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New govt to be announced soon, says Taliban

Members of the Taliban’s political office on Saturday met in Kabul with a number of politicians including former President Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah and discussions focused on the overall political situation including the formation of an inclusive government.

Haiti earthquake toll reaches 2,207

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has declared a month-long state of emergency and urged the population to “show solidarity”.

Zverev takes Cincinnati title with easy win over Rublev

The world No. 5 produced high-quality tennis all week to back up his Olympic singles gold medal in Tokyo and capture his fourth tour-level trophy of the season. Zverev also became the first German champion in Cincinnati since Boris Becker in 1985.

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 211.7 million

The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 37,708,064 and 628,499, respectively, followed by India in the second place.

Row over BJP flag being placed over national flag

The photo, tweeted by the BJP, shows late former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh’s remains lying in state, draped by the Tricolour, but half of it was seen to be covered up by the party flag of the BJP.