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US House votes to block aircraft sales to Iran The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of new measures that block sales of commercial aircraft to Iran, ignoring some lawmakers warnings that the hostile move would undermine the 2015 nuclear agreement between the Islamic Republic and the six world powers.
The lawmakers held a voice vote... |
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CIA says will not release the porn collection of Osama bin Laden The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials have said the porn collection of former Al-Qaeda network leader Osama bin Laden will not be released to the public.
The CIA director Mike Pompeo has told the media in US that the files containing explicit material will not see the light of... |
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Rashid Khan first Afghan cricketer to play in Australias Big Bash League The young Afghan cricket, leg spinner, Rashid Khan has managed to find his way to Australias Big Bash League after shining in Indias Indian Premier League matches earlier this year.
According to the local media reports in Australia, a contract has been signed between the Strikers and Rashid Khan for... |
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China, Turkey, Iran support Islamabads stance on Afghanistan: Asif The foreign minister of Pakistan Khwaja Asif has said China, Iran, and Turkey supports Islamabads stance on Afghanistan.
Asif who has returned from a series of trips to the mentioned countries, told a private TV channel that Islamabads stance on Afghanistan is the settlement of the current issues... |
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Trump reducing number of refugees to 50,000, lowest since 1980 The administration of US President Donald Trump is considering lowering the number of refugees admitted to the US to less than 50,000 over the next year, the lowest refugee quota since 1980.
The Trump administration is in discussions to reduce the number of refugee admissions to as low as 15,000, The... |
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Britain, Sweden urge Security Council to work for end to plight of Rohingya Muslims Britain and Sweden have urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to call for an end to Myanmars crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
Myanmars military stepped up a crackdown on the Rohingya on August 25, after dozens of police and border outposts in Rakhine allegedly came under... |
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Erdogan remains defiant as NATO allies criticize S-400 deal with Russia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismissed criticism from his NATO allies over his countrys purchase of Russias strategic S-400 missile defense systems, saying Ankara would not "wait for" the Western military alliance to help Ankara with security affairs.
"They went crazy because we made... |
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Six people shot at high school in Washington State, one dead One student has died and at least six people have been shot at a high school near the city of Spokane in the US state of Washington with a suspect taken into custody.
According to a woman at the Spokane Police Department who declined to give her name, the shooting happened at Freeman High School in... |
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FIVB World Grand Champions: Iran 3-0 USA Iran have earned their second win at the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup after coming back from two sets down to defeat the USA 3-2.
The Iranians, who had produced a strong performance on Tuesday to overcome Italy 3-2, were far from their best at the beginning of the Wednesday match as they lost the... |
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Zarif, Putin stress full commitment to Irans nuclear agreement Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Russian President Vladimir Putin have underlined the need for all parties to Iran’s nuclear agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), to fulfill their commitments stipulated in the deal.
Zarif, who arrived... |
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Afghan Politician Calls for National Consensus on Eve of Election Senior Afghan politician urged people and politicians to support ‘National Consensus initiation on the eve of Afghanistans upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.
Ahmad Wali Massoud, chairman of the Massoud Foundation and younger brother of the late Ahmad Shah Massoud, a powerful... |
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Apple unveils iPhone X in major product launch+VIDEO Apple Inc on Tuesday rolled out its much-anticipated iPhone X, a redesigned product of glass and stainless steel with an edge-to-edge display that Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook called "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone."
The phone features wireless charging, an infrared... |
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Iran detains Isis group leader near Tehran The Iranian news outlet YJC says that authorities have arrested a leader of the Isis extremist group. The report says the suspect was in contact with 300 Isis members and was planning attacks during Shiite ceremonies across the country next month.
Members of the elite Revolutionary Guard detained the... |
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Global Peace Summit is Held for the Establishment of Peace Governance Seeking Strategies for Peacebuilding between Government and Civil Societyat the 3rd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit in Seoul, Republic of Korea
An international summit to seek global governance for peace and stability of the international society is held from September 17th to 19th in Seoul,... |
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US has become more an oligarchy than a democracy: Jimmy Carter Former US President Jimmy Carter has warned that money in politics has made the United States more like an "oligarchy than a democracy" and described President Donald Trumps foreign and domestic policies as a failure.
