27-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ TEHRAN: The Taliban’s political chief, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, warned the US that an appropriate decision will be made if the American forces fail to pull out of Afghanistan according to the agreed timetable. In an interview with Tasnim, Abdul Ghani Baradar …

26-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has accused the Afghanistan government of recapturing previously released prisoners from its ranks, an allegation rejected by the Afghan authorities. The government has released more than 4,000 Taliban fighters, while the group has released nearly 700 prisoners under a US-Taliban agreement …

26-07-2020 SEATTLE (WASHINGTON): Seattle police declared a riot Saturday following large demonstrations in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood and deployed flash bangs and pepper spray to try to clear an area near where weeks earlier people had set up an “occupied protest zone” that stretched for several blocks. Via Twitter, …

25-07-2020 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: A week after revoking sweeping new restrictions on international students, federal immigration officials have now announced that new foreign students will be barred from entering the United States if they plan to take their classes entirely online this fall. In a memo to college officials, US …

25-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies WASHINGTON: The American dollar’s status as the dominant global currency is at risk of being eroded because of mounting government debt, according to Zhu Min, former senior executive with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). With the United States expected to double down on its …

24-07-2020 CHENGDU/ BEIJING/ WASHINGTON: China has ordered the United States to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, retaliating against Washington’s move earlier this week to shut down the Chinese consulate in the city of Houston. The Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday the Chengdu mission’s closure was …

Hyderabad, 24 Jul (PMI): In the view of requests for ambulance service from citizens Cyberabad Police in association with Soceity for Cyberabad Security Council (SCSC) launched two Ambulance services today to help citizens in Cyberabad, Hyderabad & Rachalonda jurisdictions to cater to medical emergencies.  Covid Control Room of Cyberabad has …

24-07-2020 ISTANBUL: Muslim prayers are being held in the iconic Hagia Sophia for the first time in 86 years after the reconversion of the Istanbul landmark into a mosque earlier this month. The Friday prayers took place two weeks after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controversially declared the nearly 1,500-year-old …

23-07-2020 Bureau Report CANBERRA: Prime Minister Scott Morrison has admitted the government was preparing for “many thousands” of Australian coronavirus deaths. In a wide-ranging interview with A Current Affair host Tracy Grimshaw, Morrison urged Australians to “look forward” despite the ongoing outbreaks in NSW and Victoria. And he admitted that the current …

23-07-2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies MELBOURNE/ SYDNEY/ CANBERRA: Dozens of Australia’s former top gymnasts have spoken out to allege instances of mental and physical abuse within the nation’s elite program. In stories shared online, many argued that coaches normalized a “toxic” environment. Gymnastics Australia has acknowledged …