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Abdullah files more than 4,000 complaints over preliminary presidential election results Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Unity Government of Afghanistan and the only serious rival of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in the 2019 presidential election, has filed over 4,000 complaints over the preliminary presidential election results.
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Saudi court releases MBS aides in Khashoggi murder trial Saudi Arabias public prosecutor says two top figures, including Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), who were investigated in the killing of Saudi dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul last year, had been exonerated and released.
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India, Iran Agree to Accelerate Chabahar Project India and Iran on Sunday agreed to accelerate work on the Chabahar port, which is jointly being developed by India, Iran and Afghanistan, the Times of India reported.
The decision was made after Indias External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met with his Iranian counterpart, Javad Zarif... |
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Taliban killed an American solider in northern Kunduz province A U.S soldier was killed in the northern Kunduz province by the Taliban militants, Zabihullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesperson claimed on Monday.
"Last night we performed a heavy explosion on the U.S occupiers and their slaves in the Safarbai area of Chahar Dara district in Kunduz, as a result of which... |
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Iowa woman ran over girl she thought was Mexican: Police A woman in Iowa struck a teenage girl earlier this month because she believed the girl was Mexican, according to officials.
Nicole Franklin, 42, told police that she had intentionally run over Natalia Miranda, 14, on December 9 "because she looked Mexican."
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Clive... |
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2019 Wingsuit Flying World Cup held in southwest China The 2019 Wingsuit Flying World Cup (Jinggu Station) held its second round of competition on Saturday in Jinggu Dai and Yi Autonomous County of southwest Chinas Yunnan Province, with top flyers from across the world putting on jaw-dropping stunts in their bid for the extreme sports world title.
A... |
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White House ordered freeze on Ukraine aid 90 mins after Trump call to Zelensky The administration of US President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to freeze $391 million of military aid to Ukraine less than two hours after the controversial phone call in which Trump asked his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate former vice president Joe Biden, according to... |
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Liverpool clinch 2019 Club World Cup In a nail-biting encounter in Doha, UEFA Champions League holders, Liverpool, have been crowned 2019 FIFA Club World Cup champions after edging Copa Libertadores champions Flamengo 1-nil.
The two teams were well-drilled and ready to nullify the others threats, and as neither side capitalized on their... |
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Ghani Tops Preliminary Election Results: IEC Ashraf Ghani earned 923,868 votes and 50.64% , to lead the preliminary results of the 2019 presidential election, according to the Independent Election Commissions announcement on Sunday morning.
Abdullah Abdullah followed with 720,990 votes and 39.52%, the IEC announced.
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Macron: French forces kill 33 militants in Mali French forces have killed 33 militants in Mali near the border with Mauritania, French President Emmanuel Macron says.
"This morning, thanks to an engagement by our soldiers and the Barkhane forces, we were able to neutralize 33 terrorists, take one prisoner and free two Malian gendarmes who had been... |
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Hundreds arrested in India during days of protests over citizenship law More than 1,500 protesters have been arrested across India in the past 10 days as police try to quell sometimes violent demonstrations against a citizenship law that critics say undermines the countrys secular constitution.
Additionally, some 4,000 people have been detained and then released, the... |
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Trump signs military budget to create controversial Space Force US President Donald Trump has signed the annual military budget bill, allocating funds for a controversial Space Force that could one day become a separate military branch on an equal footing to the US army and navy.
Trump on Friday signed the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that includes... |
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Modi summons ministers as citizenship law protests rage on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has summoned his government ministers to hold a meeting and discuss the security situation in the country following protests against a controversial anti-Muslim law.
Government sources said Modi met his council of ministers in the capital, New Delhi, on Saturday... |
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Facebook removes hundreds of fake accounts promoting Trump US social media company Facebook says it has taken down a news network that used hundreds of fake accounts to publish stories about a variety of topics, including articles promoting President Donald Trump and criticizing the Chinese government.
Facebook said Friday it removed more than 900 accounts,... |
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European Parliament Condemns Child Abuse in Afghanistan The European Parliament in a press release issued on Friday condemns sexual abuse against children in Afghanistan and calls on the Afghan government to eradicate such practices.
The European Parliaments statement follows an article published last month by the UKs Guardian alleging that hundreds... |
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Panamanians march on 30th annv. of US invasion Dozens marched to the US Embassy in Panama City, to protest on the 30th anniversary of the US invasion of the Central American country, on Friday.
