Afghanistan envoy meets Russia’s Kabulov as SCO opens door to observer role
The Ambassador of Afghanistan to Russia, Ghulam Hassan, has met with Zamir Kabulov, Moscow’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, to discuss deepening tie...
The Trump administration has ordered U.S. federal employees to submit a list of their work accomplishments by Monday night or risk losing their jobs, raising legal and procedural questions over mass firings.
The emails, sent on Saturday from the Office of Personnel Management, instructed employees across multiple federal agencies to provide five bullet points detailing their work in the past week. The request, issued under Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), followed a social media post by Musk warning that failure to respond would be considered a resignation.
The move is part of the Trump administration’s broader push to shrink the federal workforce, a process that has already led to job losses, some of which had to be reversed due to the need for essential workers in areas like defense and nuclear safety.
Labour unions have vowed to challenge any dismissals, calling them unlawful and warning of disruption to public services. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) accused the administration of disregarding the role of civil servants.
Legal experts have raised questions over Musk’s authority to fire federal employees and the inclusion of judiciary workers, who are not part of the executive branch. Some agencies have advised staff to delay responding while assessing the email’s validity.
The administration’s restructuring efforts have drawn criticism, with concerns that indiscriminate firings could harm local economies and undermine essential government functions.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
At least eight people have died and more than 90 others were injured following a catastrophic gas tanker explosion on a major highway in Mexico City’s Iztapalapa district on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.
The Ambassador of Afghanistan to Russia, Ghulam Hassan, has met with Zamir Kabulov, Moscow’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan, to discuss deepening ties and regional engagement, the Afghan embassy in Moscow said on Wednesday.
FBI chief Kash Patel told the U.S. Senate on Tuesday there was “no credible information” that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women or underage girls to anyone but himself, as he defended the bureau’s decision to close its review.
As well as a text message, the suspect accused of assassinating right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah also wrote a physical note message before the shooting that he planned to kill Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel said on Monday.
Displaced Palestinians fled Gaza City overnight on Thursday (18 September), moving southwards after Israeli forces ordered residents of the city to evacuate to the south.
Hundreds of thousands of workers, students and pharmacists staged strikes and demonstrations across France on Thursday against looming budget cuts, intensifying pressure on President Emmanuel Macron and his new prime minister.
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