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Norway urges support for U.N. fund to aid Afghans Norway on Tuesday urged other countries to contribute to a United Nations fund by providing cash directly to Afghans so they can survive the winter, its foreign minister told Reuters.
With the Afghan economy "imploding", the United Nations set up the fund last month to provide direct help for local... |
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Muttaqi calls for cooperation in letter to US Congress Afghanistans acting foreign minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi warned Wednesday that continued "sanctions" will not help the current situation and could instead lead to a major crisis including a mass migration.
In a letter addressed to the United States Congress, Muttaqi said after suffering decades... |
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Facebook says hackers in Pakistan targeted Afghan users amid govt collapse Hackers from Pakistan used Facebook to target people in Afghanistan with connections to the previous government during the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistans (IEA) takeover of the country in mid-August, the companys threat investigators said in an interview with Reuters.
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Former Indian Foreign Ministers house set ablaze by Hindu extremists Indian Muslim leader Salman Khurshid, whose house was attacked by Hindu extremists on Monday.
Former Indian foreign ministers home was vandalised and set on fire by Hindu extremists, days after his new book, which drew a parallel between "Hindutva" and Daesh, sparked controversy.
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Top EU court says Poland broke rules with judge appointment system The towers of the European Court of Justice are seen in Luxembourg. © Reuters / Francois Lenoir
Polands procedure for appointing senior judges by the executive branch violates EU rules, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said.
Tuesdays ruling by the CJEU said the situation... |
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Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 certification process FILE PHOTO: A road sign directs traffic towards the Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility entrance in Lubmin, Germany, September 10, 2020. © REUTERS / Hannibal Hanschke
The certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, connecting Russia and Germany, is going to be paused until the main funds... |
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Chinas nuclear weapons build-up signals a new arms race Chinas DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles are seen during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. © GREG BAKER / AFP
Reports from America suggesting Beijing is dramatically increasing its number of nuclear weapons have a definite agenda - to raise the appetite... |
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Crypto market dives over Chinas move on digital assets © Global Look Press / Siegra Asmoel
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies tanked on Tuesday, retreating from near-record highs, amid tightening of regulations on digital assets.
Top crypto bitcoin dropped almost 8% toward $60,000 during late morning trade, according to CoinDesk data. It recovered... |
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Austria becomes first EU member to order nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated People walk down a shopping street amid COVID-19 outbreak in Vienna, Austria, on December 7, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Austria is set to tighten its coronavirus restrictions, becoming the first country in the European Union (EU) to impose a compulsory lockdown on the unvaccinated people.
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US, EU threaten new sanctions against Belarus over migrant crisis Migrants set up a camp at the Bruzgi border post on the Belarusian-Polish border near the Polish Kuznica border crossing, on November 15, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The United States and the European Union (EU) have vowed to slap fresh sanctions against Belarus over simmering migrant crisis on the Belarusian... |
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Japans economy shrinks faster than expected on weak consumption, exports Japans preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data on Monday, showed the worlds third-largest economy shrank an annualised 3.0% in July-September. . (Photo by AFP)
Japans economy has continued to slide in the third quarter of 2021 with global supply disruptions hitting exports and coronavirus... |
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Processing of passports suspended due to technical problem Alam Gul Haqqani, head of the General Directorate of Passports, said late Monday in a video message that processing of passports at the office in Kabul has been suspended until further notice.
He attributed the decision to a technical problem - specifically with the biometric system.
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Russian, US envoys for Afghanistan meet in Moscow Deputy Secretary of Russias Security Council Alexander Venediktov held a meeting with Thomas West, US State Departments special representative for Afghanistan, council spokesman Yevgeny Anoshin said on Monday.
"Venediktov held a meeting with US State Departments special representative for Afghanistan... |
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Police search in hope for body of missing French girl Mouzin French police end a day of fresh search for the body of 9-year-old missing girl, Estelle Mouzin, the alleged victim of French serial killer Michel Fourniret, in the Ardennes, in northeastern France.
Mouzin disappeared 18 years ago and was subsequently murdered. Fourniret, who died in May at the age... |
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First country agrees to set up embassy in METAVERSE FILE PHOTO: A beach in Speightstown, Barbados © AP Photo/Kavitha Surana, File
The tiny Caribbean island of Barbados has extended its diplomatic outreach to the virtual world, having signed an agreement with a blockchain-based platform to establish a digital embassy in a first for sovereign nations.
