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China Against USs Afghan Sanction Exemption Plan at UN Amid the economic problems in Afghanistan and while the assets of Afghanistans central bank remain frozen, the Biden Administration is taking steps to help Afghanistans economy by aiding economic "liquidity" and humanitarian assistance, the US State Department said on Monday.
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Taliban destroys Pakistans barbed-wire erected on Durand Line Special Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the Gushta district of eastern Nangarhar province destroyed the barbed wire erected by Pakistani forces on Durand Line.
The barbed wire was destroyed and brought to Afghanistan after Pakistani forces reportedly wanted to erect and widen the wire.
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Saakashvili tortured in Georgia physicians FILE PHOTO. © Reuters / Gleb Garanich
The health of Georgias former leader, Mikhail Saakashvili, who is currently behind bars, has deteriorated because hes been subjected to poor treatment and abuse while in custody, an independent council of doctors has claimed.
On Saturday, medics who examined... |
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Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong Legislative Council election Candidates celebrate after winning in the Legislative Council election in Hong Kong, China, December 20, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Pro-Beijing candidates claimed a sweeping win in an overhauled Legislative Council (LegCo) election for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Monday despite... |
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Australia rules out COVID-19 lockdowns despite Omicron surge Australia must move past "the heavy hand of government" and authorities must stop shutting down peoples lives with COVID-19 lockdowns, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, as a new pandemic high of 4,600 infections in the country were reported.
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US House Dems warn of imminent mass starvation in Afghanistan, urging Biden to unfreeze Afghan central bank reserves A Taliban fighter walks next to women waiting in line during a World Food Program food distribution on the outskirts of Kabul on November 6, 2021. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
More than 40 House Democrats are warning about "imminent mass starvation" in Afghanistan, calling on US President Joe Biden... |
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Russia expels German diplomats in tit-for-tat move Russias foreign ministry building in Moscow
Russia notifies the German ambassador to Moscow that it was expelling two German diplomats in retaliation for a similar move taken by Berlin.
The German envoy was summoned to the Russian foreign ministry and briefed about the pending expulsions on Monday,... |
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US Will Continue Aid to Afghanistan: State Dept The US State Department spokesperson, Ned Price, on Monday at a press briefing said the US will continue its humanitarian aid to Afghanistan and added that the US is acting as the global leader in providing humanitarian support to the people of Afghanistan.
Price said Washington is well aware of the... |
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NGO sues French and British authorities over Channel migrant boat tragedy Zana Mamand, shows a photo of his missing brother, Twana Mamand, who was lost at sea in the English Channel trying to get to the UK, in Ranya, Iraq, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. - Copyright Khalid Mohammed/AP
An NGO has filed a lawsuit against French and British authorities over their failure to rescue... |
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Journalist Stabbed in Kabul, Increased Attacks on Media Reported Javid Yousufi, a Kabul-based reporter, was stabbed by multiple people on Sunday evening in PD 13, in the western part of the city.
Yousufi, who is currently employe at Ufuq News, has worked with several media organizations for around 10 years. Yousufi said that he does not have personal conflict with... |
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Myanmars junta used helicopters to target anti-coup fighters in Sagaing: Report Police march with a resident arrested during a crackdown on protesters holding rallies against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 26, 2021. (File photo by AFP)
Myanmars junta has launched an aerial raid on anti-coup fighters in a central village, local witnesses and a spokesman for the... |
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Irans UN envoy: UNSC must compel Israel to end occupation of Golan, stop aggression against Syria Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations
Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Zahra Ershadi says the United Nations Security Council must act to force Israel to end the occupation of Syria’s Golan Heights and aggression against the country.
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South Korea seriously harmed by Iran sanctions: Envoy South Koreas ambassador to Iran Yun Kang-hyeon is seen in this photo while speaking in an interview with Irans ILNA news agency.
South Koreas ambassador to Iran says the country has suffered badly from more than three years of US sanctions on Iran as he insists that Seoul has been working hard... |
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Trump deeply unnerved as Capitol attack inquiry closes in: Report Former US President Donald Trump
Former US President Donald Trump appears deeply unnerved by the sprawling inquiry into the January 6 assault on Capitol Hill, as the House select committee is investigating whether he is guilty of a crime, according to a report.
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Belarus summons UK envoy over embassy attack, says diplomat hurt The file photo shows the building of the Belarusian Embassy in London.
