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he Vice President speech was hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP) at the National University of Singapore (NUS), as well as the US Embassy in Singapore.

Hashmat Ghani --- whose brother fled to UAE as the Taliban took over the reins of Afghanistan --- also dismissed reports of joining the Taliban, saying he has "accepted their rule" but "accepted not to join them".

Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70%80% vaccination levels, the government's pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails to control its Delta outbreak.

President Joe Biden honored the 2020 WNBA champions Seattle Storm on Monday, celebrating their success on the court and hailing the fourtime title holders for changing lives with their activism.

With thousands of desperate Afghans and foreigners crowding into Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers, U.S. officials said on Monday they were scrambling to figure out how to extend a looming Aug. 31 deadline to airlift Am...

Another accuser took the witness stand on Monday at R. Kellys sextrafficking trial, testifying that the R&B superstar sexually abused her on his tour bus and in hotel rooms when she was still a high school student and an aspiring singer.

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On Friday, the United Nations refugee agency said that most Afghans are unable to leave their homeland and those who may be in danger "have no clear way out".

Andrea Colonnetta said he hadn't given much thought in advance before getting his latest tattoo, but decided on the topical -- and practical -- choice after talking with tattoo artist Gabriele Pellerone.

The Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court late Friday to delay the implementation of a judges order reinstating a Trump administration policy that forced thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

Pennsylvania prosecutors dropped their case Friday against a jail guard accused of sexually abusing inmates, saying they were hamstrung by the recent state Supreme Court decision that freed Bill Cosby.

Merkel's trip to Moscow coincides with the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on now-jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whose life was saved by Berlin doctors.

The U.S. government is "laser focused" on the potential for a terrorist attack in Afghanistan by a group like ISISK, a sworn enemy of the Taliban, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told NBC Nightly News on Thursday.

A majority of Japanese firms want Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to lose office through general elections that must be held this year, frustrated with the lack of leadership in his handling of COVID19 and its economic fallout, a Reuters poll showed.

A tech entrepreneur who invested in the film studio that made the Twilight movies was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for his fraud conviction.

Organizers of the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii said Thursday this year's contest will be postponed to February because of increasing COVID19 cases in the state.