The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have decided to dramatically scale down its embassy in Kabul. 3,000 troops have been sent temporarily to aid the evacuation of the staff here.

Afghanistan Turmoil: US, UK & Canada send troops to evacuate embassy staff

Afghanistan Turmoil: US, UK and Canada send troops to Kabul

The Taliban has captured 15 provinces of Taliban in their violent push for power. Kabul and pockets of other territories left in government’s control. Watch this report to know more.

Afghanistan Turmoil: Taliban takes over Pol-E-Alam, Lashkar Gah

Local reports of Afghanistan indicates that Taliban has now claimed Logar province and this terror group now have 15 provinces in their control.

Taliban: Provincial capital of Logar under Control

Australia's capital Melbourne is under a state of lockdown for a period of a week after a single case of COVID-19 infection was detected.

Australia: Melbourne to remain in lockdown until August 19

25-year-old Khalid Noor, is the youngest member of the Afghan negotiating team. He spoke exclusively to our principal diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal. Khalid said that India plays a huge role in the peace process, and that he expects India to stand with the Afghan people.

'Pakistan has a huge role in the Afghan peace process', says Khalid Noor

Thailand reported on Saturday a record of nearly 22,000 new Covid-19 infections in a single day and 212 deaths, the highest number yet.

Thailand protesters clash with riot police over govt's pandemic response

Taliban forces now control 65% of Afghanistan and have taken or threaten to take 11 provincial capitals, a senior EU official said on Tuesday.

Taliban could take Kabul in 90 days: US intelligence

Israel and Morocco normalised ties last year after then US President Donald Trump recognised Morocco's contested sovereignty in Western Sahara.

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid heads to Morocco for landmark visit

Ghazni is situated along the major Kabul-Kandahar highway, essentially serving as an important gateway in Afghanistan between the capital city of Kabul and other Taliban strongholds in the south.

Taliban advances key Afghan city of Ghazni

In his three-minute clip, Paul falsely claims that masks "don't prevent infection" and alleges that "actual science" demonstrates that.

YouTube suspends Rand Paul for misleading claims about masks

The new policy applies to both public and private schools and will affect more than 800,000 employees, including about 320,000 public school teachers.

California becomes 1st state to require vaccination for all school staff

Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter, roughly two months after suspending the microblogging platform indefinitely in Africa's most populous nation, the nation’s information minister Lai Mohammed said.

Nigeria to lift ban on Twitter after two months of suspension

The agreement with Fahari Aviation, the unmanned aircraft division of Kenya Airways, aims to design a network for the safe operation of Electric Vertical Aircraft

Embraer and Kenya Airways agree to study flying taxis

The rocket blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota at its scheduled time of 5:43 AM. The flight of the rocket was also visible from the Southern Indian metropolis of Chennai.

ISRO Gisat failure: What does anomaly in Cryogenic Engine mean

It took the US about nine months to cross 100,000 average daily cases in November before peaking at about 250,000 in early January.

US averaging 100,000 new Covid infections a day

U.S: After months of negotiations, a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement on a $1.2-trillion infrastructure bill, which includes 550 billion dollars in new spending on infrastructure projects.

Senate passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infra Bill

The lawsuit marks the latest chapter in the "dieselgate" saga since Volkswagen admitted in September 2015 to using illegal software to rig diesel engine emissions tests.

Porsche faces US lawsuit over dieselgate scandal

As per the Google spokesperson, the company will not change an employee’s salary based on them going from office work to being fully remote in the city where the office is located.

Remote employees at Google may face pay cuts

United States continues to provide significant air support, food, equipment and salaries to Afghan forces, Biden was reported as saying.

'Afghan leaders must come together and fight for themselves': Joe Biden

Canadian Ambassador Dominic Barton attended Spavor’s hearing in the city of Dandong, about 210 miles (340 kilometers) east of Beijing on the North Korean border.

Canada calls Michael Spavor's sentencing politically motivated

William Burns, who was sworn in as CIA director in March, was expected to meet Palestinian officials, including President Mahmoud Abbas, in the city of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

CIA chief William Burns to meet top Israeli leaders

Amid multiple cities in Afghanistan falling to the Taliban insurgents, United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday (August 10, 2021) said that he doesn't regret his decision to withdraw US troops from the war-torn country.

Don't regret my decision: Biden on American forces withdrawal from Afghanistan

An average economy class ticket on the Mumbai-Moscow flight and Mumbai-Doha flight was priced Rs 43,132 and Rs 11,719, respectively, in July this year, according to the data.

DGCA advises passengers to check fares directly from airline website

Indian citizens will have to submit the details like their full name and passport number to the consulate immediately to take the special flight.

India to temporarily close Mazar-e-Sharif consulate in Afghanistan

To boost self-sufficiency, the government has developed an advanced system for treating sewage involving a network of tunnels and high-tech plants.

Singapore using advance system to turn sewage water into ultra-clean water

Chinese court sentences Canadian entrepreneur Michael Spavor

The actions come on the one-year anniversary of Lukashenko's election to a sixth term in a vote that the U.S. and the European Union say was fraudulent.

Biden administration imposes another round of sanctions on Belarus

The foreign minister said Pakistan should have been invited to the UNSC's meeting on Afghanistan as the country was not only a neighbour, but it has suffered the most after Afghanistan. 'International community should look into failures of Afghan forces', he added.

'International community should look into failures of Afghan forces': Pak FM Qureshi

Iran's population of 84 million is much larger than the roughly 9 million people in Israel, allowing Iran to field an active-duty force of 525,000 troops, compared to Israel's 170,000.

A comparison between the militaries of Iran and Israel

India is set to evacuate all diplomats from its mission in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan, sources confirmed on Tuesday. Sources further said that Indian officials remain present in the embassy in Kabul as of now.

News Alert: India to evacuate all diplomats from Afghanistan's Mazar-e-Sharif

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