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US President Calls Afghanistan War Unfortunate and Ridiculous The US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the war in Afghanistan was "unfortunate" and "ridiculous" as he met with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House.
Trump said the U.S. and its NATO allies had also made "great strides in Afghanistan."
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Flash Floods Affected Thousands of People in Afghanistan: UNOCHA The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan said in a report on Tuesday that flash flood on 27, 28 and 29 March in Faryab, Balkh, Jawzjan, Sar-e-Pul, Herat and Badghis provinces have affected thousands of people in the country.
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Afghans Will Set Limits For Talks: Ghani President Ashraf Ghani in meeting with civil society members and journalists at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday evening warned that pressure on government to act "illegally" regarding peace is not acceptable.
Ghani said peace has conditions and that Afghans will set the limits for talks. "The peace... |
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Flash Floods Killed 50 People In Iran In Two Weeks At least 50 people have been killed in the past two weeks from flash floods after the worst rains in Iran in at least a decade, Iranian government officials said.
Iranian authorities have ordered the evacuation of 70 villages in Khuzestan province near the Dez and Kharkheh rivers due to flood risk,... |
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European Unions chief negotiator warns no-deal Brexit more likely Britain is becoming more likely to crash out of the European Union (EU) without a proper withdrawal agreement, the bloc’s chief Brexit negotiator.
Michel Barnier said Tuesday that recent developments in the British parliament with regards to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal... |
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Facebook deletes accounts in India, Pakistan Facebook has deleted hundreds of accounts and pages allegedly tied to Indias opposition and ruling parties as well as Pakistans military, citing "inauthentic behavior."
Facebook said on Monday that it had taken down the accounts following an internal investigation in the region ahead of upcoming... |
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No US F-35 equipment shipment to Turkey over Russias S-400: Report The United States has stopped shipment of equipment for F-35 equipment to Turkey over the country’s defensive cooperation with Russia, a report says.
Reuters cited two unnamed sources in a report Monday, suggesting that the Turkish officials had been notified about the matter by their ... |
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Top Venezuela court urges revocation of Guaidos immunity Venezuela’s Supreme Court has urged the National Constituent Assembly to strip opposition figure Juan Guaido of his parliamentary immunity from prosecution.
In a ruling issued on Monday, Supreme Court Justice Maikel Moreno asked lawmakers to revoke the immunity that Guaido holds as a member... |
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Philippines protests Chinas presence in disputed waters The Philippines says it has filed a diplomatic protest over the presence of more than 270 Chinese vessels near a Philippine-occupied island in the disputed South China Sea.
Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo told a news conference on Monday that the Philippines’ Department... |
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Ruling AKP asks Turkey election board to settle row over Istanbul vote results The outcome of mayoral elections in Turkey’s second-largest city of Istanbul remains in doubt as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party is challenging the initial results, which gave the main opposition party a slight lead in one of the economic hub’s tightest election races... |
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Scientists find likely source of methane on Mars The mystery of methane on Mars may finally be solved as scientists have confirmed the presence of the life-indicating gas on the Red Planet as well as where it might have come from.
In the 15 years since a European probe reported traces of the gas in the Martian atmosphere, debate has raged over... |
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Zarif: US waging economic terrorism against Iran Iran’s foreign minister says the US is waging “economic terrorism” against the Islamic Republic by employing restrictive measures that are troubling the relief efforts targeting flood-stricken people across the country.
Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted the remarks on Monday, saying... |
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NATO Chief Insists On Afghan Govts Inclusion In Peace Process As the peace efforts are getting momentum in national and international level to find a political settlement for the Afghan conflict, the NATOs chief said the government of Afghanistan has to be part of the reconciliation process as he addressed a press conference in Brussels on Monday, April 1.
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Women Must Be At The Table In All Negotiations: Khalilzad The US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad, who arrived in Kabul on Sunday evening, held meetings with Afghan officials and members of the civil society on Monday and discussed the ongoing efforts for peace and the urgency of making progress in intra-Afghan talks.
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EU Parliament Urges Ghani to Stop Political Pressures Against CAG Educational NGO In a letter, Members of European Parliament have urged President Ashraf Ghani to stop political pressures against the CAG Educational NGO and its staff in Afghanistan, Sediqullah Tawhidi, member of Parents Committee of Afghan-Turk Schools said on Monday.
