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China launched 2 gravitational wave detection satellites using the Long March 11 carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 4:14 a.m. on December 10, 2020

VIDEO: Open air funeral of Taliban fighter killed in recent fighting in Farah

Afghan intelligence (NDS) claimed arrest of alleged Taliban operative in Nangarhar

USA: Photos of US Navy sailors aboard the guided missile destroyer USS John S Mc Cain (DDG 56) as they conduct a replenishment at sea with the USN Charles Drew from MSC Sealift (T-AKE-10) in the East China Sea as part of a US 7th Fleet patrol

Religious scholar Maulvi Hamidullah Bukhari was killed in Pul e Charkhi area of Kabul this afternoon

Taliban motorcycle squad in Andar, Ghazni

Aftermath of IED explosion in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh

The UN rights chief on Wednesday voiced deep concern over arrests of activists in Hong Kong, warning that a tough new security law was having a "chilling effect" on basic freedoms

The bodies of 211 dead migrants have been brought from Russia to Uzbekistan since the beginning of 2020

Aftermath of night SVBIED attack targeting ANDSF outpost in Andar, Ghazni

AAF conducted air strike on Zangabad Kandahar authorities claimed death of Taliban commander Haji Wafa but IEA officially denied that

Karnataka reports 1,279 new #COVID19 cases, 3,218 discharges, and 20 deaths today. Total cases: 8,96,563 Total discharges: 8,61,588 Death toll: 11,900 Active cases: 23,056

Indian-China Border frontline update - A Division under Xinjiang Military District, equipped with passive exoskeleton, rotates to 5,000M heights in Ngari

Oil well in Orenburg region of Russia has been extinguished for 9 hours

Police officer Ahmad Fahim was ambushed on Kabul-Jalalabad road in Qarghayi district, southern Laghman according to pro Taliban accounts

Alleged ANDSF member defected in Fayzabad Jawzjan according to pro Taliban accounts

Gallery: Authorities in the southwestern city of Chengdu have carried out measures to curb the latest Covid-19 flare-up, including targeted lockdowns and mass testing of more than 250,000 city residents

Pakistani TV anchor and YouTube personality did a whole show against Saudi Arabia and Saudi Royal Family, accusing them of treason against Islam and taking help from "infidels".

Farmers reject 21-point proposal by Government on amendments and clarifications on Farm Laws to resolve the stalemate. Farmers to organise nationwide protest on December 14 even as current agitation at the Delhi border continues. Protests to intensify

Militia fighter/commander killed near Qarabagh today identified as Abi Nandan according to pro Taliban accounts

Images: IEDs neutralized and seized by ANDSF in an op in Jalalabad, Nangarhar

Overnight, a Taliban SVBIED struck an Afghan Army outpost at Malanuh Baba in Andar, Ghazni province. Though casualties are unclear, the blast wrecked the site. Attack filmed by Taliban drone. This is the 50th Taliban SVBIED since August 20. The 50th.

Unofficial pro IEA accounts identified Ghazni attacker as Damat Moshin

Publicly-funded lawyer office removes protest-related posters after Hong Kong Kong pro-Beijing FB group complains

China: "The latest outbreak in Chengdu is a cluster and not in the community. Existing close contacts have all tested negative for COVID19 according to the deputy director of the Sichuan Province COVID19 Medical Care Specialist Group"

Taiwan: Two Chinese PLA Y-8 EW and Y-8 RECCE planes entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on December 9. Taiwan: Two Chinese PLA Y-8 EW and Y-8 RECCE planes entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on December 9. Taiwan: Two Chinese PLA Y-8 EW and Y-8 RECCE planes entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on December 9. Taiwan: Two aircraft EW Y-8 and Y-8 recce of the PLA of China entered the ADIZ southwestern Taiwan on 9 December. Taiwan: Two aircraft EW Y-8 and Y-8 recce of the PLA of China entered the ADIZ southwestern Taiwan on 9 December. ROCAF deployed patrol aircraft and air defense missile systems to monitor activities

Nearly 1,700 passengers on a Royal Caribbean "Cruise to Nowhere" from Singapore remained confined to their cabins for more than 14 hours after a case of COVID19 was detected on board, forcing the ship to return to Harbor

Taliban in Marawara district, eastern Kunar

Joy Lahore base in Arghandab district abandoned. Taliban entered this morning after it got besieged yesterday

Russia: Ebeko volcano on Paramouchir in the Kuril Islands spewed ash columns twice over 3.5 km

India's big decision on Covid-19 Vaccine soon. 3 candidates seeking Emergency Use Authorization. 65 Foreign Envoys to review Covid-19 vaccines reach Hyderabad. Foreign Envoys to visit Bharat Biotech firms.

