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US evacuation of Afghan translators, relatives could reach 50,000 people

Countries to which evacuees could be flown include United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, and Kuwait, US official says as Taliban presses a major offensive in northern Afghanistan.

Hong Kong's last anti-China paper Apple Daily sells out final edition

Readers scoop up all one million copies of Apple Daily which claims it was forced to cease operations after police froze $2.3 million of its assets, searched its office and arrested five top editors and executives last week.

Biden strikes deal with bipartisan senators to rebuild US infrastructure

Deal likely unlocks the most funding for roads, bridges and ports in decades that will help stimulate the country's economy.

Modi meets Kashmir unionists first time after India annexes region

PM Narendra Modi holds face-to-face talks with several pro-India leaders from disputed Kashmir, the first such meeting since his right-wing government annexed the Himalayan territory, detained thousands and imposed a tough crackdown.

Raisi says he won't meet with Biden, asks Riyadh to end Yemen fighting

Iran's president-elect Ebrahim Raisi says he has no plans to meet with US President Joe Biden, while calling on regional rival Saudi Arabia to halt its intervention in Yemen immediately.

Russia, Belarus currencies under pressure from US sanction threat

Spike in US short-dated bond pressures emerging market assets, while US rallies European allies with another round of sanctions on Russia and Belarus.

US triples vaccine quota for Taiwan with 2.5M-dose shipment

The US shipment comes at a time when Washington has been working with Taipei to create secured supply chains for strategic items such as computer chips.

Did Russia come out looking stronger from the Biden-Putin meeting?

The meeting carried symbolic weight, portraying Moscow as a global power that has gained enough leverage to stand up to Washington on several issues.

US top court rejects Republican bid to rescind Obamacare

The Supreme Court justices have dismissed a challenge to the Obama-era healthcare law by a 7-2 vote, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans.

Biden says Russia, US to launch nuclear arms control talks

US President Joe Biden’s first meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin since assuming office comes amid soaring tensions between Washington and Moscow, with both sides playing down the prospect of any major breakthroughs at the summit.

NATO says China is a threat. But do all its members agree?

NATO leaders define China’s growing influence as a global threat, signaling the Atlantic alliance’s shifting focus to Asia. But not all members of the club appear to be on the same page.

China accuses NATO of exaggerating Beijing threat, ‘creating confrontation’

NATO leaders say China’s increasingly assertive actions in building a nuclear arsenal, as well as space and cyber warfare capabilities, threaten international order.