"We have sadly learnt that the raids have taken... |
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Iran floods: New alerts issued as heavy rains continue Iranian authorities have issued new emergency alerts and travel advisories as heavy rain and snowfall continue to cause flooding and disruptions in most parts of the country.
Morteza Salimi, the head of the Relief and Rescue Organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), said Monday morning... |
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Interim Govt Not Under Discussion: Abdullah Amid the United States efforts for a political settlement to the ongoing war in Afghanistan as well as rumors about establishment of an interim government as part of the peace efforts, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday that the issue is not under consideration.
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Erdogans ruling party suffers major defeat in Turkeys local polls Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogans ruling party has suffered heavy losses in nationwide local elections, a sign that rising levels of unemployment and the backlash from last years currency crisis are starting to take their toll on his years-long domination over Turkeys politics.
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Comedian tops 1st round of Ukraines pres. race, set to face Poroshenko in run-off: Early results Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a comedian with no political experience, has taken a strong lead in the first round of Ukraine’s presidential race after securing almost twice the vote share of his main contender, incumbent Petro Poroshenko, early results show.
The election commission website said... |
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Japan unveils name of new imperial era ahead of emperors abdication Japan has announced the name of a new imperial era, set to begin on May 1, when Crown Prince Naruhito will take over the throne from his father following his historic abdication.
Following weeks-long speculation and top-secret discussions, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga... |
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Trump: Phony and fraudulent Russia probe should never happen again President Donald Trump has described as "phony and fraudulent" the investigation into the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.
In a tweet on Sunday, Trump also said that such a probe "should never" be able to happen to another president.
Since May 2017, US Special... |
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Malaysia drops murder charge against second woman in Kim Jong-nams case Malaysian prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against a Vietnamese woman accused of killing the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in 2017, sentencing her, instead, to over three years in jail for a lesser charge.
Doan Thi Huong pleaded guilty to the charge of “causing... |
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Gen. Miller reaffirms support to Afghan forces, reiterates continued war against terrorism The Commander of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission and the US Forces in Afghanistan General Scott Miller reaffirmed the alliances support to Afghanistanian armed forces while reiterating continued war against terrorism.
The Office of Chief Executive of the Government of National Unity in a statement... |
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Afghanistans Nabi Sinks RCB In IPL With Special Spell Afghanistans all-rounder Mohammad Nabi, who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL), bowled a dream spell of four for 11 to fashion a thumping 118-run win for the Orange Army at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium on Sunday.
Sundays match was Nabis first match of this season... |
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Nevada woman accuses Biden of unwanted touching in 2014 Former US Vice President Joe Biden, who is leading polls for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, has been accused by an ex-lawmaker in the state of Nevada of inappropriately kissing her before an election campaign event.
Lucy Flores claimed Friday she was beside the stage awaiting her... |
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Bolton: US to defend interests in Venezuela amid Russian, Chinese provocative actions US National Security Advisor John Bolton has warned Russia, China and other allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro against any deployment of troops and military equipment in the Latin American country, saying Washington will defend its interests against such "provocative" actions.
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Resolve of Fatemiyoun Forces in Anti-Terror Fight Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Fatemiyoun corps, an all-Afghan unit involved in the fight against Takfiri terrorist groups, for their determination and steadfastness in confronting terrorism in the region.
"I have been informed that the Afghans are more unfaltering... |
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Was Obama involved in efforts to infiltrate the 2016 Trump campaign? Republican Senator Rand Paul has said that it should be investigated whether then-President Barack Obama was involved in efforts to infiltrate the Trump campaign for the 2016 election.
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who is one of several Democratic senators running for president, on Thursday... |
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UK lawmakers reject Brexit deal for third time British MPs on Friday rejected Prime Minister Theresa Mays EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit -- or a chaotic "no deal" withdrawal in two weeks.
The pound sank as lawmakers defied Mays plea to end the deadlock that has plunged Britain into a deep political... |
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Flash Floods Leave 19 Dead In West And North At least 19 people have died and more than 20 others have sustained injuries in the past three days of flash floods in Herat, Badghis and Faryab provinces in the west and northern parts of the country, local officials confirmed.
According to local officials, a number of people also have been disappeared... |
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