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Thursday, 30 September 2021
Top US defence officials have said the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan can be traced back to a deal between the group and the Trump administration.
The so-called Doha agreement was signed in February...
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
North Korea has claimed that it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile called Hwasong-8 on Tuesday.
State media said the new missile was one of the "five most important" new weapons systems laid...
Tuesday, 28 September 2021
The Army is ready to help ease fuel supply problems after a fourth day of long queues and pump closures.
Up to 150 military tanker drivers will prepare to deliver to forecourts which have run dry because...
Monday, 27 September 2021
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are edging towards election victory, as projected results look increasingly bleak for the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Ms Merkel's successor,...
Friday, 24 September 2021
The US special envoy for Haiti has resigned in protest over the deportation of Haitian migrants.
The decision to return migrants fleeing an earthquake and political instability was "inhumane", senior...
Thursday, 23 September 2021
For decades life in China had evolved around its home-grown version of let-it-rip capitalism.
Despite being technically a "communist" country, the government had put its faith in trickle-down economics,...
Wednesday, 22 September 2021
A 5.8 magnitude earthquake has rattled southeast Australia, damaging buildings in the city of Melbourne.
The earthquake happened about 09:15 local time (00:15 GMT) on Wednesday at Mansfield, not far from...
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
France's defence minister has cancelled talks with her UK counterpart amid the row prompted by a new security deal between Britain, the US and Australia.
Paris is angry after Australia signed the Aukus...
Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has launched an investigation into a data breach involving the email addresses of dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked for British forces.
More than 250 people seeking...
Saturday, 18 September 2021
Earlier this week, North Korea announced it had successfully tested a long-range cruise missile capable of hitting much of Japan.
Cruise missiles, unlike ballistic missiles, can swerve and turn through...
Thursday, 16 September 2021
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...
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) has confirmed.
Japan also reported an object was fired, and that it may have been a ballistic...
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
The BBC has found that at least 20 civilians have been killed in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley, which has seen fighting between the Taliban and opposition forces. Communications have been cut in the valley,...
Monday, 13 September 2021
Afghan universities will be segregated by gender, and a new dress code will be introduced, the Taliban has said.
Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani indicated women would be allowed to study,...
Friday, 10 September 2021
Dozens of international passengers - including UK citizens - have flown out of Kabul in the first such flight since US forces left the country.
The Qatar Airways charter flight landed in the Qatari capital...
Thursday, 09 September 2021
The phrases have tripped off the tongues of Taliban for quite some time.
"We're working to establish an inclusive government that represents all the people of Afghanistan," promised Taliban leader Mullah...
Wednesday, 08 September 2021
The Taliban have announced an interim government in Afghanistan, declaring the country an "Islamic Emirate".
The new cabinet, entirely male, is made up of senior Taliban figures some of whom are notorious...
Tuesday, 07 September 2021
The Taliban have declared victory over the province of Panjshir northeast of the capital Kabul, the final pocket of territory which has remained outside their rule.
The group posted footage online of...
Monday, 06 September 2021
The leader of the Afghan resistance group waging an intense battle against the Taliban in the Panjshir Valley has said he is open to enter peace talks.
Ahmad Massoud said he supported a plan, put forward...
Friday, 03 September 2021
US President Joe Biden says "historic investment" is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that have killed at least 41 people.
The...
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