Belarus has summoned the British ambassador to Minsk over an "attack" against its embassy in London, during which a Belarusian diplomat reportedly sustained injuries.
The Belarus government on Monday said a group of people inflicted... |
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One protester killed, at least 125 others injured in anti-coup protests in Sudan People march to the presidential palace, protesting against military rule following the October coup in Khartoum, Sudan, on December 19, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Sudanese security forces have shot dead a protester and injured scores of others during a brutal crackdown on anti-coup demonstrators in... |
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Gas production from South Pars phase 11 to start next October: Iran Irans state petroleum company says production from South Pars phase 11 will start next October.
Iran plans to bring on line the last remaining phase of the giant South Pars gas field next year some five years after foreign contractors pulled out of the project under American pressure.
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Rising cases, Omicron highlight holes in Bidens COVID strategy: Experts US President Joe Biden meets with members of the White House COVID-19 Response Team on the latest developments related to the Omicron variant in the Roosevelt Room in the White House, December 16, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths ahead of the Christmas and New... |
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Russia pushes US on security guarantees, says military option on Ukraine still likely The file photo shows a Russian military serviceman in a combat training site in northern Russia. (By TASS news agency)
Russia says it is primarily important for the United States to respond on security guarantees regarding the situation around Ukraine, warning of a possible military action if NATO... |
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Gunmen kill 38 civilians in northwest Nigeria in latest bloodshed A Nigerian police armored personnel carrier is parked at the scene of violent attacks at Shasha Market in Ibadan, southwest Nigeria, on February 15, 2021. (File photo)
Gunmen in northwest Nigeria have killed at least 38 people in three separate attacks, in a latest spell of violence to hit the troubled... |
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Muttaqi Downplays Pakistan PM Khans Remarks Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said at a press conference in Kabul on Monday that he believes remarks made by the Pakistani prime minister at the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) summit in Islamabad were not an insult to Afghanistan. He also said Khans remarks were critical of the... |
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Turkey, Qatar Plan Kabul Trip to Discuss Airport Mission: Reuters Reuters - Turkish and Qatari officials will meet in Doha on Monday night and later travel together to Kabul to discuss a formal deal to operate the Afghan capitals airport with the ruling Taliban, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
Turkey has said it would be open to operating Kabuls international... |
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Turkish companies and traders to invest in Afghanistan: officials Turkish companies and traders will invest in Afghanistan in the near future, said Zabihullah Mujahid, deputy minister of information and culture and spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in a tweet.
According to Mujahid, Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said... |
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Boris Johnson and staff pictured partying in Downing Street garden in May 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson alongside his wife and some staff members partying in the Downing Street garden during lockdown on Friday, 15 May 2020. (Photo via The Guardian)
Britains Guardian newspaper on Sunday published a picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson alongside his wife and up to 17 staff... |
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Musk reveals how much tax hell pay in 2021 FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk © REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has attempted to set the record straight about how much he owes the US government in taxes after claiming he would pay more towards the US budget this year than any other American in history.
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Afghanistans economy in free fall; 97% population staring at poverty, warns UN official Displaced Afghan families sit with their belongings as they prepare to return to their provinces, at a makeshift shelter at Shahr-e Naw park, in Kabul, Afghanistan October 4, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Afghanistans crisis-stricken economy is in "free fall", the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator said... |
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Taiwan is wanderer bound for home Chinese FM FILE PHOTO. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, January 26, 2016. © AP / Mark Schiefelbein
Self-governed Taiwan is not a pawn that can be used to play political chess, but a "wanderer" that will eventually reunify with the mainland, Chinese FM has said, accusing the US of using the island nation... |
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Erdogan vows to fight inflation, higher interest rates despite growing skepticism Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the audience as he attends a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, December 19, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkeys President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to rein in the countrys alarmingly surging inflation and reaffirmed his support to low interest rates.
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Tough times ahead, Fauci warns of record coronavirus deaths over omicron variant Chief Medical Advisor to the US president, Anthony Fauci, watches as US President Joe Biden speaks on the Covid-19 omicron variant in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on November 29, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
Top US infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned... |
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Tariq Ali Bakheet appointed OICs special representative to Afghanistan Organization of Islamic Cooperation in a statement said that the organizations Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha announced Tariq Aali Bakheets appointment as his special envoy to Afghanistan.
Tariq Ali Bakheet was Tahas Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural, and Social Affairs.
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