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Six suspected militants, one Indian soldier killed in Kashmir clashes Indian paramilitary troopers stand guard at a market in Srinagar on October 24, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
At least six suspected militants and an Indian soldier have been killed in separate clashes in Indian-controlled Kashmir, as tensions and fatalities rise in the disputed Himalayan region.
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Iraqi president calls on elected lawmakers to convene on January 9 for first session Iraqi President Barham Saleh
Iraqi President Barham Saleh has called on the new parliament to hold its first session on January 9, more than two months after the parliamentary elections whose results were ratified with much delay this week.
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Italys national broadcaster journalists stage strike over budget cuts Journalists from the Italian state broadcaster RAI held a day of strike, ten years after their last collective industrial action. The strike had been called by the RAI journalists union USIGRAI in protest at the boards plan to adopt linear cuts to budget spending without any consultation with its employees.
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US NIH research hospital delays elective surgeries as Omicron hits People queue for a COVID-19 test in Times Square as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan, New York City, US, December 26, 2021.
A new wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant is forcing the US National Institutes of Health to postpone elective surgeries... |
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UKs former top general: West lacked true understanding of political situation in Afghanistan UK military personnel are seen on board an A400M aircraft departing Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 28, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Western powers did not have any "true understanding" of the political situation in Afghanistan, which brought the Taliban back to power, a former UK military official says.
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Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani blames US for collapse of his government Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has blamed the United States for the collapse of his government earlier this year, saying Washington sidelined him during the so-called peace talks with the Taliban.
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news headlines Row over Taiwan
Taiwan remains a major source of dispute between China and the United States. Now, Beijing warns that Washington is at risk of paying an unbearable price because of its actions over the island. The Chinese Foreign Minister says the US is pushing Taiwan towards independence, warning... |
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China warns US of paying unbearable cost for actions over Taiwan Chinas Foreign Minister and State Councilor Wang Yi
China has warned the United States will pay an "unbearable cost" due its actions over Chinese Taipei, saying by encouraging Taiwanese secessionist forces, Washington puts the self-ruled island in a perilous situation.
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UK steel industry braces for slump in trade as US reduces tariffs on EU An employee cuts a sample from a roll of coiled steel at Liberty House Groups mill in Newport, south Wales. (Getty Images)
The UK steel industry is bracing for an immediate slump in trade as government talks between London and Washington aimed at removing Trump-era tariffs on British steel and aluminum... |
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US flies spy aircraft over eastern Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia A US reconnaissance aircraft (file photo)
The United States has flown a spy aircraft over eastern Ukraine to gather intelligence about Russian activity, even as Washington and Moscow prepare for talks intended to defuse tensions that have raised fears of a conflict.
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Putin says Russia, Belarus plan to conduct joint military drills early next year Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) greets Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko at the Konstantin Palace presidential residence in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, on December 29, 2021. (Photo of AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia and Belarus plan to hold another round of joint military... |
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UN Security Council condemns Christmas Eve massacre in Myanmar In this photo, smoke and flames are seen billowing from vehicles in Hpruso Township, Kayah State, Myanmar, on December 24, 2021. (Via AP)
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the massacre in Myanmar of more than 35 people, including four children and two humanitarian workers, blamed on... |
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US home prices surge 18.4% in October An aerial view from a drone shows homes in a neighborhood on January 26, 2021 in Miramar, Florida. (Getty Images)
US home prices soared again seeing double-digit growth in October, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National 20-city home price index.
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Russia: US, Irans partners in 2015 deal satisfied with positive trends in Vienna Russias lead negotiator to the Vienna talks Mikhail Ulyanov is pictured at the Coburg Palais after a meeting between Iran and the P4+1 group of countries on December 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A senior Russian diplomat says the participants in a meeting in Vienna between the US and Irans five partners... |
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Epsteins sidekick convicted on five of the six charges in sex trafficking case Eva Policastro protests outside the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse as the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell begins in New York on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP)
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of sex trafficking in a court in the United States and convicted... |
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COVID variant tsunami threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems as world cases hit record A nurse tends to a COVID-19 patient at the intensive care unit of the Antoine Beclere hospital in Clamart, outside Paris, on December 23, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A COVID variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as AFP data showed cases have surged across... |
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Respect my amnesty, stop extrajudicial punishment: Mullah Hebtullah to Taliban Supreme leader of the Taliban Mullah Hebtullah Akhundzada has directed the Taliban affiliates to respect his announced general amnesty and stop extrajudicial punishment of the employees of the former Afghan government.
