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TALOQAN: Afghan men at seen at bookshops along a street in Taloqan, capital of Takhar province. Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles—Taleban authorities are working to remove ‘un-Islamic’ and anti-government literature from circulation. - AFP

Taleban clearing ‘un-Islamic’ books from the shelves

KABUL: Checking imported books, removing texts from libraries and distributing lists of banned titles - Taleban authorities are working to remove “un-Islamic” and anti-government literature from circulation. The efforts are led by a commission e...

MANTONG: A member of Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) handles a Myanmar military's unexploded landmine in Mantong town, northern Shan State.- AFP

Myanmar led world in landmine victims in 2023: Monitor

BANGKOK: Landmines and unexploded munitions claimed more victims in Myanmar than in any other country last year, a monitor said on Wednesday, warning the true toll could be double or triple its estimate of 1,000 people killed or wounded. Decades of ...

ALIAGA, Philippines: Residents using battery operated hooks and improvised inflatable bouys made from car tyre tubes fish along a swollen river in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija province on November 19, 2024, days after Super Typhoon Man-yi hit the area. - AFP

Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under water

ALIAGA: Filipino farmer Ferdinand Pascua faces financial ruin after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi sent torrents of water down a river near his shanty, bursting through an earthen dike and inundating land he has tilled for a decade. Man-yi was...

IMPHAL: Demonstrators block streets with burning tyres as they protest to condemn the alleged killing of women and children by suspected Kuki minority forces, in Imphal, capital of India’s violence-hit northeastern state of Manipur.- AFP

Trouble brews in Manipur

NEW DELHI: Violence in India’s northeastern state of Manipur surged this month, the latest clashes in a bitter 18-month-long conflict between ethnic forces that has killed at least 200 people. Fighting since May 2023 has fractured the state of nea...

QUEZON CITY: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left) and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo after signing the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, Metro Manila. - AFP

US and Philippines sign deal on sharing military information

MANILA: US and Philippine defense chiefs signed an agreement Monday on sharing classified military information and technology, as the long-time treaty allies deepen cooperation in a bid to counter Chinese influence in the region. US Defense Secretar...

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RIO DE JANEIRO: Leaders pose for a group photo after the first session of the G20 Leaders' Meeting on Nov 18, 2024. - AFP

Biden out of the picture as world leaders gather

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Amir, Trump reaffirm strong ties

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A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at an undisclosed location near Chasiv Yar in Donetsk region on Nov 8, 2024. - AFP

Moscow lowers nuclear threshold

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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers, led by Acting Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah (right) are seen during their weekly meeting on Tuesday. — KUNA

Cabinet approves appointments, supports violation removal efforts

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EU-GCC Business Forum to foster trade with Kuwait