Australia's biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday.

In US, vaccinated people have been asked to wear masks indoors. The CDC will recommend schools adopt universal masking, 

China is seeking Taliban's help in cracking down on the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM).

In the first half of 2021,the number of civilians killed or injured in escalating violence has risen to record levels in Afghanistan.

China has said, If labs are to be investigated, then the WHO experts should go to Fort Detrick in US. Then only truth can be revealed to the world.

After Afghanistan, US combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year. President Joe Biden announced this.