29:13 In 2021, the COVID-19 global pandemic continued to spread. Meanwhile, the 20-year Afghanistan War came to a chaotic end, leaving behind a worsening humanitarian crisis. Also, the
Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalization), National University o
Pope Francis has likened migrant detention centers in Libya to "concentration camps" and called on the international community to intervene in a worsening migrant situa
The European Commission has put forward a list of proposed policies that would help the 27 EU member states confront rising energy prices. Like much of the global econo
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01:33 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a virtual meeting Wednesday with U.S.climateenvoy John Kerry, who is in China’s northern city of Tianjin forclimatetalks.Bot
US President Joe Biden's administration on Tuesday announced plans to open more than 80 million acres in the Gulf of Mexico for oil and gas exploration after a court ru
China’s National Press and Publication Administration has released a notice imposing limits on online gaming for minors. On September 1st, video game companies will have to restrict gaming time to thr
COVID-19 cases have been climbing steadily in the U.S. since the beginning of July. With the pandemic situation worsening in the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) upd
Even before the ignoble ending of the occupation of Afghanistan, the Western press had been awash with stories of an imminent Afghan refugee crisis. However, their conc
Even before the ignoble ending of the occupation of Afghanistan, the Western press had been awash with stories of an imminent Afghan refugee crisis. However, their conc
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Qalat, the capital of Zabul province in Afghanistan's south, has become the 18th city seized by the Taliban, the insurgents claimed on Friday.NATO ambassadors are meeting to discuss Afghanistan's sec
Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas commented on the decision at a press conference. /AFP/ Michael Sohn Germany and the Netherlands have stopped all deportations of Afghan citizens back to
In a report that serves as a dire warning, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its comprehensive analysis of the climate
A boy is seen in front of the stall of his family selling vegetables at a temporary fair in Hayran District, Hajjah province, north Yemen on Aug. 5, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Al-Wafi/Xinhua) At