Pakistan is hosting a virtual meeting of foreign ministers from countries neighboring Afghanistan to discuss the situation there. A foreign ministry statement said Wednesday’s meeting will be attended by China, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will preside over the meeting, which aims “to work ...
At least 41 people were killed and dozens more wounded in a large fire that broke out in a crowded prison near the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, according to officials. The blaze has since been extinguished. The fire ignited at Tangerang Prison in the early hours of Wednesday, said Rika ...