As humanitarian crisis unfolds in Afghanistan, UN chief urges Taliban to halt offensive immediately 
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out 
Researchers start new investigation into Long COVID core outcome set 
Some key leaders of Afghanistan’s Taliban 
Hezbollah’s motivations for launching campaign against Israel Coronavirus: India’s COVAXIN likely effective against UK variant
By Reuters A vaccine developed by India’s Bharat Biotech and a government research institute is
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Creating ‘global consensus’ on challenge of terrorism must be priority: Jaishankar
Noting that combating pandemics will naturally dominate the global agenda in the coming days, he said the inter-dependent nature of life means that no one is safe till everyone is safe.
In Davos speech, UN chief highlights private sector role in pandemic recovery
The private sector has a key role to play in lifting countries out of both the COVID-19 and climate crises, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told international business leaders on Monday.
On Republic Day “new frontiers of bilateral cooperation” between India and Bangladesh
Sheikh Hasina said that both India and Bangladesh are “working closely to take the relations to a newer height.
UN Human Rights expert asks Sri Lanka to stop ‘Forced’ cremation of COVID victims’ bodies
The Sri Lankan Government should end its policy of compulsorily cremating victims of COVID-19, independent UN human rights experts said on Monday.
New face of Russian protest
Saturday’s protests were undeniably anti-regime, anti-elite, and anti-corruption, but not necessarily liberal, pro-Western, and pro-democracy. It’s not surprising that such protests frighten not only the authorities, but also successful members of society: even those who don’t consider themselves supporters of the regime.
Putin ready for dialogue if U.S. willing: Kremlin
Relations between Moscow and Washington have been at their lowest since the end of the Cold War, with the two sides at odds over Russia’s role in Ukraine and allegations of its meddling in U.S. elections, which it denies
‘Your continued faith in me has brought me to this moment’, Kamala Harris credits her mother Shyamala Gopalan
Kamala Harris, who scripted history by becoming the first-ever woman Vice President of the US, has credited her Indian mother for showing faith in her and always reminding her two daughters that “though we may be the first, we should not be the last.”
Biden rolls back Trump policies on wall, climate, health, Muslims
U.S. President Joe Biden signed 15 executive actions shortly after being sworn on Wednesday, undoing policies put in place by his Republican predecessor Donald Trump
Iranian Guard Drones in Drill Mirror Those in Saudi Attacks
Iran has long denied launching the attack on the Saudi sites of Abqaiq and Khurais while Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels initially claimed the assault