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Eight Saudis killed in Yemeni ballistic missile attack against coalitions positions Yemeni ballistic missile
The Yemeni army, backed by popular forces, have launched a missile attack against the Saudi-led coalitions Camp Tadawain in Yemens Marib, killing at least eight Saudi forces.
Spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Sunday that the... |
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Afghan pilot told to rejoin air force or leave US protection An Afghan major under US protection at an American base fears he could be in danger of being killed by the Taliban after being given an ultimatum following the Pentagons reversal on its asylum decision.
Major Mohammed Naiem Asadi, one of Afghanistans few elite attack helicopter pilots, his wife... |
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Herats Obe District Police Chief Killed in Ambush Mohammad Rafiq Alokozai, police chief of Obe district in Herat, was killed in a Taliban ambush in the district on Monday morning, said the spokesman for the provincial police chief, Abdul Ahad Walizada.
The incident happened in Obe, about 15km far from the center of the district. Taliban attack Alokozais... |
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Deadly Humvee bomb targets public protection unit in Ghazni At least 21 security force members have been killed and 17 others reportedly wounded in a suicide bombing on Sunday morning in Ghazni province, local officials said.
According to officials a Humvee military vehicle was used in the explosion and the explosive-laden vehicle was detonated close to a... |
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Suicide attacker targets Zabuls provincial council head Ata Jan Haqbayan, head of Zabuls provincial council, was wounded in a suicide attack in Qalat city, capital of Zabul province on Sunday morning, local officials said.
Officials from the council said that Haqbayan was on his way to his office when his vehicle was targeted by a suicide attacker.
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Macron calls police beating of black man shameful in face of rising protests Protesters carry placards censuring French governments new security law that seeks to protect police officers while engaging in brutal force against protesters. (Photo by AFP)
French President Emmanuel Macron has described the beating of a black man by a police officer in the county as "shameful" for... |
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US closes 10 bases as part of murky withdrawal process The United States has closed at least 10 military bases across Afghanistan as part of a withdrawal process "so murky" that many officials say they are uncertain of whats to come despite a fast-approaching deadline, the Washington Post reported Saturday.
Washingtons drawdown started after the US... |
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Contradictory statements on developments in peace talks Following the presidential palaces opposition to the issues agreed upon in the Doha peace talks with the Taliban, some members of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistans peace negotiating team say they are not accountable to the presidency.
"Presidential palace where the Afghan government is at the... |
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Americas security is not hinged on the number of troops on the ground: Pompeo US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said earlier this week that the threat from terrorist attacks around the world does not emanate from Afghanistan alone.
Speaking to Fox News, Pompeo said: "The threat from terrorism around the world - from Islamic extremism, Islamic terrorism - is real. It doesnt... |
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Latam women march to demand end to domestic violence Demonstrators march to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in Lima, Peru, on November 25, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Latin American women marched on Wednesday, November 25, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in the region.
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India draws rebuke from Beijing over ban on more Chinese apps TikTok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken Nov. 27, 2019.(Reuters photo)
China has criticized India after it banned dozens more Chinese apps amid the already strained relations between the worlds most populous countries.
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Russia denounces Pompeos visit to occupied Golan as provocation Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C) listens during a briefing by Israeli officials in the occupied Golan Heights, November 19, 2020. (Photo by AP)
Russia has censured as "a provocation" a contentious visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the Israeli-occupied side of Syrias Golan Heights, saying... |
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Biden urged to extend US-Russia START treaty, limit deployed nuclear arms In this file photo, Joe Biden, then vice president, shakes hands with Vladmir Putin, who was then prime minister, in a meeting in Moscow March 10, 2011. (Photo By Reuters)
Arms control advocates have urged US president-elect Joe Biden to save the last major nuclear arms control treaty between the US... |
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Americans defy pandemic as US COVID cases set new record American passengers wait to check in at Tom Bradley international terminal at LAX airport, as the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, US, on November 23, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Americans have defied pleas from officials to stay home for the... |
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Ten Australian soldiers fired after release of war crimes report Australia has issued termination notices to at least 10 special forces soldiers after the release of a report last week that found credible evidence of unlawful killings of 39 unarmed Afghan prisoners and civilians, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) said on Thursday.
