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Imran Khan says Taliban wont talk peace unless Ghani goes Taliban leaders have said they will not negotiate with the Afghan government as long as Ashraf Ghani remains president, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Wednesday (August 11), Reuters reported.
With peace talks stalled, violence in Afghanistan has escalated spiked sharply as the insurgent... |
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Germany follows Netherlands lead & suspends deportations to Afghanistan, days after asking Brussels to let them continue FILE PHOTO. © Global Look Press / Bradley Secker
In an abrupt U-turn, Berlin said on Wednesday it will halt deportations to Afghanistan for security reasons just days after it urged the EU not to block deportations. The decision follows a similar reversal by the Netherlands.
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US calls on OPEC and its allies to pump more oil In this file photo pump jacks operate near Loco Hills on April 23, 2020 in Eddy County, New Mexico. (AFP photo)
US President Joe Bidens top aides are pressuring OPEC and its allies to boost oil output to tackle rising gasoline prices that they see as a threat to global economic recovery.
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Pfizer vaccine only 42% effective in July, study finds A syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA in Los Angeles, California on August 7, 2021. (AFP photo)
A new study is raising concerns about effectiveness of mRNA vaccines like Pfizer, which has been effective... |
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Pressure mounts on Prince Andrew to respond to his accuser in court Prince Andrew (L) has reportedly "rushed" to Scotland to meet Queen Elizabeth II (R) for crisis talks on the intensifying scandal surrounding his alleged sexual abuse of Virginia Giuffre when she was only 17 years old
Pressure is mounting on the embattled Duke of York to demonstrate transparency and... |
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Belarus tells US to cut embassy staff due to hostile actions Belarusian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anatoly Glaz (file photo by Tass news agency)
Belarus has told the United States embassy in Minsk to reduce its staff against the backdrop of the latest sanctions imposed by Washington, the Belarusian Foreign Ministry says.
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Sudan to hand over Omar al-Bashir to International Criminal Court In this file photo, taken on August 19, 2019, Sudans deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir looks on from a defendants cage during the opening of his corruption trial in Khartoum.
Sudans foreign minister says the country will hand over former President Omar al-Bashir and other officials wanted over... |
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Former Labor leader Jeremy Corbyn leads protest against Assange extradition to US Jeremy Corbyns presence at todays protest outside the High Court was a big boost to Julian Assange supporters
Former Labor Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has led protesters gathered outside the High Court where the US governments attempt to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange stepped up a gear... |
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Taliban Take Over Kunduz Airport, Media Restricted in Takhar Following the withdrawal of Afghan security forces from the centers of Farah, Badakhshan and Baghlan provinces, the Taliban on Wednesday captured Kunduz airport, which is also the center of the 217 Pamir Army Corps.
This is the first time that the Taliban has taken over an army corps. Footage shared... |
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Dostum says Taliban trapped in north and have nowhere to go Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum said Wednesday that the Taliban are now trapped in the north and will not be able to flee that part of the country and that security forces will "crackdown" on the militants.
Speaking to journalists in Balkh province, Dostum said: "The Taliban have been trapped in the north... |
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Afghan Chief of Army replaced amid escalating violence The Afghan government has brought changes in key army positions amid intensified clashes between the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) and the Taliban militants across the country.
Commander of the Special Operations Corps General Hebatullah Alizai has been appointed as Chief of... |
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Germany arrests Briton suspected of spying for Russia The file photo shows British embassy in Berlin.
A British embassy worker has been arrested in Germany on suspicion of spying for Russia, following a joint operation by German and British authorities.
The German public prosecutor said in a statement on Wednesday that the Briton-identified as David... |
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Florida, Texas schools defy governors bans on mask mandates as COVID cases soar Supporters of wearing masks in schools Sofia Deyo 11, and her brother Matthew Deyo 6, protest outside the Pinellas County Schools Administration Building in Largo, Florida, US, August 9, 2021. (Reuters photo)
School districts in Florida and Texas are bucking their Republican governors bans on requiring... |
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Thai police defend use of force against protesters critical of COVID management A man waves the Thai national flag in a convoy of protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha over what they describe as the governments failure to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Bangkok, Thailand, August 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
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Public outcry over further deportations of Jamaicans from UK Protesters demanding justice for the Windrush generation in June 2019. Changes to the scheme have resulted in claims being processed more quickly, but many are still without recompense. Photograph: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Rex/Shutterstock
The move to deport a further group of Jamaicans from the UK has... |
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Ninth provincial capital falls to Taliban as thousands flee northern Afghanistan Afghans inspect damaged shops after fighting between Taliban and Afghan security forces in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, on August *, 2020. (Photo by AP)
s the Taliban militant group continues to make rapid advances across Afghanistan, the militants have captured another provincial capital in... |
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China hands Canadian 11-year jail term, raising Ottawas ire Canadian Ambassador Dominic Barton gives a statement near the Dandong city detention center after attending the guilty verdict hearing on Canadian businessman Michael Spavor for spying charges in the border city of Dandong, in Chinas northeast Liaoning province on August 11, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
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Multilateral meeting on Afghan peace process held in Doha The multilateral meeting on the peace process in Afghanistan convened Tuesday in Qatars capital of Doha, with participating parties calling for a political settlement to achieve enduring peace in the county, Reuters reported.
