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Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The Taliban have handed over about 12.3 million U.S. dollars cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country’s central bank, a bank statement said on Thursday. The cash and gold bars found in the houses of former administration’s officials and local offices of former …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The use of drones by the U.S. military against targets in other countries has come under scrutiny again following a deadly strike that it carried out recently in Kabul, Afghanistan, which was alleged to have wrongly killed multiple civilians there, including young children. U.S. Secretary of …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Americans for Free Trade, a coalition of more than 150 industry associations that are united in the fight against tariffs, on Tuesday urged the Biden administration to end the “misguided trade war” initiated by the previous administration as tariffs continue to hurt American businesses across the …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that he will observe self-isolation for a certain period of time in connection with the COVID-19 cases detected in his entourage. Putin voiced his decision during a phone conversation with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, the Kremlin said in a press …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday that the possibility of a complete economic collapse in Afghanistan is “serious.” Guterres was in Geneva on Monday to convene a high-level ministerial meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. He highlighted the acute and urgent need for …

Shanksville, US | DENG XIANLAI & XU JIANMEI – XINHUA |  The weather turned crisp and clear after a sudden downpour that sheeted the site in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Airlines Flight 93, the fourth plane of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, crashed 20 years ago, claiming all lives onboard. Windy …

London, UK | XINHUA |  Wealthy Western nations’ hoarding of vaccines will result in thousands of needless deaths from COVID-19 in the world’s poorest countries every month, unless urgent steps are taken to distribute jabs more fairly, former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said. “Thousands will die this month …

Beijing, China | XINHUA | Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, which ushered in a global war on terror. Despite the progress made in international efforts to fight terrorism, the world remains beset with its tangible threats. If history is any guide, military predominance and hegemony …

  New York, US | XINHUA |  United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday issued a statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States. “Today we mark a somber day seared in the minds of millions of people around the world — a …

Lisbon, Portugal | Xinhua | Jorge Sampaio, former president of Portugal, passed away on Friday at the age of 81. He had been hospitalized with respiratory problems since Aug. 27 in the coronary intensive care unit at Santa Cruz Hospital, Lisbon. Following a non-religious ceremony at Lisbon’s Mosteiro dos Jeronimoson on …