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Afghanistan’s Taliban government has appointed its first senior official in India since the group returned to power in 2021, charged with leading their embassy in Delhi. India has not officially recognised the Taliban government, but the move signals a deepening engagement, with New Delhi seeking to exploit divisions between Islamabad and Kabul. Noor Ahmad Noor, a Taliban foreign ministry official, assumed responsibility as charge d’affaires, and has already held meetings with Indian officials, the embassy said in a statement. “Both sides emphasised the importance of strengthening Afghanistan-India relations,” the Afghan Embassy said, in a post on X late Monday. India has not commented, but the Afghan embassy posted a photograph of Noor with senior Indian foreign ministry official Anand Prakash. The Taliban’s strict interpretation of Islamic law may appear an unlikely match for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government, but India has sought to seize the opening. Nuclear-armed rivals India an...

Madison, Mississippi resident Stephen Spencer Pittman was alleged to have used an axe to break a window of Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn,  and entered to pour gasoline and set it ablaze.

Amid ongoing violent protests in different parts of Iran, Pakistani students studying at various universities and religious institutions, along with pilgrims visiting holy sites, have started returning to Pakistan through the Gwadar route.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar has strongly condemned the remarks made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi regarding Afghanistan, terming them irresponsible and against Pakistan’s national interests.

Nee, vindt Marijke Vuik, voorzitter van Koninklijke Horeca Nederland: uitbaters moeten zelf beslissen. Károly Illy, directeur van het Longfonds, wil draagvlak creëren voor rook­vrije terrassen.

В ночь на 13 января россияне совершили массированную комбинированную атаку ракетами и дронами на Харьков и пригород, в результате чего известно о пожарах, разрушениях, погибших и пострадавших.

• Several neighbourhoods have to make do without gas for four days straight as temperatures drop to single digits • Households turn to costly LPG cylinders • PPP senator seeks PM’s intervention • SSGC says shortfall from two fields reaches 45MMcf/d KARACHI: The gas crisis that Karachiites have been facing for the past four days further intensified on Monday, as several neighbourhoods remained completely without gas, while other areas struggled with critically low gas pressure. While office-goers, schoolchildren and other people continue to endure the cold-induced agony of a crippled gas supply, the gas utility concedes the problem, saying it experienced a reduction in gas supply from one more field. City’s minimum average temperature remained in the single digit as the Met Office said it was 8.1 degrees Celsius on Monday. Residents across the city said that the winter freeze had once again exposed the complete failure of the gas utility’s distribution infrastructure and system, turning everyday life into a co...

New data suggest that crypto content consumption is collapsing across platforms.

On-chain data shows unexplained liquidity withdrawals as Eric Adam’s NYC token’s market cap continues to bleed.

В ночь на 13 января в российском Таганроге прогремела серия взрывов: город оказался под атакой беспилотников. После ударов поднялся сильный пожар.

The new platform aims to help Democratic campaigns win over crypto donors ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections.

Тысячи туристов застряли в Лапландии из-за отмены авиарейсов в Великобританию из-за сильных морозов. Температура в аэропорту Киттила в Финляндии достигла -35°C, что привело к отмене рейсов в Лондон, Бристоль, Манчестер, Париж и Амстердам.

Les conditions de poursuite de l'appui du FMI aux efforts de redressement de Madagascar ont été discutées lors d'une séance de travail tenue lundi au Palais d'État de Mahazoarivo entre le Premier ministre Herintsalama Rajaonarivelo et une délégation du Fonds monétaire international en visite dans le pays. La mission est conduite par Lonkeng Constant et comprend notamment Eklou Kodjovi, représentant permanent du FMI à Madagascar. Cette rencontre constitue le premier cadre formel d'échanges (…) - Economie

Vandaag in de Dagkoers: onrust op financiële markten door druk op de Fed en een plotselinge ceo-exit bij Heineken. En het Rijksmuseum ontvangt met €60 mln de grootste schenking ooit.

Украинская певица Valeriya Force (Валерия Симулик), которая в этом году участвует в национальном отборе на Евровидение-2026, поражена ценами на услуги в столице Украины. По ее словам, такие же расценки в Америке, где уровень жизни несравненно выше.

Владелец кота решил определиться с целями на 2026 год и визуализировал их на доске. И вдруг он увидел, что его домашний любимец решил "отменить" их.

The bill aims to define when and how crypto developers can face liability, as enforcement actions have intensified the debate.

The suspect has been released under a series of conditions, including restriction from coming within 100 meters of any Jewish house of worship, community center, or community event.

LAHORE: Despite the passage of about three months, law enforcement agencies (LEAs) remain in the dark about the whereabouts of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi and his brother Anas Rizvi. The issue resurfaced a couple of days ago, after an alleged statement attributed to the proscribed religious outfit surfaced, claiming that both were “in the custody of agencies”. However, senior law enforcement officials are sticking to their earlier stance, maintaining that the two are hiding somewhere in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). They said the Rizvi brothers had fled on the day the Punjab police launched a pre-dawn operation in Muridke to dismantle the TLP protest camp along G.T. Road. “I give you my word that they are not in the custody of any security agency and are still in AJK. They are most likely sheltered by a loyal worker of the banned organisation somewhere in the hilly areas,” said a senior officer. Talking to Dawn, he rejected the alleged TLP statement, terming it a “false, funny an...