The United States will announce a new security assistance package for Ukraine of about $3 billion as early as Wednesday, a U.S. official said on Tuesday, in what would be the single largest tranche to Kyiv since Russia&s invasion six months ago.

The package is being prepared to coincide with Ukraine&s independence day on Wednesday,...

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The Afghanistan Meteorology Department issued yet another flood warning on Tuesday for numerous eastern provinces as heavy rains continued to fall.

This comes after about 10 days of heavy downpours across a wide area in the country, leaving almost 100 dead and thousands of houses destroyed.

As torrential rain continues to fall, some reports indicate...

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The United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths has said that Afghanistan&s economy must be supported to resolve economic challenges in the country.

Griffiths said that 6.6 million people are at emergency levels of food insecurity, which is the largest number in one single country in the world.

Forty percent of adults are unemployed and...

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Japan has granted refugee status to 98 people who fled Afghanistan in the past year, Kydo News reported.

According to the Japanese news agency, the newly recognized refugees comprise staff who worked at the Japanese Embassy in Kabul.

They were among more than 800 Afghans who fled to Japan.

The evacuees also included people working for the Japan...

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Researchers at a Florida university say a small but feisty species of carpet shark with an extraordinary ability to walk on land is evolving to better survive warming seas and the climate crisis.

The epaulette shark, commonly found on shallow reefs of Australia and New Guinea, can walk for up to 30 meters on dry land using paddle shaped fins, and...

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The local traders have termed reciprocal visa relaxation to Pakistani and Afghan transporters for promotion of bilateral trade between the two neighboring countries as ‘too little and too late&.

They said this move would not provide substantial financial benefits to traders.

Reacting to Islamabad&s agreement with Kabul to grant...

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