Afghanistan is a country which is starting to feel the very real fear of hunger. The weather is turning from early autumn warmth to a sharp chill. Several areas are reporting drought, which adds to the sense of growing catastrophe. According to the World Food Programme over 23 million people are “marching towards starvation” in مزید پڑھیں

US President Joe Biden has condemned the attack that targeted Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. In a statement, he said his administration would help Iraqi security forces identify those responsible. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped unhurt when an explosives-packed drone struck his Baghdad residence early Sunday.

Australia coach Justin Langer has praised the Pakistan cricket team as they prepare for a potential semi-final showdown with the Green Shirts at the Twenty20 World Cup this week. Pakistan have been the dominant force in Group 2, winning all four of the matches to date, and Langer looks forward to the clash in Dubai. مزید پڑھیں

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unhurt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in Baghdad early on Sunday, said the military. The attack, which security sources said injured several members of Kadhimi’s personal protection detail, came after protests in the Iraqi capital over the result of a general election last month turned مزید پڑھیں

At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said. Emergency crews worked to clear the scene on Saturday in Freetown’s eastern suburb of Wellington where a burnt body and the blackened shells of مزید پڑھیں

The Israeli High Court of Justice is expected to decide over the next month whether an area in the occupied West Bank – where Palestinian Bedouin communities have resided long before the Israeli occupation – will continue to be used for military purposes. Masafer Yatta, located south of the city of Hebron, spans some 36km مزید پڑھیں

India’s capital (New Dehli) was blanketed by toxic air on Saturday as pollution levels remained dangerously high for a second day after revellers defied a fireworks ban during a major Hindu festival and farmers in nearby states burnt stubble. New Delhi’s overall Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 456 on a scale of 500, indicating مزید پڑھیں

The US Congress has passed a landmark $1tn (£741bn) infrastructure spending package, delivering a major domestic win to President Joe Biden. Negotiations over the sweeping public works bill – which passed the House of Representatives with 228-206 vote – created a bitter split among Democrats. Meanwhile the House is moving forward with a more ambitious مزید پڑھیں

The Turkish lira weakened by 0.5% on Friday as investor concerns persisted over the combination of lower rates and higher inflation, and after the government denied a newspaper report that the finance minister had offered his resignation. The resignation speculation played little role in market activity, traders said, pointing rather to the firmer dollar that مزید پڑھیں

Amid the weakening of global consensus on opening up, President Xi Jinping made fresh pledges Thursday to open the Chinese market wider as the country has fully delivered on its accession commitments to World Trade Organization (WTO). Noting that globalization is facing headwinds, Xi expressed concern over the decline of an index on world openness مزید پڑھیں