Mullah Hebtullah Akhundzada has also said that the Afghan people should not leave... |
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Afghanistan loses unique opportunity for avoiding undue hardship: Abdullah Head of former High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah in a Twitter post said that Afghanistan lost a unique opportunity through inclusive talks to avoid undue hardship in 2021.
Tweeting on the eve of New Year (2022) Abdullah Abdullah said that the previous year was a fateful year.
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Moscow to host Troika Plus on Afghanistan Russias special representative to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov announced that his country will host Troika Plus on Afghanistan in January 2022 inviting the US, China, and Pakistan.
Earlier, Pakistan hosted Troika Plus concentrated on Afghanistan, and the Taliban authorities were also invited to the... |
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Elon Musk denies hogging space FILE PHOTO: SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks on a screen during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, June 29, 2021 © Reuters / Nacho Doce
Billionaire SpaceX CEO insists theres enough room in space for "tens of billions of satellites"
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Rare superbug that poses global threat found © REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
More cases of a drug resistant fungal superbug have been discovered, this time in a new US state
Oregon health officials have announced three cases of Candida auris, a rare fungal infection that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have described... |
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Russias new S-550 air-defence system rolled out FILE PHOTO: Russian S-500 surface-to-air missile system launches a missile during a test combat firing. © Sputnik / Russias Defense Ministry
The unparalleled S-550 missile-defense system is apparently in operation.
Russias new S-550 air defense system, said to be capable of hitting high-altitude... |
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Date of new Biden-Putin talks revealed © Twitter / White House
The US and Russian presidents are set for another discussion
US President Joe Biden will hold talks, by phone, on Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, discussing "upcoming diplomatic engagements" with Moscow, the White House has announced.
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Only winners can make demands, EU warns Russia FILE PHOTO. © AFP / FREDERICK FLORIN
Moscow shouldnt have any say over who can join military bloc
Russias insistence that NATO be stopped from enlarging eastwards towards its borders is "completely unacceptable," the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.
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Indonesia to allow stranded Rohingya boat to seek refuge The photo, taken on December 27, 2021, shows a wooden boat transporting Rohingya refugees after it was intercepted in the waters off Bireuen, Aceh province, and denied refuge in Indonesia. (Photo by AFP)
Indonesia says it will allow a boat packed with persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar... |
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Italy finally lets 500+ refugees disembark from rescue ship after two weeks Children wearing Christmas hats look on as they arrive aboard the rescue vessel Sea-Eye 4 in the port of Pozzallo, southern Sicily, December 24, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Italy has eventually allowed more than 500 refugees to disembark from a rescue ship after almost two weeks at sea, while a German rescue... |
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CIA-backed secret experiments conducted on Danish orphans: documentary The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) reportedly backed secret experiments into schizophrenia on 311 Danish children, most of them from orphanages, during the early 1960s. (AFP Photo)
Several hundred orphans in Denmark were without their consent used in secret experiments backed by the top US foreign... |
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Greek divers discover Italian World War Two submarine wreck Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of an Italian submarine 80 years after it was sunk by the Allied Forces in the Aegean Sea during World War Two.
The Jantina, which had sailed from the Greek island of Leros with 48 sailors on board, sank on July 5, 1941, after being hit by torpedoes fired... |
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Islamic Emirate Orders Forces to Respect Publics Privacy The Ministry of Vice and Virtue ordered the relevant departments and their forces to not invade peoples privacy.
A spokesman for the ministry, Mohammad Sadeq Akif, warned that the Islamic Emirate would punish those security forces who violated the decree.
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Qatar, Turkey and UAE in talks to operate Kabul airport Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE are reportedly in discussions with Afghan officials to operate Kabuls main airport, Turkeys Daily Sabah reported on Monday, citing comments made by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Numerous reports have emerged in recent weeks that Qatar and Turkey have been... |
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