A World Cup qualifier between Argentina and Brazil was suspended amid farcical scenes on Sunday after Brazilian health authorities accused a number of Premier League players of violating the country’s Covid-19 quarantine rules. Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez and Tottenham duo Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso were on the Neo Quimica Arena pitch as مزید پڑھیں

“America is back,” goes President Joe Biden’s catchphrase, but his unapologetic exit from Afghanistan shows America won’t be back to business as usual. Beyond the trauma of the Kabul evacuation, Biden is pitching a much broader retreat: a halt to using vast military resources to impose order and US values around the planet. “This decision مزید پڑھیں

Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event officials blamed on climate change. Record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency warning for New York City, turned streets into مزید پڑھیں

Thousands of people protested in central Bangkok on Thursday to call for the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and said they would return every day until he leaves office. The demonstration at the Asoke intersection in central Bangkok was one of the biggest such gatherings this year despite a warning from the police earlier مزید پڑھیں

Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Draghi Thursday said Rome still hopes to hold an ad hoc summit of the Group of 20 major economies on Afghanistan, adding that any such meeting would take place after this month’s UN General Assembly. Italy, which holds the rotating G20 presidency this year, has previously signalled it was looking to مزید پڑھیں

China has developed a prototype miniature helicopter for surveillance work on future Mars missions, according to its space science agency, following the historic landing of a robotic rover on the Red Planet a few months ago. The prototype is similar in appearance to the robotic helicopter Ingenuity, developed by NASA for its Perseverance mission this مزید پڑھیں

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the United States’ 20-year campaign in Afghanistan ended in “only tragedies, only losses”. The Russian leader has a track record of criticising Western countries for trying to impose their values on non-Western nations. Moscow has regularly slammed the US policy in Afghanistan, which is now controlled by مزید پڑھیں

President Joe Biden on Tuesday mounted a fierce defense of his exit from Afghanistan as the “best decision for America,” the day after the US military withdrawal celebrated by the Taliban as a major victory. “This is the right decision. A wise decision. And the best decision for America,” Biden said in an address to مزید پڑھیں

The United States expects the Taliban to live up to their commitments now that US troops have pulled out of Afghanistan, but any legitimacy or support will need to be “earned,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. America’s top diplomat, speaking just hours after the final US evacuation flights left Kabul, said Washington مزید پڑھیں

US Senator Van Hollen on Tuesday acknowledged and thanked Pakistan for supporting the US evacuation efforts from Afghanistan as Washington completed its withdrawal from the war-stricken country. “Even as the last US troops leave Afghanistan I’ll continue to do everything in my power to bring home all Americans & provide asylum to our Afghan partners مزید پڑھیں