7 policemen killed near Chahar Bolak, western Balkh

Taiwan: A Y-8 ASW plane from China's PLA entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on the afternoon of December 7. ROCAF deployed patrol aircraft and air defense missile systems to monitor activities

Taiwan: A Y-8 ASW plane from China's PLA entered southwest Taiwan's ADIZ on the afternoon of December 6. ROCAF deployed patrol aircraft and air defense missile systems to monitor activities

A man was shot dead in Kandahar

Radio station, machine guns, RPG's and some other equipment also seized. Ghazni

Police officer Noorzada died in combat today. Unspecified location

China: A building collapsed in Fotang Town, Yiwu, district city of Zhejiang province, December 8, 2020

ANA soldier executed near Islam Qala in Herat

Fire at Malanuh Baba CP after attack last night in Ghazni

Wattala Magistrate orders expert committee to conduct postmortem on the 11 prisoners killed in the Mahara Prison Riot and report facts to court

RPG and radio taken by ANA after fighting last night near Helmand capital

Video of looted weapons from Andar Ghazni

Taliban took dozens of rifles after attack which happened last night in Andar district

2 alleged Khurasan members and one former policeman who defected to Taliban a year ago were arrested in Jalalabad last evening by NDS

Odisha recorded 386 new #COVID19 cases, 523 recoveries and 5 deaths yesterday, as per State Health Department Total cases: 3,22,299 Total recoveries: 3,16,970 Active cases: 3,487 Death toll: 1,789

AFG "Taliban blocked the Kandahar-Kabul(KK2) highway at 2AM last night. They started attacking the Mullah NANO post in the early hours of this morning - first a powerful suicide car bomb followed by heavy fighting. Casualties&fatalities among ANDSF and Taliban.",source tells

Coronavirus: India records 32080 new infections and 402 deaths

UAE Health: The Sinopharm vaccine has proven to be 86% effective against Coronavirus

Hundreds of thousands of farmers in India have been protesting new pro-market agricultural policies that they say threaten their livelihoods. The protests have become a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grip on power in the world's largest democracy

Telangana reported 721 new #COVID19 cases, 3 deaths and 753 recoveries, on 8th December. Total cases: 2,75,261 Active cases: 7,661 Total recoveries: 2,66,120 Death toll: 1,480

Huge quantity of smuggled items, including narcotics & weapons worth Indian rupees 165 crores, recovered at 2 locations of border town Moreh in Manipur by Assam Rifles along with state police & Narcotics Control Bureau. 6 smugglers were apprehended during the operation

Grenade attack in Pattan, J&K. 3 civilians injured

Thailand anti-government protest organizers revealing gathering for Dec 10 from 10am to 6pm BKK at a memorial near the iconic Democracy Monument. The memorial marks the1973 mass uprising against military dictatorship. Tomorrow is constitution day, public holiday

In denying bail, Justice Barnes said that that it would not be unfair to keep Chow in detention as bail is usually extended only to those sentenced for short periods, and who have served most of their time. "Her sentence was not too short," she said

Chow's representative Lawrence Lok SC argued her penalty was relatively heavier compared to other sentencing of similar offences. He said Chow did not incite violence and should not be blamed for acts of vandalism

Tamil Nadu: TV actress VJ Chitra found dead at a hotel in the outskirts of Chennai, this morning. Police is ascertaining the cause of death. Her body recovered and sent for autopsy. Investigation underway

The former deputy president of IMF Zhu Min said Wed that vaccines may only control the COVID19 pandemic after 12 months. Zhu noted that large-scale vaccine production, transportation, sale and distribution may require 6-12 months

Biden will appoint his former rival Pete Buttigieg as ambassador to China

Big data has 'turbocharged' repression in China's Xinjiang, says rights group

NCB arrests an absconding accused Regel Mahakal. He'll be produced before court today. He used to supply drugs to Anuj Keshwani (another accused) who further supplied it to others. NCB is conducting raids at Milat Nagar, Lokhandwala; drugs seized

Fraud and money laundering probe as Hong Kong police raid churches, homeless shelters linked to protest support group

Pakistan Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Karachi says it has arrested two members of the IRGC-backed Zainebiyoun Brigade who were trained in Iran and were involved in killings in Pakistan between 2007-2013

China: Chinese military spokesperson on Tuesday expressed strong opposition to US sale of military communications systems to Taiwan

Protester dies at Tikri, heart attack suspected

Biden's National Security adviser slams China over its increased crackdown in Hong Kong.

