The global nuclear arsenal is expected to grow in the coming years for the first time since the Cold War while the risk of such weapons being used is the greatest in decades, a leading conflict and armaments think-tank said on Monday, Reuters reported.

Russia&s invasion of Ukraine and Western support for Kyiv has heightened tensions among the...

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Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying airport workers in Afghanistan&s northern Balkh province on Sunday, killing two of them and wounding six more, police said.

The attack happened as the victims were travelling from Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport to the city center.

Asif Waziri, a spokesman for Balkh police, said that the attack...

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Seven members of Daesh militant group were killed in an operation by security forces in Afghanistan&s northern Takhar province on Saturday, police said.

The militants were hiding in a house in Prozhay Sharqi, District 4 of the provincial capital Taluqan.

Habibullah Shakir, the police chief of Takhar, said that security forces carried out the...

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Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung has contracted COVID-19, and is feeling fine and isolating at home, the government said on Sunday.

Taiwan has been dealing with a surge of COVID-19 cases since the start of the year, driven by the more infectious Omicron variant, though numbers are beginning to level off.

Taiwan&s Central Epidemic Command...

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Najibullah Zadran hit a half-century to set up Afghanistan&s 21&run series-clinching victory over Zimbabwe in the second Twenty20 International on Sunday.

Batting first after winning the toss, Afghanistan posted 170-5 after playing 20 overs in Harare.

Zadran hit 57 off 46 balls, including six fours and one six. Mohammad Nabi struck 43...

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Local officials in Kunar province say an explosion in Asadabad, the provincial capital, has killed one person and injured four others.

Malawi Abdulhaq Haqqani, the provincial police chief said the blast took place on Sunday at around 9:00 AM.

The device used was an IED which was attended to a police Ranger vehicle.

According to the police chief, the...

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