Speaking on Tuesday at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, the 39th president... |
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Why US Seeks Brokering Taliban-Afghan Govt. Peace Talks? The US Assistant Secretary of State and Acting Special Representative to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and South Asia Affairs Alice Wells has told the Voice of America news agency that Washington has put to work its efforts to prepare the ground for negotiations between the Afghanistan government and the... |
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Singapore gets 1st female president without election Singapore has named a former parliament speaker from the Muslim Malay minority as the country’s first female president, drawing criticism for her selection without a vote.
Halimah Yacob was named president on Wednesday without having to face an election for the mostly ceremonial position... |
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Irmas death toll rises to 22 in US; millions without power Hurricane Irma has killed at least 22 people in the United States with at least 12 of them in Florida, and left tens of millions of people without power.
"Currently, the number of confirmed deaths attributable to Hurricane Irma stands at 12," Florida Division of Emergency Management spokesman ... |
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Germany deports 8 Afghans convicted various crimes including rape The government of Germany has deported a group of at least eight Afghans convicted of various crimes including rape incidents.
The minister of interior for Germanys Bavaria state Joachim Herrmann informed regarding the expulsion of the Afghan asylum seekers to Kabul today.
According to Herrmann, the... |
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Rapist, killer of EU officials daughter had also raped young Afghan girl in Ghazni New harrowing reports have emerged regarding the involvement of an Afghan asylum seekers involvement in rape and attempted murder cases as he is facing trial regarding the rape and murder of the daughter of a European Union official in Germany.
The 22-year-old Hussein Khavari has been charged with... |
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At Least Three Killed In Suicide Bombing Near Cricket Stadium Security sources confirmed a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a check post leading to the cricket stadium where a league match was being played.
Security sources confirmed a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a check post leading to the Kabul International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday... |
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Protestors Chant Death to America Amid Leaflet Outcry Residents of Qarabagh district of Kabul on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration in the district against the blasphemous leaflet drop by US forces in Parwan, Kapisa and Kohdaman district of Kabul province and called for the prosecution of those involved.
Many protesters waved Afghan flags, however... |
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US forces have failed in Afghanistan, Pakistans FM claims The foreign minister of Pakistan Khwajah Asif has claimed that the US forces have failed in Afghanistan as he arrived in Tehran on Monday to seek regional and international support in the aftermath of the US strategy declaration by President Donald Trump last month.
"Foreign Minister Khawaja Muhammad... |
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MUDH and Kabul polytechnic university sign MoU to boost expertise, urban development An important Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Ministry of Urban Development and Housing and Kabul polytechnic university mainly focusing on development of expertise and urban and housing sector in the country.
The Minister of Urban Development and Housing Syed Sadat Mansoor Naderi... |
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Modi reiterates strong support to Afghanistan in the fight against imposed terror The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated New Delhis strong support to Afghanistan in the fight against the imposed terrorism.
"The Prime Minister affirmed that India attaches the highest priority to its ties with Afghanistan," the Office of the Prime Minister of India said in a statement.
The... |
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Instrumental use of terror in anyones favor, Karzai tells Pak ambassador The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai met with the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan as the two sides discussed the current situation in the region.
The Office of the former President in a statement said the former President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai met with the Ambassador of Pakistan Mr. Zahid... |
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Security Council to vote on US-drafted resolution on North Korea The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on a revised US-drafted resolution to impose new sanctions on North Korea over its largest ever nuclear test just over a week ago, diplomats say.
According to the diplomats, the 15 Security Council members will vote later on Monday on the watered-down... |
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German foreign minister equates far-right AfD party with Nazis German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Monday equated the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party with the Nazis who ruled the country from 1933 to 1945, an insult rarely heard in national politics.
In an interview with Internet provider t-online.de, Gabriel said many German voters were considering voting... |
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Bangladesh offers land to shelter Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing Myanmar Bangladesh has agreed to free land for a new camp to shelter some of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled an escalation of violence in Myanmar.
Mohammed Shahriar Alam, a junior minister for foreign affairs, said in a Facebook post on Monday that Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina... |
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Hundreds of thousands rally for Catalans independence from Spain Hundreds of thousands of people have staged a rally in Barcelona to show support for Catalonia’s separation from Spain in the upcoming independence referendum.
An estimated 400,000 Catalans from all walks of life marched through central Barcelona on Monday, waving red, yellow and blue separatist... |
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