International

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says anyone using foreign currency for domestic business would be prosecuted.
“The economic situation and national interests in the country require that all Afghans use the Afghani currency in every transaction,” Mujahid says.
Since the group seized power in mid-August, the national currency has depreciated and the country’s reserves are frozen abroad.

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India’s PM Modi seen hugging world leaders at Glasgow climate conference.
After embracing UK PM Boris Johnson, Modi tries to hug United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, who seems a bit rattled.
Modi embraces Luxembourg’s Xavier Bettel and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau while defying COVID-19 rules.

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