2 alleged ANDSF members defected in Ahmad Khel Paktia according to pro Taliban accounts

Civilian was wounded after mortar shells hit Aba Khel village earlier afternoon. Clashes in Badayabad area, some 7 km's NE of Laghman capital are going on for several days

Alleged supplies for ANDSF in Mardyan center seized by Taliban in Jawzjan earlier today. 1 person detained

2 more alleged ANDSF members defected in Gurziwan according to pro Taliban accounts. Faryab

ANA forces at Dehrawud main square SW Uruzgan

Policeman Fazal was killed yesterday in Aryub according to pro Taliban accounts. Paktia

Pro Taliban accounts claimed capturing policeman Hazratullah Charki in Khost

Clashes took place in SW Kandahar also, but no big changes on front lines happened there

China: Nucleic acid tests are also reported on Chunxi Road in Chengdu, Sichuan Province on December 8, 2020 which were still underway at 11:45 p.m.

Wolesi Jirga delegation accompanied by ANA units in Baharak district Takhar

Taliban fighter in Ghundey area, Khogyani/Sherzad border SW Nangarhar

2 alleged militiamen captured with weapons in Khogyani area in Ghazni

The Chang'e-5 ascent stage, which transferred its lunar samples to the Change'-5 orbiter on Dec 5, has been deorbited on to the lunar surface at 2259 UTC Dec 7, at around 0E 30S

The US Treasury imposes sanctions on a Pakistani for his links to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Taliban claimed defection of 9 alleged ANDSF members in Helmand

Taliban squad in Andar district earlier today. Ghazni

China's Hubei Province, once ravaged by COVID19, on Tuesday donated 30,000 testing kits and 22,000 locally produced brick tea products to Mongolia, a token of gratitude to the Asian country that donated 30,000 sheep to support China's COVID19 fight

Rifle seized tonight after Taliban ambush in Alishing Laghman

Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan tied through shared ideology and battlefield history - The Washington Post

Alleged ANDSF member defected in Gurziwan according to pro Taliban accounts. Faryab

Pro Taliban accounts claimed that police officer was killed in yesterday's attack in Spin Boldak SE Kandahar

China: "Chengdu reported 4 new cases of COVID19 and 1 asymptomatic carrier on Tuesday. More than 255,000 residents have undergone nucleic acid testing and an epidemiological investigation is underway." Video of the 4th Jinniu District People's Hospital, Chengdu; Sichuan tonight

China: Liangjiaxiang Mall, Jinniu District, Chengdu, Sichuan, Also Undergoes Nucleic Acid Testing on December 8

China: Evelyn Towers Chengdu Chenghua district in Sichuan was also reportedly confined on December 8

China on Tuesday summoned the charge d'affaires of the US embassy in Beijing and addressed solemn protests to the US side over its sanctions against Chinese officials

Chengdu, Sichuan reported asymptomatic case on Tuesday evening, bringing total number of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections to 6 in latest outbreak

UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar records one more fatality linked to COVID19, pushing district's death toll to 85, tally surges to 23,655 with 114 new cases; active case count 965: Official data

China: The Chinese Ministry of Customs and Agriculture and Rural Affairs jointly announced that they will ban direct or indirect imports of poultry products from Belgium

Karnataka reports 1,280 new #COVID19 cases, 1,060 discharges, and 13 deaths today. Total cases: 8,95,284 Total discharges: 8,58,370 Death toll: 11,880 Active cases: 25,015

China: A suspicion of Covid-19 is reported in Jiangjin District, Chongqing City, for the Xinghe Aoyun community where a diagnosis has been confirmed. All residents of the community undergo nucleic acid testing on December 8, 2020

Number of Afghan civilians killed annually in US airstrikes soars by 330% to around 700 civilians in 2019, new report reveals

