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White House strongly opposes Senate resolution to stop Saudi arms sale US President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, April 15, 2021. (Reuters photo)
The White House has strongly opposed the US Senates efforts to block the Biden administrations first major arms sale to Saudi Arabia over the kingdoms atrocities against the people... |
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UK whistle-blower alleges govt failures have cost many Afghan lives A whistle-blower who worked in the UKs foreign ministry during the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in August has made damning claims about government failures during the withdrawal from Afghanistan that could have cost many Afghan lives. He alleges junior officials were left to make hundreds of life-and-death... |
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UNICEF launches historic $2 billion appeal to save the lives of millions of Afghans UNICEF launched its largest ever single-country appeal on Tuesday to urgently respond to the humanitarian needs of over 24 million people in Afghanistan, half of whom are children.
UNICEF said in a statement issued Tuesday that the appeal for US$2 billion will help to avert the imminent collapse of... |
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Talibans provincial governors directed to resolve problems of those seeking asylum abroad In a recent decree, supreme leader of the Taliban Mullah Hebtullah Akhund directed all the provincial governors of Afghanistan to solve the problems of those who are fleeing Afghanistan and seeking asylum elsewhere.
A statement released by the spokespersons office of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan... |
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Khashoggi murder suspect arrested in France People hold posters picturing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and candles during a gathering outside the Saudi Arabia Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 25, 2018.
One of the suspects involved in the Saudi state-sponsored killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 has been detained at an... |
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Papers reveal what CIA did to captives in Afghanistan © REUTERS / Jason Reed JIR
y Kit Klarenberg, an investigative journalist exploring the role of intelligence services in shaping politics and perceptions. Follow him on Twitter @KitKlarenberg
New published documents have shed fresh light on the CIAs detention and interrogation program in Afghanistan,... |
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Rohingya refugees sue Meta over Facebooks contribution to genocide A Facebook logo is displayed on a building in this illustration. (File photo)
A US-class action lawsuit says Facebook failed to quickly stop the spread of hate speech and dangerous misinformation against the Rohingya Muslim community during a state-sponsored military campaign that the United Nations... |
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38 killed, 69 seriously injured in Burundi prison fire File photo
A massive fire ripped through an overcrowded prison in Burundi before dawn on Tuesday, killing dozens of inmates and seriously injuring many more, the countrys vice president said.
Many inmates were still sleeping at the time of the blaze that destroyed several parts of the facility in... |
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Bomb explosion leaves dozen dead, several wounded in Iraqs Basra Iraqi security forces inspect the site of an explosion in Basra, Iraq, on December 7, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
At least a dozen people have reportedly lost their lives and many more sustained injuries in a powerful bomb attack in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, police and medical sources say.
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Death toll from Indonesias volcano eruption climbs to 34 The disaster left entire streets filled with mud and ash, swallowing homes and vehicles in several villages.
The death toll in the Mount Semeru volcano eruption in Indonesias Java island rose to at least 34 on Tuesday with rescue operations still underway, according to the countrys disaster management... |
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UKs handling of Afghanistan evacuations was dysfunctional, chaotic: Whistleblower People are seen aboard an evacuation flight out of Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 21, 2021. (Photo by AP)
The UK governments handling of evacuations from Afghanistan following the Talibans takeover in August was "dysfunctional" and "chaotic", according to a devastating account by a whistleblower.
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Africa facing challenge to take in late-arriving COVID-19 vaccines: Report A woman is vaccinated against COVID-19 at the Hillbrow Clinic in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 6. (Photo by AP)
With millions of COVID-19 vaccines expected to finally arrive in Africa in the coming weeks, experts say inoculation campaigns in some African countries face serious challenges... |
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Taliban responds to UNs decision to delay seat for Afghanistan The UN General Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution to delay a decision on who will represent Afghanistan and Myanmar at the world body.
In response, the Afghan Foreign Ministry said the United Nations move denies the legitimate rights of the Afghan people and is useless and has no legal basis.
"The... |
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Afghan currency hits new low against the US dollar Afghanistans national currency, the Afghani, lost significant value against the US dollar on Tuesday trading at a dismal 100 AFN to the dollar.
This was against Mondays rate of 96.9 AFN to the dollar.
Da Afghanistan Bank, Afghanistans Central Bank, said in a statement that the stronger US dollar,... |
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Moscow sends new tanks to Tajikistan base close to border with Afghanistan Russia said on Monday it was reinforcing its military base in Tajikistan with 30 new tanks and that its forces at the facility had carried out exercises with missile defense systems, Reuters reported.