The talks were held at a time when the Taliban announced the capture of... |
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Six countries urge EU not to halt deportations of unsuccessful Afghan asylum seekers Six EU member states have sent a letter to the blocs executive warning against halting deportations of unsuccessful Afghan asylum seekers despite major advances of Taliban militants in their country, Reuters reported.
The Taliban, fighting to reimpose strict Islamic law after their 2001 ouster, have... |
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Biden says Afghan leaders must fight for their nation Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on captured Afghan territory on Tuesday, now controlling 65% of the country, as U.S. President Joe Biden urged the nations leaders to fight for their homeland, Reuters reported.
Pul-e-Khumri, capital of the northern province of Baghlan, fell to the Taliban... |
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Ghani in Balkh amid Challenging Security Situation in North President Ghani arrived in Mazar-e-Sharif city, Balkh province, on Wednesday morning amid challenging security situation in the northern provinces.
Ghanis adviser on security and political affairs Mohammad Mohaqiq and former mujahideen commander Juma Khan Hamdard are accompanying the President in... |
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Multilateral Meeting Held in Doha on Afghan Peace A multilateral meeting on the peace process in Afghanistan convened in Qatars capital of Doha on Tuesday with participating parties calling for a political settlement to achieve enduring peace in the county.
The meeting saw attendees from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Uzbekistan,... |
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Myanmar denies US allegations of involvement in plot against UN envoy Myanmars ambassador to the UN Kyaw Moe Tun making a three-finger salute of the pro-democracy movement as he addresses a meeting of the General Assembly on February 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Myanmars Foreign Ministry has denied US allegations of involvement in a plot against the Asian countrys controversial... |
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China rejects Canadian mans appeal against death sentence Canadian national, Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, attends a court hearing in Dalian, China, in 2019. (File photo)
A Chinese court has upheld the death sentence against a Canadian man, convicted of drug trafficking, triggering a strong rebuke from Ottawa.
Robert Lloyd Schellenberg, who was arrested for... |
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If China uses likely Taliban govt in Afghanistan, no big deal but if Global Taliban uses China, will be game changer & catastrophic One may not agree with Pakistani propaganda in national & international media (including as in https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/india-and-america-colludes-disrupt-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ ) that the USA and India use the soil and government of Afghanistan to sabotage CPEC & BRI but... |
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Mayor optimistic inferno can be held back from Greek island hub Local residents fight the wildfire in the village of Gouves on Evia (Euboea) island, second largest Greek island, on August 8, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
A key town will likely be spared from a week-long inferno consuming so much of the Greek island of Evia partly because water-bombing helicopters have finally... |
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Production not affected after fire at Iranian petrochemical plant This file photo shows a view of the Kharg Petrochemical Complex in the Persian Gulf.
There were no casualties from a fire that broke out at a storage tank in a petrochemicals plant on Irans Persian Gulf island of Kharg on Tuesday, the companys spokesman says.
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5 Dead as wildfires rage across Algeria At least five people have died in raging wildfires in Algeria in the forested hills of the Kabylie region, east of the capital Algiers, on August 10, 2021.( Photo by AFP)
At least five people have died in raging wildfires in Algeria as firefighters battle more than 31 blazes amid blistering temperatures... |
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Russian, Chinese forces kick off massive joint military drills in Ningxia Russian Air Force soldiers pass the grandstand at the opening ceremony of a China-Russia large-scale strategic military exercise on August 9, 2021 in Chinas Ningxia region. (Photo by Xinhua)
Russia and China are taking part in massive joint military drills in Chinas north-central region of Ningxia,... |
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Israeli owned Mercer Street latest false flag victim blamed on Iran In this file photo taken on August 03, 2021 the Israeli-linked Japanese-owned tanker MT Mercer Street, off the port of the Gulf Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. (AFP)
A war of tankers has raged for several years, Israel and its allied forces have attacked Iran, sabotaging its tankers,... |
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