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UN’s Abdulla Shahid ahead of COP26-
By PTI UNITED NATIONS: As world leaders gather in Glasgow for the crucial climate conference, President of the 76th session ...

Brazil probe of President Jair Bolsonaro offers Covid families solace-
By Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO: The morning after a Brazilian Senate committee recommended criminal indictments for President Jair Bolsonaro over ...

Myanmar military uses systematic torture across country-
By Associated Press JAKARTA: The soldiers in rural Myanmar twisted the young man’s skin with pliers and kicked him in ...

India is concerned about situation in Afghanistan, says Pentagon-
By PTI WASHINGTON: India is concerned about the current situation in Afghanistan, a top Pentagon official has told US lawmakers ...

Covid surge persists in Singapore, record 5,324 new cases reported-
By PTI SINGAPORE: The recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Singapore is being looked into, the country’s health ministry has ...

Gunmen kill 4 Pakistani police near border with Afghanistan-
By PTI PESHAWAR: Unidentified gunmen attacked a police patrol overnight in northwest Pakistan, killing four before fleeing the scene, a ...

UK Opposition Leader Keir Starmer tests positive for COVID-19-
By PTI LONDON: The UK’s Leader of the Opposition, Sir Keir Starmer, is in self-isolation on Wednesday after testing positive ...

Portuguese government faces budget vote defeat; election likely-
By PTI LISBON: Portugal’s parliament was poised to reject on Wednesday the minority Socialist government’s proposed state budget for 2022, ...

US expected to issue its 1st passport with ‘X’ gender marker-
By PTI DENVER: The State Department is expected to announce Wednesday that the United States has issued its first passport ...

India at United Nations-
By PTI UNITED NATIONS: As nations head into the crucial climate summit in Glasgow, India has said that the conference ...