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UK petrol prices hit eight-year high, with more rises expected Drivers queue for petrol at a service station in Boroughbridge, northern England, June 13, 2008. (Reuters photo)
British motorists are being hit in the pocket as petrol prices reach an eight-year high following nine successive months of spikes, according to latest RAC figures.
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Israel conducts airstrikes against southern Lebanon The Israeli regime takes an area in southern Lebanon under airstrikes after launching heavy artillery attack aimed again at the countrys south in response to alleged rocket attack.
Palestinian media outlets reported the aerial assaults in the early hours of Thursday, describing the target as an area... |
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Joint US-South Korea military drills damage inter-Korean relations The United States and South Korea plan to conduct joint military exercises on the Korean Peninsula later this month. North Korea has warned the drills would harm inter-Korean relations, despite South Koreas efforts to pursue engagement.
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Taliban blow up bridges, close off a road between Nangarhar and Kabul Taliban fighters attacked a security checkpoint in Fatehabad area of Sorkh Rud district of Nangarhar province on Thursday morning and have blocked access for motorists along a road that leads to Kabul.
Ataullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar, said the Taliban had blown up three... |
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Taliban Attacks on Herat City Pushed Back: Officials At least seven attacks by Taliban on the city of Herat were pushed back by the security forces on Wednesday night, the provincial governor Abdul Saboor Qani said.
Taliban launched attacks on districts 2, 3, 10 and 11 of Herat city on Wednesday night, Qani said, adding that "Wahid Ahmad Kohistani,... |
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U.N. concerned about civilians in Afghanistans Lashkar Gah The United Nations is ‘deeply concerned about the safety and protection of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistans Lashkar Gah, who could be trapped by heavy fighting between Afghan government forces and the Taliban, a U.N. spokesman said on Wednesday (August 4).
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Four family members killed in Syria by Turkish forces: SANA Children play outside a house renovated by Turkey-backed Syrian militants in the countryside of Aleppo in the Afrin region of northwestern Syria, June 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Four members of a family have been killed in northern Syria in an attack carried out by Turkish forces.
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Indonesia, US stage joint military drills The photo, taken on August 4, 2021 and released by the Indonesia Army, shows Major General Heri Wiranto (L) meeting with US Captain David Moats at the Mulawarman headquarters in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, to kick off the Garuda Shield military exercise.(Via AFP)
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Civil servant who lost secret files was set for NATO ambassadorial role Angus Lapsley is well-known to thinktank circles in the UK, Europe and North America
The senior civil servant who lost 50 pages of classified and secret Ministry of Defense (MoD) documents was due to be promoted to the role of UK ambassador to NATO.
According to The Guardian (August 03), Angus Lapsleys... |
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US renews sanctions waiver for Iraq to import Iranian energy Washington extends Iraq sanction waiver so the country can continue to import energy from Iran.
The United States has allowed Iraq to continue to import gas and electricity from Iran until the start of December as part of Washingtons temporary waivers from sanctions imposed on Iran since 2018.
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Johnson avoids Sturgeon in Scotland visit amid simmering dispute over Indyref2 The political stand-off between Nicola Sturgeon (L) and Boris Johnson (R) is intensifying
Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has started his second visit to Scotland this year, but crucially he has declined an invitation by Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, for a meeting at her official residence.
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ASEAN urged to address Myanmars post-coup turmoil The file photo, taken on June 14, 2021, shows protesters preparing to burn the flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as they take part in a flash mob demonstration against Myanmars coup, in Yangon. (Via AFP)
The FORUM-ASIA and Progressive Voice rights groups have called on the... |
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Taliban Killed Possibly 800-900 People in Kandahar: Tadin Khan The former police chief of Kandahar and a member of the High Council of the National Reconciliation (HCNR), Tadin Khan, on Wednesday stated that the Taliban "does not believe in human rights," saying the group has killed potentially up to 900 people in Kandahar province in the past month and a half.
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Afghans Rally Behind Troops With Cries of Allahu Akbar Millions across Afghanistans capital Kabul on Tuesday night chanted the slogan "Allahu Akbar" (God is the greatest), in a show of support for Afghan forces fighting the Taliban. The rallying cry began earlier in Herat city and has been reported in other areas across the nation as well.
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Life returns to normal in Nijrab after security forces beat back Taliban Life has returned to normal in the Nijrab district of Kapisa province after 13 days of fierce fighting between the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANSDF) and Taliban militants, officials confirmed.
