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A landmark deal between the United States and the Taliban in February said foreign forces would leave Afghanistan by May 2021 in exchange for security guarantees by the Afghan armed group. Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden has mulled over extending the May 1 deadline set last year by …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) has been particularly condemning rich countries, saying they are directly responsible for the deaths of high-risk people in low- and middle-income countries, USA Today reported on Thursday. “Countries that are now vaccinating younger, healthy people at low risk of disease are …

Washington, US | XINHUA |  U.S. President Joe Biden invited 40 world leaders to attend a virtual summit on climate change on April 22 and 23, the White House said in a statement on Friday. Chinese and Russian leaders are invited to the summit, according to the statement. The summit …

Beijing, China | XINHUA |  On various occasions, Chinese President Xi Jinping has expounded on his insightful vision on safeguarding global peace and China’s role in advancing the cause of world peace. “As long as the idea of peace can strike deep roots and the sail of peace can be …

  Cairo, Egypt | XINHUA |  The Suez Canal, one of the world’s most vital shipping routes, was blocked after one of the world’s largest container ships ran aground in the narrow man-made channel early Tuesday, which has disrupted global shipments for days. Here is a timeline of this global …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said it was concerned about the potential criminal exploitation of the huge unmet global demand for COVID-19 vaccines, warned against counterfeit vaccines and urged people to stick to government-run vaccination programs. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | After mass shootings in the past fortnight on the U.S. soil grabbed headlines worldwide, U.S. President Joe Biden may take action on gun control via executive orders, experts said. “It is going to be hard to get gun measures through Congress,” Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell …

IOC congratulates Tokyo 2020 as Olympic Torch Relay gets underway in Japan Tokyo, Japan | THE INDEPENDENT & IOC MEDIA | If there was a sign the world was waiting for to confirm the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will finally take place, it is the start of the Olympic Torch Relay. …

Social instability, COVID-19, and governmental nonfeasance have made the United States an abyss of human rights abuses Beijing, China | COMMENT – Xinhua | The fine gloss that Washington has tried to put on its tainted human rights record was once again removed as the Report on Human Rights Violations in …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |   Senior officials in charge of migration issues in the Joe Biden administration are heading to Mexico on Monday to discuss with officials there about the current influx of immigrants into the United States, the White House announced. Roberta Jacobson, special assistant to the president …