
Kabul, Sep 3 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the political office of the Taliban, will head the new Afghan government, Reuters reported on Friday, citing sources in the Taliban.

Tokyo, Sep 3 (UNI) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has announced his decision not to run for the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), effectively giving up the premiership, local media reported on Friday.

Washington, Sep 3 (UNI) US President Joe Biden on Friday visited Walter Reed Medical Center where 15 US service members, who were injured in a suicide bombing at Kabul international airport during the evacuation mission last week, are recovering.

Gaza, Sep 3 (UNI/Sputnik) A clash between the Palestinians and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on the border of the Gaza Strip and the Jewish state has left one Palestinian killed, according to media reports.

Washington, Sep 3 (UNI/Sputnik) US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday swore in Ken Salazar, Interior Secretary under former President Barack Obama, to the post of Ambassador to Mexico.