Afghan officials: Kabul bomb targets VP, kills 10 civilians

Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry says a bombing in Kabul targeted the convoy of the country’s first vice president, who suffered minor injuries in the explosion

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US Navy searches for missing Nimitz sailor in Arabian Sea

The U.S. Navy has searched through the night into Monday morning for a sailor who went missing from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz during its patrol of the northern Arabian Sea amid tensions with Iran

Pakistan seeking relief from $5.8B fine over mining lease

Pakistan is seeking the reversal of a $5.8 billion penalty imposed by an international tribunal for denying a mining lease to an Australian company, saying that paying the fine will hinder its ability to cope with the coronavirus pandemic

Experts warn China-India standoff risks unintentional war

As a monthslong military standoff between India and China along their disputed mountain border protracts, experts warn that the nuclear-armed countries — which already have engaged in their bloodiest clash in decades — could unintentionally slide into war

Taliban return to Doha setting stage for Afghan peace talks

Taliban officials say a senior delegation has returned to Qatar, paving the way for the start of peace talks with the Afghan government that are expected to take place in the tiny Gulf state

Indian, Chinese defense ministers meet amid border tensions

The defense ministers from India and China have met in the Russian capital as the two sides try to resolve rising tensions along their disputed border in the eastern Ladakh region, where a June clash killed 20 Indian soldiers

Asia Today: India adds another 83K, nears 2nd-most in world

The number of people infected with the coronavirus in India rose by another 83,000 and is near Brazil’s total, the second-highest in the world

NATO: Turkey, Greece agree to talks about tensions at sea

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says Greece and Turkey have agreed to start “technical talks” aimed at helping to reduce the risks of military incidents and accidents in the eastern Mediterranean