When US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Vietnam on the second part of her South East Asian tour, she can be grateful it is Hanoi she is flying into, not the larger commercial capital in the south, Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, which was re-named in 1975 after […]

Using everything from rap music to fake Facebook posts, experts say the propaganda efforts have been successful at convincing the domestic Chinese audience to cast scepticism on international criticism of the country’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic. But, experts say, it has done little to legitimise China to the outside […]

Christine Mboma has been in fine form.© AFP Namibia’s Christine Mboma ran 100m in an incredible time of 9.86 seconds during the women’s 4×100 relay event at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi. Running the last leg for the relay final on Sunday, she clocked 9.86s to help Namibia […]

Shaili Singh clinched India’s third medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi.© Twitter India’s Shaili Singh won the silver medal in women’s long jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi with a best attempt of 6.59m. She came agonisingly close to the gold medal, falling short […]

A Pentagon statement says 18 commercial aircraft will help with the evacuation effort. Source link

More than 120,000 homes are without power as millions of people warned to expect significant damage. Source link

A Boeing C-17 safely carried 823 Afghans from Kabul last week, a record number for that plane. Source link

A young woman shares her fears a week after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. Source link

India is operating two flights per day from Kabul to evacuate Indians and other nationals New Delhi: The situation in Afghanistan is “deteriorating”, an Afghan woman refugee, who was among 168 people evacuated from Kabul on a special Air Force flight this morning, told news agency ANI. The woman said she, […]