The signing ceremony took place in presence of the Chinese envoy to Afghanistan Wang Yu, and other high-ranking Taliban officials, including Abdul Ghani Baradar, the acting deputy prime minister for economic affairs.
As Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to arrive in India this March to lock the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) deal and upgrade the relationship between the two countries, the Australian High Commissioner to India Barry O' Farrell in an inte
Former Pakistan ambassador to the United States Husain Haqqani dismissed allegations levelled against him by former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Tuesday. He said that he is seeking the assistance of his lawyers for taking legal action against Khan, The News
While interacting with media persons in Lahore, Khan said, "General Bajwa called me a playboy, and in reply, I said to him 'Yes, I had been a playboy'. Bajwa was stabbing us in the back and also showing sympathy."
Vanlalhuma has been named as the next Indian ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador, on a concurrent basis, the Ministry of External Affairs informed on Monday, adding that the new envoy will be based in Bogota as the ambassor to Colombia.
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has revealed that China has refused to allow the Turkish ambassador to visit the Uyghur region in the north-western Xinjiang province, admitting it has strained ties between the two nations, reported MEMO (Middle East Monitor).
On December 24, the Taliban issued a decree banning women from working in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This came after they had already suspended university education for women and secondary schooling for girls until what they termed further notice.
Qin, 56, is replacing Wang Yi, who is now a Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and State Councilor, the report added. On Thursday, the Chinese ambassador had warned Washington that it could face "military conflict" with Beijing over the future status of Taiwan.
Israel Ambassador to India Naor Gilon expressed sadness to hear about the passing away of PM Modi's mother. He tweeted, "Saddened to hear about the demise of Smt #HeerabenModi ji. My deepest condolences to PM @narendramodi and his family. May her memory be a blessing. Om Shanti."
Russian national Pavel Antov died after allegedly falling from a hotel's third floor on December 24. Vladimir Bidenov had earlier died "due to heart attack", Odisha Police said citing the post-mortem report.