Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was hosted by India that Afghanistan will continue to be the center of attention of this organization and respond to all kinds of threats.

An Afghan free fighter who was arrested for beating and assaulting an Indian MMA fighter, was released after spending a year in prison in India.

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin arrived in Shanghai to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior officials of this country; this is his first official visit to China as Prime Minister.

Shanghai residents may see another round of lockdown as the COVID-19 cases in China continue to soar amid the spread of a subvariant of omicron.