US defense chief arrives in Kabul on 1st trip to Afghanistan

State media reports that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has arrived in Kabul on his first trip to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country

Turkish police frees politician after detention in assembly

Turkish police have detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament

Fleeing coup, Myanmar police refugees in India seek asylum

Several Myanmar police officers who fled to India after they said they defied army orders to shoot opponents of last month’s coup are urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to not repatriate them and provide them asylum on humanitarian grounds

Turkish police detain politician staging parliament sit-in

Turkish police on Sunday detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament

Oil giant Saudi Aramco sees 2020 profits drop to $49 billion

Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco says its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion

Pakistan Prime Minister Khan tests positive for coronavirus

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for the coronavirus two days after he received his first vaccine dose

Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women

Turkey has withdrawn from a European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first country to sign and which bears the name of its largest city

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Turkey's president fires central bank governor by decree

Turkey’s president has fired the central bank governor with an overnight decree, a little over four months after his appointment

System overhaul needed to stop slide of Sri Lankan cricket

Sri Lanka’s slide in international cricket has opened debate in this island nation about whether democracy is working in the administration of the sport