Kabul, May 20 (IANS) The Afghan capital has launched and implemented 181 development projects throughout the current year in Kabul, the Mayor said.
Jakarta, May 20 (IANS) Indonesia will lift an export ban on crude palm oil, cooking oil, refined, bleached and deodorised (RBD) palm oil, and RBD palm olein starting from May 23, as the country has brought domestic cooking oil prices and supply under control.
Beirut, May 20 (IANS) The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged Lebanon and Israel to use the tripartite meetings to find win-win solutions to the contentious issues along their border.
Washington, May 20 (IANS) Initial jobless claims in the US last week rose for the third straight week amid a tight labor market, reaching 218,000, the US Labor Department reported.
Tunis, May 20 (IANS) Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced that preparations are underway to draft a new constitution, which will be submitted to a referendum slated for July 25.
Tunis, May 20 (IANS) Four migrants died and 10 others went missing after a boat carrying 58 migrants sank off Tunisia's eastern coast, authorities said.
Berlin, May 20 (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said there would be no shortcuts to Ukraine's bid to join the European Union (EU).
Rome, May 20 (IANS) Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called an emergency meeting of his cabinet of Ministers, an unusual move aimed at gaining support for a competition-related law that had been bogged down in a Senate committee.
Singapore, May 20 (IANS) Singapore reported 4,578 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total tally to 1,258,691.
Copenhagen, May 20 (IANS) Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, has pledged to address Turkey's concerns on Finland's and Sweden's applications to join the military alliance.
Islamabad, May 20 (IANS) Pakistan reported 89 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the tally of infected people to 1,529,560, the Health Ministry said.
Tashkent, May 20 (IANS) Uzbekistan will introduce a monthly "social norm" -- a limit for state-subsidised gas and electricity as a part of broader energy reform the country is facing, the government said.
Vienna, May 20 (IANS) Wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant do not pose a radioactive threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said.
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged for efforts to reintegrate the agricultural production of both Russia and Ukraine into world markets.
United Nations, May 20 (IANS) India has warned against "hoarding and speculation" running up prices of foodgrains to "unjustifiable" levels and urged for ensuring "equity" and "affordability" in the availability of food to all.
Jerusalem, May 20 (IANS) Israel's governing coalition became a minority in Knesset or the parliament, after an Israeli-Arab lawmaker announced her resignation.
Ankara, May 20 (IANS) Turkey would say "no" to Finland and Sweden's NATO membership bid, as the country would not make the same "mistake" again, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
Moscow, May 20 (IANS) Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov and US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mark Milley held a phone call to discuss issues of mutual interest, including the situation in Ukraine.
Dhaka, May 20 (IANS) A strong voice of pro-liberation, pro-Bangabandhu and liberal values, Bangladeshi language movement activist, freedom fighter, journalist, columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury passed away in London on Thursday evening. He was 88.
Lahore, May 19 (IANS) As people across Pakistan are reeling under sweltering heat, a Lahore-based politician came up with a novel and cheap idea to help them in their efforts to stay cool.
Washington, May 19 (IANS) US President Joe Biden on Thursday offered "full, total, complete" support for Sweden and Finlands applications to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The attempt by the US to take over Ukraine's grain reserves may spark a humanitarian crisis in the country and lead to grain shortages globally, Russian President Vladimir Putins aide, Maksim Oreshkin, said on Thursday.