EL PASO — After almost 20 months of restrictions, the United States reopened its land border with Mexico on Monday to allow the entry of non-essential travelers who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. At 10:01 p.m. local time —12: 01 a.m. Eastern time — hundreds of people who had waited at the Santa Fe International Bridge, which connects the centers …

The new work-week will begin with warm weather and sunshine. The high today will be in the mid-70s. The warmth will extend through Wednesday before a cold front knocks temperatures down for the second half of the week. A slight chance of showers or thunderstorms will accompany the cold front Wednesday night. At this time, the weekend looks sunny and …

Emboldened by their success in 2020, national Republicans are trying to make inroads in areas of Texas that are considered Democratic Party strongholds. It’s part of a national strategy to improve outreach in minority communities. Members of the Republican National Committee have opened what they call community centers in blue areas across the country. Of the 10 centers that they’ve christened in advance …

SHARJAH: Pakistan captain Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik cracked blistering half-centuries as the former World Twenty20 champions eased past Scotland by 72 runs on Sunday to seal top spot in Group II and set up a semi-final meeting with Australia. Babar opted to bat first after winning the toss and led from the front with a 47-ball 66 that contained …

ISLAMABAD: Special envoy of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Jammu and Kashmir Yousef Aldobeay has said the OIC will continue to support the right to self-determination of the people of Kashmir. The special envoy said that he would prepare and present a report during the next ministerial meeting of the OIC on the situation in the region. He …

MUMBAI: India’s manufacturing capital Chennai came to a standstill on Sunday with many areas flooded after the southern Indian coast was battered by heavy rainfall overnight, prompting authorities to issue warnings and evacuate people from low-lying areas. Local media showed footage of cars submerged under water, uprooted trees and people being rescued on rubber boats in various parts of Chennai, …

NEW DELHI: Indian police are seeking the owners of around 100 social media accounts accused of sharing “fake news” after mob attacks on mosques in the country’s northeast. Last month’s violence in Tripura state erupted on the sidelines of a rally for hundreds of followers of a right-wing Hindu nationalist group. The incident appeared to be a revenge attack prompted …

WHEN it comes to government officials in Sindh, it is understandable that they find the impression of governance deficit in the province rather misplaced, and insist that a quiet transformation in the province is underway. What might surprise some is the fact that even independent watchers from the interior of Sindh concede that the situation is actually better than the …

WASHINGTON: A nongovernmental estimate of US costs for the 20-year war in Afghanistan is more than double the calculation made by the US Department of Defence (DOD), says an official report. The Special Inspector General for Afgh­anistan Reconstruction (SIG­AR), an official agency that reports directly to Congress, released its latest findings this week, focusing on how the ever-soaring costs of …

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations children’s agency kicked off a polio vaccination campaign in Afghanistan on Monday, the first nationwide campaign to fight the disease in three years. Naikwali Shah Momim, the National Emergency Operations Coordinator for the polio programme at Afghanistan’s health ministry, told Reuters the campaign had started in various parts of the country on Monday, …