South Asia
Islamic State violence dents Taliban claims of safer Afghanistan
Last month, the family of Mawlavi Ezzatullah, a member of Afghanistan’s Hizb-e Islami party, received a WhatsApp message from his phone: “We ...Young activists to take spotlight for a day at UN climate talks
Activists will take over the UN climate summit in Scotland on Friday, capping off a week of dizzying government speeches and pledges ...Asia tourism reopens with big-spending Chinese stuck at home
Asia’s gradual easing of international travel curbs is proving a welcome relief for the region’s hard-hit tourism operators slowly opening up to ...Dozens killed and wounded as blasts and gunfire hit Kabul hospital
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosionsat ...Nearly 90 countries join pact to slash planet-warming methane emissions
Nearly 90 countries have joined a U.S.- and EU-led effort to slash emissions of the potent greenhouse gas methane 30% by 2030 ...Global climate talks open to cries of betrayal, blame
A U.N. conference seen critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change launches amid acrimony on Monday after major industrialised ...G20 leaders struggle to secure climate breakthrough at Rome summit
Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies holding their first face-to-face summit in two years, struggled on Sunday to bridge differences ...Climate, COVID and corporate tax on the G-20 agenda in Rome
The leaders of the world’s economic powerhouses gathered Saturday for the first in-person summit since the coronavirus pandemic, with climate change, COVID-19 ...Taliban’s demand to the world: ‘Give us our money’
Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken nation faces a ...Pope Francis: COP26 must offer concrete hope to future generations
– Political leaders must give “concrete hope” to future generations that they are taking the radical steps neededto tackle climate change when ...














