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Blast in Herat Leaves 7 Dead, 9 Wounded A car bomb detonated in western Herat province on Saturday evening, killing at least seven people, sources said.
Herat police headquarters said in a statement that a vehicle carrying explosives detonated in the Haji Abbas area in PD12 of Herat city at 6:50 this evening.
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Ethiopias army plans to enter Tigray capital, eliminate rebels: Top military official Members of Amhara Special Forces are seen along a street in Humera Town, Ethiopia, on July 1, 2021. (File photo by Reuters)
Ethiopias military is planning to enter Mekelle, the capital of Tigray province, in an attempt to "eliminate" rebellious forces there, a top military official says, as diplomatic... |
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Facebook paid millions to US politicians for immunity This file picture shows the logo of Facebook, now called Meta
Facebook, now known as Meta, has given millions of dollars to US politicians to help the firm resolve the growing number of political and legal issues the company is facing.
According to the companys latest disclosure filings submitted... |
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Glasgow pro-independence protesters PM Johnson to resign amid partygate scandal A protester holds a banner at a demonstration against Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 22, 2022.
People have taken to the streets in the Scottish city of Glasgow, calling for independence, and the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who is embroiled in a crisis... |
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Yemen tells foreign firms to leave UAE as toll from bombings rises Rescuers are carrying a man injured by airstrikes on a detention center in Saada, Yemen, on Friday.
A spokesman for Yemeni Armed Forces has called on foreign companies to pull out of the UAE following a series of airstrikes on Thursday and early Friday which have killed at least 90 people in Yemen.... |
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Afghans call for recognition of US drone attack in Kabul as war crime File photo image of a video showing US militarys drone attack in Afghanistans capital of Kabul which killed 10 Afghan civilians - including seven children - in August 2021.
Relatives of Afghan civilians killed or injured in a US drone bombing in Kabul last August have called for recognition of the... |
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Slide to war? US, Baltic states send arms to Ukraine; Germany non-committal File photo showing a soldier firing a US-made Javelin anti-tank missile
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have announced plans to send American weaponry to Ukraine, citing "possible Russian aggression", as the first shipment of the United States $200 million military package arrived in Kiev.
"The United... |
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US stocks fall again, sending Nasdaq nearer to dreaded bear market Wall Street stocks tumbled again Friday following a plunge in Netflix shares that sent the Nasdaq further into correction territory. (Photo by Getty Images) )
Wall Street stocks tumbled again Friday following a plunge in Netflix shares that sent the Nasdaq further into correction territory, spurring... |
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Recognition Requires Respect for Human Rights: UN Chief The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres laying out his priorities for 2022 at the General Assembly in New York on Friday also touched upon the issue of Afghanistan and human rights in the country.
Guterres said respect for the rights of women and girls and human rights in general is required for... |
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US has no specified schedule for recognition of Taliban: Special envoy US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West said that the US has no specified schedule for the recognition of the interim government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan and that the Taliban should take some steps before the normalization of relations.
Speaking with BBC Pashto, Thomas West... |
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US lawmakers ask Joe Biden to unfreeze Afghanistans assets Amid the ongoing worst humanitarian crisis on earth in Afghanistan, three US lawmakers have urged US president Joe Biden to release Afghanistans frozen funds to prevent imminent economic and humanitarian disasters facing the people of Afghanistan.
The House Representatives in a letter to the US president... |
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Taliban deny arrest of female protestor in Kabul Interior Ministry of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a statement on Friday, January 21, 2022, denied the detention of a female protestor Tamana Zaryab Paryani.
Statement of the ministry said that personnel of no administration of the Taliban has broken into the house of Paryani.
Deputy Minister... |
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Yemens Supreme Political Council: Saudi massacres will not go unpunished This image grab from a handout video made available by the media bureau of Yemens Operations Command Center on January 21, 2022 shows destruction at a prison in Saada Province after it was hit in a Saudi airstrike. (Photo by AFP)
Yemens Supreme Political Council says the massacres committed by... |
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Trucks lined up behind ports in UK due to border checks Cargo trucks are seen lining up on a road into the Port of Dover, in Dover, Britain, on December 16, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Hundreds of trucks have built up extremely long lines at the Port of Dover in the UK as a result of border checks and controls brought in by the Brexit deal.
Speaking to The... |
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Iran resumes exporting gas to Turkey after short suspension The file photo shows pipeline carrying Iranian gas to Turkey.