Officials confirmed the ANDSF with the help of public uprising forces, were able to fight... |
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Turkey detains 300 migrants near Iranian border Turkish security forces have detained around 300 migrants, mostly Afghans, on Tuesday who were trying to cross into Turkey from the Iranian border, authorities said on Wednesday.
The group were found inside a large truck, including women and young children.
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India deploys warships to South China Sea, joining US in countering China India has deployed warships to the South China Sea in what New Delhi proclaims to be a bid to expand security ties with "friendly countries" and in an apparent move to join and play a bigger role in a US-led scheme to counter China near Chinese territorial waters.
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Taliban claim attack on defense min. residence, warn of more raids on govt. officials An Afghan security personnel inspects the site a day after a car bomb explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan, on August 4, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on the Afghan defense minsters house in the capital, Kabul, threatening to carry out more attacks against... |
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Two dead, more than 40 injured in Czech train collision Two people died and more than 40 others suffered injuries when a fast train from Munich collided with a commuter passenger train in the Czech Republic on Wednesday.
Four people who were seriously injured had been taken away by helicopter and seven others required surgery, while 31 were injured lightly... |
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Athenians told to stay inside as wildfires cloud city skies Firefighters work near burnt cars as a wildfire burns at Varimpompi suburb north of Athens, Greece, August 3, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Greek authorities told people in Athens to stay indoors on Wednesday as a wildfire raging uncontrolled north of the city covered the sky in a thick cloud of smoke.
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Turkey: US triggering major refugee crisis by encouraging Afghans to travel to 3rd states A file photo of a camp for Afghanistans internally displaced families in the Dand district of Kandahar Province, in Afghanistan (by AFP)
Turkey has slammed as "irresponsible" a US-declared program to offer potential resettlement to Afghans who served American occupation forces or worked for US-based... |
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Anti-corruption efforts need to be stepped up: UN report Stepping up ongoing efforts to address corruption in Afghanistan remains critical, the UN said Wednesday in a new report.
UNAMAs fifth annual anti-corruption report, titled "Afghanistans Fight against Corruption: Stepping up integrity, transparency and accountability," finds that Afghanistan has... |
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Eight killed in car bomb outside acting defense ministers house At least eight people were killed and more than 20 wounded on Tuesday night in a car bomb explosion outside the house of acting defense minister Bismillah Mohammadi, the Ministry of Interior confirmed Wednesday.
"At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and more than 20 others were injured... |
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Blinken expresses concern over escalation of violence by Taliban US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday night telephonically and expressed his concern over the sharp escalation of violence by the Taliban, the Presidential Palace (ARG) said in a statement.
Both sides discussed the relations between the two countries and... |
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Turkey criticises US statement on resettlement of Afghans Turkey on Tuesday criticised a U.S. program to offer potential resettlement to Afghans who may be targets of Taliban violence due to their U.S. affiliations, saying the move would cause a "great migration crisis" in the region.
The U.S. State Department on Monday announced a new program under which... |
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Taliban seek lions share of power in deadlocked peace talks: Khalilzad The Taliban and the Kabul government are far apart in U.S.-backed talks on bringing peace to Afghanistan, with the insurgents demanding "the lions share of power" in any new government, the special U.S. envoy said on Tuesday.
Afghan-born veteran U.S. diplomat Zalmay Khalilzads bleak assessment of... |
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US and UK accuse Taliban of possible war crimes The U.S. and British embassies in Kabul said on Monday the insurgent Taliban may have committed war crimes in southern Afghanistan by carrying out revenge murders of civilians, a charge denied by the insurgents.
Suhail Shaheen, a Taliban negotiating team member based in Doha, told Reuters that tweets... |
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Fighting in Helmands Capital Lashkargah Continues for 5th Day Clashes between government forces and the Taliban intensified in the city of Lashkargah in southern Helmand province, leaving some streets of the city empty of residents and adding to concerns about rising threats to major capitals.
The frontline was in District 1 where the US conducted an airstrike... |
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Lebanese army detains 2 men after deadly funeral attack A Lebanese police officer walks in Beirut, March 4, 2021. (File photo by Reuters)
The Lebanese army has detained two men wanted over a deadly attack on Shia mourners at a funeral in a town south of the capital Beirut.
In a deadly incident on Sunday afternoon, armed assailants attacked a convoy of mourners... |
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Inquest: Convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman was released from prison despite holding extremist views Lack of coordination by British security and prison authorities allowed convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman (L) to conduct an attack in Streatham (R)
In what appears to be yet another failure by the UK security apparatus to stop a terror attack, it has been revealed that the convicted terrorist who stabbed... |
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