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Taliban deputy PM Baradar meets UNDP director in Doha, seeks help

U.S. issues vaccines-based entry rules for air travel

International: The new rules will mean a significant easing of restrictions to countries like India, Brazil, South Africa and U.K.

22.8 million Afghan people will face acute hunger: UN agency

EU drug regulator okays booster doses of Moderna’s COVID shot

International: Booster doses of the vaccines made by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have already been authorized by American officials

Saudi Crown Prince sent death squad to kill me: ex-spy

International: Aljabri claims a friend warned him he could face a fate similar to that of Khashoggi

Uzbekistan leader secures second term in landslide win

International: ‘Polls were not competitive, significant irregularities noted’

Israeli approval to settlement homes tests fragile coalition

International: Minister opposes clearance given to build 1,300 homes

Facebook’s language gaps weaken screening of hate and terrorism

International: Documents show problems are far more systemic than just a few innocent mistakes

Afghans facing acute food crisis: United Nations

International: More than 22 million people will suffer food insecurity this winter, say agencies

China is a builder of peace and protector of global order: Xi Jinping

International: ‘We oppose all forms of hegemony and power politics’

Sudan PM held in apparent coup; general declares emergency

In a televised address, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan announced that he was dissolving the country's ruling Sovereign Council, as well as the government led by Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok.

Prime suspect, accomplice confess to instigating communal violence in Bangladesh

Police officials claimed that the violence was instigated after a rumour began doing the rounds in Pirganj that a Hindu man had posted religiously offensive content on Facebook, the report said. According to the police, around 70 Hindu homes were torched during the mayhem that ensued on October 17.

Imran govt 'surrenders' before Islamist group, releases 350 activists

“We have released 350 TLP workers up to now and we are still waiting to open both sides of the road of Muridke as per the decision with the TLP,” interior minister Sheikh Rashid tweeted after leading a government team in negotiations with representatives of the TLP.

Sudan's military takes power in coup, arrests Prime Minister Hamdok

International: The takeover comes just weeks before the military was expected to hand the leadership of the council that runs the country over to civilians.

Global rules cannot be written by individual countries: Chinese President Xi takes swipe at U.S.

International: “We should resolutely uphold the authority and standing of the United Nations and work together to practise true multilateralism,” Xi said at a conference.

Israel approves 1,300 new settlement housing units in the occupied West Bank

International: The announcement highlights the stark disagreements between the country’s ideologically divided coalition members

Fifteen killed as rival tribes clash in northwest Pakistan; security stepped up

International: Apart from the 15 dead, many of the injured are in critical condition, officials said.

Ministers, party leaders detained in apparent coup in Sudan

Australia plans to force parental consent for minors on social media

Internet: The new law would raise penalties for any breaches of the code, with fines of either 10% of the company's domestic annual turnover.

Russia marks another record number of everyday COVID-19 cases

International: Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russians not to go to work between October 30 and November 7, when the country will observe an extended holiday.