31 deaths and 5,032 new #COVID19 cases reported today in Kerala. The total number of active cases in the state is 59,732 active cases

West Bengal: Bharatiya Janata Party holds candlelight protest in Kolkata against the killing of party workers in the State. BJP delegation yesterday submitted a representation to the State Governor alleging police atrocities at Siliguri leading to death of BJP worker yesterday

Hong Kong plans partial lockdowns for Covid-19 hotspots and more tests, as number of new infections surges

Japan strongly hopes that the democracy in Venezuela will be recovered expeditiously and peacefully through free and fair elections with a broad participation of the Venezuelan people

Andhra Pradesh reported 551 new #COVID19 cases, 744 recoveries, and 4 deaths in the last 24 hours. Total cases 8,72,839 Total recoveries 8,60,368 Death toll 7,042 Active cases 5,429

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia hold sit-in protest outside Chief Minister's residence alleging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is under house arrest

Hong Kong plans partial lockdowns for Covid-19 hotpots and more tests, as number of new infections surges

Moment of IED explosion yesterday in Mazar i Sharif Balkh

Police Ranger damaged by MIED near Takhar capital

This house is located in Sperwan. Seems it was destroyed in air strikes 2 nights ago SW Kandahar

A Covid-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac created antibodies among 97% of those who got the shot in a final stage trial in Indonesia but its efficacy has yet to be determined, says the company

28 tons of hashish destroyed after combined ANA/ANP operation in Khogyani district SW Nangarhar

Tabin fell and all areas on western bank of Arghandab river. Few CP's are encircled and besieged according to local journalist. Kandahar

Hong Kong's Carrie Lam rebuffs complaints of 'political revenge' by exiled democrat Ted Hui after bank accounts frozen

Anutin said that he fully supports Chiang Rai tourism operators who are planning to sue the illegal border crossers

The Good Neighbour North District Church said on Facebook that police officers from the Narcotics Bureau Financial Investigation unit raided their Kwun Tong premises with a search warrant at 2:30pm. They said officers wished to contact the church pastor and directors

Weapons shipment intercepted in Kandahar city according to MOI. 1 person arrested

Clashes in Maywand Kandahar and Daykundi

Jammu witnesses pro-farmer protests against newly introduced farmlaws

A female COVID19 patient in Chengdu has become victim of cyber bullying after her personal information was leaked in the wake of recent outbreak

Norway's central bank deputy governor Jon Nicolaisen resigns over China ties. He lost his security clearance in connection to his Chinese wife

Turbat: Five dead bodies found from Tump and Heronk areas, shifted to Teaching Hospital by Levies. All of them were shot

Alleged assassin was killed in Khost according to authorities while Taliban reported death of police officer on city's bazaar

Bismillah CP destroyed, Arghandab Kandahar

China: Central Park community closed for residents of Pidu District, Sichuan Province to undergo nucleic acid testing on December 7

Russia: The Defense Ministry released a video showing the interception of a simulated enemy aircraft (played by the MiG-31 fighter) at night in Kamchatka A MiG-31BM high-altitude fighter-interceptor was dispatched to intercept the simulated enemy of the Elizovo airfield

As per the postmortem report "death was due to the effects of shotgun injuries." Police do not use shotguns. It's obvious that during yesterday's protest in Siliguri, armed persons were brought and they fired from firearms: West Bengal Police

NDS claimed arresting alleged Taliban member near Nangarhar capital

China: People Who Went to People's Hospital and Group 11 in Taiping Village, Pitong Street on December 6-7, Had Nucleic Acid Tests

Taliban in Arghandab district. CP was torched

China: It has been reported that the Shaxi Farmers Market in Pidu District, Chengdu, has been closed and people are prohibited from entering or leaving. Nucleic acid tests were underway on December 7, 2020

China: Gas tank explosion occurred on a commercial street in Fushun, Liaoning province on December 7, 2020

Russia: The Klyuchevskoy volcano in Kamchatka released a lava flow of a kilometer and a half. Volcanologists from a local institute suggest that the southern rim of the crater has collapsed. The height of the volcano is 4800 m, it is the highest active volcano in Eurasia