Footage shows the protesters marching towards the Embassy carrying Panamanian flags and an effigy of US President Donald Trump. The effigy and the American... |
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Muslim nations considering gold dinar to beat sanctions Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Iran, Malaysia, Turkey and Qatar are considering using the gold dinar and barter trade as a way of protecting themselves against any future economic sanctions.
At the end of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 in the Malaysian capital on Saturday, Mahathir praised... |
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US government reports 2.7% percent uptick in homeless population The US government is reporting a 2.7% increase in the nations homeless population driven by a spike in the state of California, according to an annual count that took place in January 2019.
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development is reporting its third consecutive uptick in its homelessness... |
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US verbal abuse over rights allegations aggravate tensions: North Korea North Korea says the United States will have to "pay dearly" for accusing Pyongyang of human rights violations, amid heated rhetoric ahead of a year-end deadline that raised concerns over an end of diplomacy between the two sides.
In an annual resolution cosponsored by the US, the United Nations General... |
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Trump approves sanctions against Russia-Europe gas pipeline US President Donald Trump has signed off on sanctions against companies building a Russian natural gas pipeline to Germany that Washington fears will give Moscow great leverage over European allies.
The US sanctions were included in the 2020 military spending bill that Trump signed on Friday at a... |
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Italys new tax on tech giants likely to trigger US retaliation Max Civili
The 2020 budget bill which the Italian Chamber of Deputies is likely to approve on Monday includes the introduction of a web tax that is to affect US internet giants operating in the country.
The digital tax will be imposed on revenue from internet transactions for tech companies with... |
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Twitter aborts another manipulative Saudi state-backed op, which included activity against Iran Twitter has uncovered a "significant" misinformation operation originating in Saudi Arabia and backed by the Riyadh regime, removing more than a staggering 88,000 accounts involved in that operation, which included activity against Iran.
Twitter issued a statement on Friday, saying it had removed... |
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Afghan Saffron Ranked Best in the World for Eighth Year Saffron cultivated and produced in Afghanistan has been recognized as the best in the world in terms of its quality for the eighth consecutive year, a member of the Saffron Producers Union in Kabul said.
According to the union, the quality and taste of the Afghan saffron were evaluated at an institution... |
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US watching North Korea closely for possible Christmas surprise missile launch: Report The United States is reportedly watching North Korea closely for indications of a possible "Christmas surprise" missile test, which it has promised if Washington does not come to the negotiating table.
Pyongyang has said that it will not give in to Washingtons pressure since it already has "nothing... |
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Ayatollah Sistani demands early elections to end crisis in Iraq Iraqs prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called for early elections in order to put an end to a months-long political paralysis in the country, saying that a new government should be formed soon.
"The fastest and most peaceful way out of the current crisis, and avoiding the... |
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Afghan Political Figures Works On New Peace Plan To Be Discussed In Peace Talks Non-governmental political figures led by Hamed Karzai believe that the government should leave the previous impractical plans and agree on a shared and common peace concept with Afghan Politicians.
"Some of the Afghan political faces are working on a peace concept to be discussed in face to face talks... |
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Death toll hits 9 as citizenship law protests spread in India Fresh clashes between Indian police and demonstrators erupted on Friday after more than a week of deadly unrest triggered by a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim.
Three protesters were shot dead on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine in the wave of anger that is emerging as a major challenge... |
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Analyst: Britains keeping of Scotland in UK political folly It would be "political folly" if Britain tried to confine Scotland to the United Kingdom against its will and hamper the Scottish independence referendum, a political commentator says, arguing that the move could lead to civil unrest across the country.
John Wight, a Scottish writer and journalist... |
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Biden: I Was Against Troop Surge in Afghanistan Former US Vice President Joseph R. Biden said Thursday during a presidential debate that he fought within the Obama administration against surging troops to Afghanistan, saying it was a mistake to allocate forces to a conflict that the United States could not win.
Biden was challenged at the Democratic... |
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Lebanon president Aoun designates Diab as countrys new premier Lebanons President Michel Aoun has designated former education minister as the countrys new prime minister after he got the confidence vote of nearly 70 lawmakers during consultations on the matter.
According to a statement released by the Lebanons media quoting the Lebanese Presidency, the designation... |
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