The possibility of Islamist militants in Afghanistan infiltrating Tajikistan and other former Soviet... |
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UN confirms Ishaqzai as Permanent envoy of Afghanistan United Nations General Assembly confirmed that the former permanent representatives of Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Myanmar will hold their seats and will continue their jobs as in the 193-member world body.
The decision was made on Monday, December 6 but none of the representatives talked in UNGA.
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34,000 Afghans still living on military bases of US Spokesman of the Pentagon John Kirby said that there are still 34,000 Afghan evacuees who are living in seven US military bases now after three months of evacuation.
Initially, there were 53,150 Afghan refugees housed in eight military bases of the US among them Fort Lee stopped operations and now... |
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Indonesia may reopen embassy in Kabul Indonesian media have cited officials in the countrys Foreign Ministry saying that they will soon reopen their embassy in Kabul and commence constructive engagement with the Taliban.
Jakarta announces its diplomatic mission resumption at a time when the de-facto leaders-the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan-... |
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US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics A visitor to the Shougang Park walks past the a sculpture for the Beijing Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. - Copyright Ng Han Guan/AP
The United States will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses, the... |
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No to military rule, angry Sudanese protesters chant in Khartoum, other cities Sudanese demonstrators block a road with bricks and burning tires during a rally in Khartoum, December 6, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Thousands of Sudanese have once again taken to the streets in Khartoum and other cities, protesting against the junta chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and military-dominated administration.
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Kremlin describes bilateral ties with US as deplorable ahead of Biden-Putin summit Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov
The Kremlin says the state of relations between the United States and Russia is "deplorable" prior to an online meeting during which Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, are set to discuss escalating tensions around Ukraine.
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Los Angeles Comic Con held in-person (Video) Los Angeles Comic Con, one of the most diverse and celebrated pop culture events in the United States, was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center in early December, signaling a return to full-scale in-person events.
Los Angeles Comic Con had been held annually since 2011, but was canceled for 2020... |
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Chinas grain output reaches record 682.8 mln tons in 2021 (Video) Chinas grain output reached a record high of nearly 683 million tons in 2021, surpassing 650 million tons for the seventh year in a row, official data revealed on Monday.
The countrys grain output increased by 2 percent year on year and reached 682.8 million tons this year, according to the National... |
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Iraqi forces, Peshmerga fighters retake village in Kirkuk from Daesh Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters take part in an intensive security deployment after the Daesh Takfiri terrorists took over the previous day Luhaiban village in Kirkuk, December 6, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Iraqi forces backed by Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have recaptured a village in northern... |
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Rights group voices concern over fate of forcibly disappeared Saudi economist Prominent dissident Saudi economist and academic, Hamza bin Muhammad al-Salem (Photo via Twitter)
A human rights organization has expressed serious concern over the fate of a prominent Saudi economist and academic, who has been forcibly disappeared by authorities in the kingdom because of his activities... |
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Chinese think tank: American democracy caused social disorder in US, instability in world + Video A cartoon depicts the crumbling democracy in the United States. (Illustration by China’s Global Times)
The American version of democracy has caused social disorder and various other problems within the United States, while inciting chaos in nations that imported the model, a Chinese think tank... |
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Turkish military forces dispatch new reinforcements to northwestern Syria to prop up allied militants This file picture shows Turkish military forces at an undisclosed location in northeastern Syria. (Photo by Reuters)
Turkish forces have sent new military reinforcements to Syrias northwestern province of Idlib to prop up their allied Takfiri militants as they seek to consolidate their grip on areas... |
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China says US boycott of Winter Olympics naked political provocation China threatens countermeasures if the US boycotts the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The Biden administration is expected to announce a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a move China considers "a naked political provocation."
President Joe Biden said last month that he... |
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Venezuelas US-backed opposition movement on verge of collapse File photo of Venezuelas key opposition figure Julio Borges
The political opposition movement the US has aided and abetted in Venezuela to challenge the Nicolás Maduro government is facing crisis after a major faction announced its withdrawal.
Julio Borges, a leading figure in the so-called... |
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UN denounces Suu Kyis jail sentence by Myanmar junta as politically-motivated In this file photo taken on March 30, 2018, Myanmars President Win Myint (L) and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi arrive at the parliament in Naypyidaw to take his oath of office. (Photo by AFP)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has denounced Myanmars junta after ousted leader Aung... |
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