Iran has resumed exporting gas to Turkey which has been suspended due to a technical fault.
"Gas exports to Turkey, which had been suspended yesterday following a gas leak at a station on the Turkish side, have resumed," the Iranian Oil... |
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Iran, China, Russia conduct massive naval drill Russias Guided Missile cruiser, Varyag and its anti-submarine destroyer, the Admiral Tributs paraded along Iranian and Chinese warships in Irans southern territorial waters as the last phase of a joint naval maneuver, codenamed Maritime Security Belt.
Conducted over a 17,000 square kilometre area... |
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China blasts hegemonic US missile sanctions In a Federal Register notice published on Friday, the US State Department announced sanctions against the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp First Academy, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp Fourth Academy, and Poly Technologies Incorporated.(AP file photo)
China has denounced the... |
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Russia says US vowed to provide response to demands of security guarantees next week US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shake hands before their meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on January 21, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
Russia says the United States has promised to provide the Kremlin with a written response to its security demands, after... |
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NBA: Dallas Mavericks 101-109 Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns have cemented their place at the top of the Western Conference after edging past the Mavericks 109-101 in Dallas.
The hosts were the better side in the opener by taking it 26-22, before grabbing the 2nd with a 4-point margin which led to their 53 to 45 advantage at the intermission.... |
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Russia Worried By Afghan Ethnic Strife Moscow has expressed concerns over widespread protests over ethnic issues in northern Afghanistan, and asked the Islamic Emirate to not allow inflammatory individuals to fuel ethnic tensions in the region.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, talking at a briefing on Thursday, said... |
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Taliban delegation led by Amir Khan Motaqi to visit Norway Spokespersons of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan said that an Afghan delegation led by the acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Motaqi is supposed to leave for Norway on Saturday, January, 22.
Inamullah Samangani said that the Afghan delegation that will be comprised of a number of Afghan ministers... |
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Turkey, Qatar Reach Preliminary Agreement on Kabul Airport The governments of Turkey and Qatar have reached a preliminary deal over running the Kabul airport operations, Reuters reported quoting Turkish diplomatic sources.
The Ministry of Transportation and Civil Aviation also confirmed that it reached an agreement with the Turkish and Qatari technical teams... |
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Taliban: European Union Opens Embassy in Kabul The Taliban Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed that the European Union has officially opened its embassy with a "permanent presence" in Kabul and has "practically commenced operations."
Abdul Qahar Balkhi, the ministry spokesman, wrote on Twitter that the decision was made following a series of meetings... |
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The departure of Boris Johnson is in the national interest Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a virtual press conference to update the nation on the status of the Covid-19 pandemic, in the Downing Street briefing room in central London on January 4, 2022. (image: AFP)
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces mounting criticism and calls... |
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US in weakest position due to resistance of nations, Raeisi tells Russias Duma Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi addresses the State Duma of Russia in Moscow on January 20, 2022. (Photo by president.ir)
Addressing a meeting of Russia’s State Duma, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says the United States is in the weakest position it has ever been, and that its "strategy... |
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China reports first official oil imports from Iran in a year despite US bans Tugboats dock the oil tanker "Daniel" carrying crude oil imported from Iran at the Port of Zhoushan in Zhoushan city, east Chinas Zhejiang province, 8 March 2018. (Photo by AP)
Latest data from the General Administration of Chinese Customs show the countrys first official oil imports from Iran in... |
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China warns away US warship in South China Sea The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold in the Philippine Sea in June 2018 (photo by Reuters)
Chinas military says it has warned away a US warship that had illegally entered Chinese waters near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Washington... |
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More than 1.2 million people died from drug-resistant infections in 2019: Study A health professional assists a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit of the Alberto Sabogal Sologuren Hospital, in Lima, Peru, on January 12, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
More than 1.2 million people died in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to multiple antibiotics, higher than HIV/AIDS... |
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Macron says EU must start direct talks with Russia French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech to the European Parliament, marking the start of the French EU presidency, on January 19, 2022. (Photo by AFP)
The European Union must conduct its own dialogue with Russia rather than supporting diplomatic efforts led by the United States and NATO,... |
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US allows three NATO allies to send US-made missiles to Ukraine: Report Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces, the military reserve of the Ukrainian Arms Forces, take part in a military exercise near Kiev, on December 25, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The United States has given permission to three fellow-NATO member states in the Baltic region to send US-made missiles and other... |
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