The report stated that... |
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Argentina soccer legend Maradona dies of heart attack, his lawyer says Soccer Football - Al Fujairah v Khor Fakkan - UAE First Division - Fujairah stadium, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates - April 27, 2018 - Al Fujairahs manager Diego Maradona of Argentina reacts during the match. (Photo by Reuters)
Argentinas soccer legend Diego Maradona, widely regarded as one of the... |
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Car crashes into gate of German Chancellor Merkels office Firefighters remove the car that crashed into the gate of the main entrance of the chancellery, the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Berlin, Germany, on November 25, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A car has crashed into the gate of German Chancellor Angela Merkels office in the capital, Berlin,... |
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Yemen stresses right to self-defense as Saudi Arabia resorts to UN over Aramco raid A general view shows the damage at a Saudi Aramco oil company distribution station that Yemeni forces targeted in a retaliatory attack, in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on November 24, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Yemen says its armed forces reserve the legitimate right to respond to any act of aggression... |
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Pakistan, India accuse each other of sponsoring terrorism at UN A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel checks a car carrying United Nations (UN) Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan officials as they cross to Pakistan at the India-Pakistan Attari-Wagah border post on November 4, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Pakistan has filed a report with the United Nations (UN)... |
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Rights watchdog appeals for urgent help for Bamiyan victims The Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has issued an urgent appeal to government and to the international community to help 14 seriously wounded victims of Tuesdays bombing in Bamiyan city.
In a series of tweets, the AIHRC said the families of the victims are also appealing for help... |
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Car bomb in Kandahar leaves 17 wounded At least 17 people, including four civilians were wounded Wednesday morning in Kandahar province in a car bomb, local officials said.
According to officials the blast occurred at around 10:30 am local time when a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives close to the PD11 police building.
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More than 70 killed or wounded across Afghanistan in under 24 hours More than 70 people have been killed or wounded in explosions in less than 24 hours around Afghanistan, an Ariana News tally shows.
The latest incident happened just after 7.30am Wednesday morning when a magnetic IED was detonated against a Ford vehicle in PD12 in Kabul city.
Kabul police said that... |
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Germany Starts Reducing Troops in Kunduz: Report Germany is reducing its military presence in the northern province of Kunduz that was planned by NATOs mission in Kabul in late summer, Germanys military said as quoted by Reuters.
The reduction is not a reaction to the United States announcement last week that it will cut US forces in Afghanistan... |
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Saffron flower harvesting process underway in Helmand In order to promote saffron cultivation in Helmand province, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) set up 12 model farms in the province last year and farmers are now harvesting their "gold".
"Saffron cultivation in Helmand has been successful, I hope it grows [throughout] Helmand... |
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US Committed to Enduring Partnership with Afghanistan: Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in an address to Geneva Conference on Tuesday said that the United States remains committed to its own enduring partnership with Afghanistan, and to helping the Afghan peace negotiations be successful.
"The start of the Afghan Peace Negotiations in Doha has opened... |
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An Online Prayer Meeting for Religious People Around the World to End COVID-19 Amid the corona crisis, which causes about 500,000 confirmed cases and 8,000 deaths a day worldwide, a Korean-based religious organization called Shincheonji Church of Jesus, the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimony (hereinafter referred to as Shincheonji Church) hosted an online prayer meeting,... |
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Ten nominee ministers secure votes of confidence The Wolesi Jirga (Lower House of Parliament) on Saturday voted in favor of 10 nominated ministers, including those for defense, interior, and foreign affairs.
Haneef Atmar secured 197 votes of confidence for the position of the foreign minister; Abdul Hadi Arghandiwal got 205 votes as finance minister;... |
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Djokovic beats Zverev to reach semis at ATP Finals Serbias Novak Djokovic (R) shakes hands with Germanys Alexander Zverev (L) after his victory in straight sets in their mens singles round-robin match on day six of the ATP World Tour Finals tennis tournament at the O2 Arena in London on November 20, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Novak Djokovic has booked... |
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Turkish president, Saudi monarch talk bilateral relations ahead of G20 summit File photo shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 14, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud have exchanged viewpoints on the development of mutual ties ahead... |
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Violence erupts in Brazil after Black man beaten to death at Carrefour store Demonstrators gesture outside a Carrefour supermarket during a protest against racism, after Joao Alberto Silveira Freitas was beaten to death by security guards at a Carrefour supermarket in Porto Alegre, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 20, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
More than 1,000 demonstrators... |
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