other Nations-Tolo News
Nada Mohammad Nadim, Acting Minister of Higher Education, criticized foreign interference in Afghanistan's affairs during the Second International Forum...
I. India in the UN
India bats for reform in ILO’s governing structure
India suggests reform of UNSC working methods
Second meeting of Group of Friends of Peacekeepers held
An Indian SR for Disaster Risk Reduction
II. Plurilateral Developments...
Afghanistan
Taliban erects Kandahar Mosque walls amid potential ISIS threat to Hibatullah Akhundzada-The Khama Press
According to local media reports, the Taliban is constructing security walls or T-walls around the Eidgah Mosque in Kandahar due to...