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Trump lashes out at claims he initially admitted he lost the 2020 election Former US President Donald Trump has lashed out at comments by an aide to his vice president, Mike Pence, alleging he actually admitted that he lost the 2020 election to now-President Joe Biden.
The Republican leader released a statement in reaction to allegations by former White House communications... |
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ATP Finals: Djokovic tops Ruud in straight sets The world number 1, Novak Djokovic has begun his bid for a 6th ATP Finals title, after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway 2 sets to love in the Green Group.
The Serbian ace, who arrived in Turin in form, by clinching his record-breaking 37th ATP Masters 1000 crown in Paris, faced some resilience by the... |
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Irans envoy for Afghanistan visits Kabul for talks Irans envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazimi Qomi has arrived in Kabul for talks on mutual and regional issues. This is the first time that a high-ranking Iranian delegation visiting Afghanistan since the takeover of the country by the Taliban in August.
In an address to reports upon his arrival in... |
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China overtakes US in global wealth race FILE PHOTO. © Reuters / Dado Ruvic
China has overtaken the US as the nation which has amassed the biggest net worth as global wealth surges, a fresh report by McKinsey & Co suggests.
Chinas wealth skyrocketed over the past two decades, the consulting company said according to Bloomberg,... |
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Police name suspect in Liverpool bombing, carry out controlled explosion FILE PHOTO. © Reuters / Ed Sykes
Officers investigating the Liverpool blast have named the main suspect who was killed in Sundays incident. Police on Monday also carried out a controlled explosion in a city park as part of their inquiries.
One man, suspected of being the perpetrator, was killed... |
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EU agrees to slap Belarus with new, wider raft of sanctions over border crisis Josep Borrell, the EUs high representative, said he was in contact with the United Nations to provide humanitarian assistance. - Copyright Geert Vanden Wijngaert/Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved
The European Union has agreed to expand its already-long list of sanctions... |
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Death toll of terrorist attack in Burkina Faso rises to 32 in security forces worst loss yet Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol in a village of Gorgadji in Sahel area, Burkina Faso, on March 3, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)
At least 32 people, including 28 military police officers and four civilians, were killed in an attack on a gendarmerie post in northern Burkina Faso, the government said on... |
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US occupation forces responsible for uptick in Daesh terror acts, says Iraqs Harakat al-Nujaba A member of Iraqi security forces inspects the site of an explosion in Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, on July 19, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
The secretary general of Iraqs Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba resistance group has held US occupation forces responsible for the upsurge in terrorist attacks... |
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Armenian PM accuses Azeri soldiers of fresh border violation, dismisses defense minister Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has alleged that Azerbaijans soldiers violated the border again, sacking his Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan over the incident.
According to a report by Russias Interfax news agency on Monday, Pashinyan did not give... |
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US supporting Daesh terrorists following defeat in Afghanistan, says Irans special envoy Irans special envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi (C) speaks to reporters upon arrival at Kabul International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, on November 15, 2021. (Photo by IRNA)
Irans special envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi-Qomi says the United States is propping up Daesh Takfiri terrorists... |
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Taliban hold military parade with US-made weapons in show of strength+Video Taliban fighters atop Humvee vehicles prepare before parading along a road to celebrate after the US pulled all its troops out of Afghanistan, in Kandahar, on September 1, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Taliban forces have staged a military parade in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul using captured American-made... |
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Russia starts delivery of S-400 to India despite US sanctions risk A Russian serviceman walks past S-400 missile air defense systems in Moscow. (File photo by Reuters)
In a boost to Indias air defense capabilities, Russia has announced it started the delivery of S-400 Triumf air defense systems to the country.
"The first supplies have already been started," said... |
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Exit polls show no clear winner in Bulgarian national election In this file photo taken on November 11, 2021, a woman walks past an election poster of Ivaylo Mirchev of Democratic Bulgaria and the Bulgarian President Rumen Radev in Sofia, prior the countrys parliamentary and presidential elections on November 14, 2021.
No clear winner emerged in Bulgarias parliamentary... |
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Putin: Russia ready to help resolve migrant crisis on Belarus, Poland border A group of migrants stands in front of Belarusian servicemen as they gather for the distribution of humanitarian aid in a camp near the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 14, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said his country is fully prepared to help... |
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Thai protesters call for royal reforms after court ruling Riot police gather as protesters take part in a demonstration in Bangkok on November 14, 2021, after a Thai court ruled that speeches by protest leaders calling for royal reforms amounted to a bid to overthrow the countrys monarchy. (Photo by AFP)
Hundreds of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Sunday... |
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