West Bengal: Ambulance, reportedly carrying a Covid-19 patient, stuck in Kolkata for nearly an hour. The state of West Bengal is supporting the farmers' protests, but not the Bharat Bandh; but certain pockets are seeing blockade allegedly by Left & Congress workers

Taiwan faces daily military threats from "authoritarian forces," President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday, as the United States announced a new $ 280 million arms sale package

US names Tajikistan and Turkmenistan among countries of particular concern for "systematic, ongoing, flagrant violations of religious freedom"

Tunisian President Kais Saied thanks China for providing various forms of assistance to help fight COVID19. Tunisia cherishes the traditional friendship between the two countries & will continue to work with China, he says

The Hong Kong SAR police arrested eight people on suspicion of involvement in unauthorized protests on July 1, the police said on Tuesday, adding the eight men arrested are aged 24-64 and include four district councilors

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 78 km W of Monywa, Myanmar

Hong Kong church says HSBC account frozen 'in retaliation' for helping protesters last year

Hong Kong police said today that they arrested a 50-year-old man and charged him with inciting others to cause serious bodily harm and hurt others. Police claimed the man shared a post on Facebook earlier this month, calling on others to attack the police HQ and kill

In all, 8 were reportedly arrested on Tuesday morning, including Tsang Kin-shing, Leung Kwok-hung, Tang Sai-lai, Eddie Chu, Lancelot Chan, Figo Chan, Wu Chi-wai and Andy Chiu. Separately, an arrest warrant was issued for activist Koo Sze-yiu

In a press release, the League of Social Democrats said that the police are seeking to cause a chilling effect by rounding up democrats, citizens and students en masse

"The mass arrest of democrats is undoubtedly retaliation against the US sanctioning of the 14 vice chairpersons of the National People's Congress over [Beijing]'s disqualification of democrat lawmakers." the LSD said

Telangana reported 682 new #COVID19 cases, 3 deaths and 761 recoveries, as of yesterday Total cases: 2,74,540 Active cases: 7,696 Total recoveries: 2,65,367 Death toll: 1,477

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat highlights 3 areas for further cooperation with China - connectivity, digitalization and sustainable development - which will be "increasingly critical in the post-COVID world

PNP Chief Sinas says the chief of police in Datu Piang was 'momentarily relieved' due to the ongoing investigation on the attack and stress debriefing, adds he will assume his post again once the probe is over

A magnitude 5.4 quake struck off Sorsogon on Monday night. Phivolcs initially pegged the magnitude at 6.4, which was computer-generated, said the institute's director Renato Solidum

Chengdu enters wartime mode after five local COVID19 infections found

Covid-19 – Hong Kong to reimpose dine-in ban from 6pm and gyms to shut, as Lam warns of low compliance with social distancing rules

Telangana: TRS is joining the BharatBandh today with ministers blocking national highways and protesting at other key locations. After losing ground in Hyderabad in recent municipal elections, the TRS wants to consolidate its hold in rural areas, reports NDTV's Uma Sudhir

PNP Calabarzon regional director says the medico-legal report of their crime laboratory showed that Perez died due to three gunshot wounds — one on the head, one on the trunk, and one on the shoulder

Laguna police show Los Baños Mayor Caesar Perez's medico-legal report. Perez suffered from gunshot wounds in the head, truck, and right shoulder. He died last week after being shot by unidentified assailants at the municipal hall

Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 62 km SSE of Lospalos, Timor Leste

The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced on Monday that @StateDept has made a determination to approve another military sales to Taiwan. The equipment is a Field Information Communications System and the estimated cost is $280 million USD

Lam says the number of untraceable carriers are on the rise. 36 patients are in a critical condition, 40 are in a serious condition. Recently, patients are younger, she adds. "We have to exercise extra caution, do not be careless," Lam says

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says Hong Kong is seeing a Covid19 outbreak almost as bad as July's surge. Lam says it is "more complicated" this time

Outside Chief Executive Carrie Lam's weekly press conference, pro-democracy protester Alexandra Wong holds a placard saying "awaiting vindication

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, under the "reward and circuit breaker mechanism", several international flights will be suspended for some time in December after passengers on the flights tested positive for COVID19.

More people from opposition camp including Leung Kwok-hung, former LegCo lawmakers Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, Wu Chi-wai and Tsang Kin-shing, were arrested by @hkpoliceforce this morning for being suspected of taking part in illegal assembly on July 1: local media

The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.