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Nov 16, 2020 - 18:41

NATO chief congratulates Biden on election victory

Nov 10, 2020 - 13:40

(Pajhwok): NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has congratulated US President Elect Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on their election victory, a statement said on Tuesday. Addressing NATO 2030 Youth Summit, Stoltenberg said: “I look...

Global coronavirus cases top 50 million mark

Nov 08, 2020 - 16:36

KABUL (Pajhwok): The total number of coronavirus infections globally surpassed 50 million, data compiled from health authorities worldwide showed on Saturday. The United States has reported the most cases, almost 9,733,816, followed by India with 8,...

Leading Trump, Biden inches closer to victory

Nov 07, 2020 - 14:27

KABUL (Pajhwok): As his electoral rival President Donald Trump’s chances continue to fade, Joe Biden leads by more than 28,000 votes in Pennsylvania. A win in the state would hand Biden the electoral votes he requires to find his way to the White...

US reports record number of coronavirus cases

Nov 07, 2020 - 11:31

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States of America has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases for the third day in a row, says a report. More than 127,000 Covid-19 infections and 1,149 fatalities were reported across America on Friday, said the Johns...

Biden ahead of Trump in several states

S.Muddasir Ali Shah

Nov 05, 2020 - 13:32

KABUL (Pajhwok): As President Donald Trump’s campaign weighs legal options, his democratic rival has won two critical states in the upper Midwest in the 2020 3lection. Some other battleground states remained too close to call, with final votes being...

Turkey earthquake: death toll rises to 116 as rescue operation completed

Nov 04, 2020 - 19:45

KABUL (Pajhwok): The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake, according to a media report. All but two of the victims...

Trump prematurely claims winning 2020 vote

Nov 04, 2020 - 13:41

KABUL (Pajhwok): Claiming prematurely that he has won the 2020 election, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday alleged fraud and promised challenging official state results. Results from the bitterly-contested race could take days to resolve...

Voting begins in US presidential poll

Nov 03, 2020 - 20:45

KABUL (Pajhwok): Presidential elections in the US are held between Donald Trump, who is seeking a second term and Joe Biden today (Tuesday). According to the US Electoral Management Body, there are about 250 million eligible voters, and because of...

Exploiting Islam for political gains gravest crime: Al-Sheikh

Nov 02, 2020 - 14:40

KABUL (Pajhwok): Saudi Arabia Minister of Islamic Affairs Sheikh Dr. Abdull Atif Al-Sheikh said that the gravest crime committed against Islam is its exploitation to gain political ends, according to a media report on Monday. “In our life, we face a...

US Covid cases top 9m, daily infections hit new record

Oct 31, 2020 - 11:21

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United States has topped nine million coronavirus cases, smashing its own record for daily new infections. A tally from Johns Hopkins University shows the infections in the US has soared to 9,034,295 cases, AFP reported, citing...

28 dead as strong quake rattles Turkey, Greece

Oct 31, 2020 - 11:04

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 26 people have been killed by a powerful earthquake in Greece and Turkey, levelling buildings, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday.

Al-Qaeda "heavily embedded" within Taliban in Afghanistan: UN official

Oct 30, 2020 - 09:38

KABUL (Pajhwok): Top UN official has said that Al-Qaeda is still "heavily embedded" within the Taliban in Afghanistan , in spite of a historic US-Taliban agreement earlier this year, according to a media report on Thursday. Earlier this year, the US...

20 Pakistani security forces killed in 2 separate attacks

Oct 16, 2020 - 14:10

کابل (پژواک، ٢٥ تله ٩٩) : د وسله والو کسانو په دوو بريدونو کې په وزيرستان او بلوچستان کې ٢٠ تنه پاکستاني سرتيري وژل شوي دي.

Azerbaijan, Armenia agree to ceasefire

Oct 10, 2020 - 14:25

KABUL (Pajhwok): Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed on Saturday to a ceasefire, promising to begin “substantive talks” on the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, says a media report. Bitter fighting in the central Asian region has claimed hundreds of...

UN food agency WFP wins Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 09, 2020 - 15:45

KABUL (Pajhwok): The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in areas affected by conflict. The Rome-based organisation says it...

Trump returns to White House from hospital

Oct 06, 2020 - 11:35

KABUL (Pajhwok): President Donald Trump has returned to the White House, leaving Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. After 72 hours of hospitalisation, the president posed for a mask-less photo-op on the White House balcony and asked his...

First pilgrims arrive at Grand Mosque after six-month curb

Oct 04, 2020 - 12:10

KABUL (Pajhwok): After more than six months, with the exception of Hajj , Makkah’s Grand Mosque has opened its doors to the first group of pilgrims performing Umrah in a welcome sign of a new beginning. More than 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide will...

US president flown to hospital after tested positive for Covid-19