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US raises concern with top Israeli officials over Israeli spyware Pegasus: Report This studio photographic illustration shows a smartphone with the website of Israels NSO Group which features Pegasus spyware, on display in Paris, France, on July 21, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The United States has raised concern with senior Israeli officials regarding the accusations that spy software... |
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Tokyo Olympics: Novak Djokovic suffers loss to Alexander Zverev Novak Djokovics bid for the Golden Slam is over after his dream of lifting the Olympic title were crushed by a 2 sets to 1 loss to an inspired Alexander Zverev.
The Serbinator seemed to be well in command of the semi-final tie, when he raced to a 6-1 win in the opener.
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US Navy Says Drone Strike Hit Oil Tanker Off Oman, Killing 2 US Navy explosive experts believe a "drone strike" targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Saturday.
The strike Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street marks the first-known fatal attack after years... |
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20 killed, 18 wounded in two separate traffic accidents in Laghman Officials said Saturday 20 people including women and children were killed and 18 others wounded in two separate traffic accidents on the Kabul-Jalalabad highway, Laghman provincial officials said.
Asadullah Dawlatzai, spokesman for the Laghman governor confirmed the accidents and said the first one... |
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Czechs approve program to help Afghan translators The Czech government on Friday approved a program of help for Afghans who worked with Czech troops during their deployment in NATO missions, AP reported.
Defense Minister Lubomir Metnar said the help meant for Afghan interpreters and their families includes their relocation, an offer of asylum and... |
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Iraqi helicopter crashes during combat mission in suspect ground attack This file photo taken on January 18, 2021 shows an Iraqi helicopter at a military base near a border crossing with Syria at Al Qaim, Iraq. (John Davison / Reuters)
At least five Iraqi troops have been killed when their helicopter crashed on a "combat mission" north of Baghdad.
The military confirmed... |
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Positive Covid test for US pole vault star Sam Kendricks sends ENTIRE Australian athletics team into isolation at Olympics The positive test for US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks had implications for the Australian team. © USA TODAY Sports / AFP
American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks will be forced to miss the Olympics after testing positive for Covid, with the knock-on effect sending the entire Australian track and field... |
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Haiti PM vows to hold elections as quickly as possible Prime Minister Ariel Henry waves as he leaves a funeral vigil for President Jovenel Moise at Hotel Roi Christophe, in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, on July 22, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Haitis newly-appointed Prime Minister Ariel Henry says his government plans to establish conditions for holding long-delayed elections... |
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Two rockets fired toward al-Tawheed Base inside US embassy in Iraq: Media File photo of the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq
Two rockets have been fired toward the US embassy in Baghdad, which is located inside the highly secured Green Zone of the Iraqi capital, local media report.
According to Iraqs Saberin News, the rockets were fired on Thursday morning at the Third al-Tawheed... |
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Russia, US hold substantive nuclear talks after Putin-Biden summit in June US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (L) and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov pose in front of their national flags before talks in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 28, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Senior Russian and American officials have restarted talks on nuclear arms control and other... |
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Ghani says Afghanistan will not give in to subversive plans Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday that Afghans will never allow their country to be turned into a battlefield by foreign networks.
Addressing an event marking National Flag Day at the Presidential Palace, Ghani said: "We will not give in to devastating plans that foreigners and networks... |
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Muslim scholar: Eid al-Ghadir belongs to everyone in world, not just Shia Muslims A Shia Muslim scholar says Islams Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) used the Ghadir Khumm event to enlighten people about the characteristics of a qualified leader that can be trusted with the management of a society, and thus the joyous occasion belongs to everyone in the world, not just Shias or other Muslims.
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Nearly 6 in 10 Americans blame Bidens policies for inflation spike: Poll A shopkeeper works inside his retail store as the phase one reopening of New York City continues during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, US June 9, 2020. (Reuters photo)
Almost 6 in 10 Americans say that policies adopted by the... |
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Tokyo Olympics: Chinas Shi Zhiyong gets world record, wins Gold Chinas Shi Zhiyong has won Gold in the 73 kilogram weightlifting event after smashing his own world record.
The 27-year-old, who had also won Gold in Rio 2016, broke all three Olympic records in snatch, clean and jerk, and total. He lifted 166 kilograms in snatch and 198 kilos in clean and jerk.
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US trying to take root in Central Asia after Afghanistan fiasco: Russia A general view of the runway tarmac inside the Bagram US air base after all US and NATO troops left, some 70 km north of Kabul, Afghanistan, on July 5, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Russia has denounced the United States ongoing talks with Afghanistans neighboring countries to create military bases as well... |
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650,000 UK firms in serious financial distress despite ending of lockdown: Experts People walk past shops, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions begin to ease, in Manchester, Britain, April 9, 2021. (Reuters photo)
The number of British businesses in immense financial distress has soared by a quarter to 650,000 during the past year, according to insolvency specialists.
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China Criticizes US, NATO for Hasty Withdrawal from Afghanistan Chinas Foreign Ministry on Wednesday accused the US and NATO of a "failure" due to their "hasty withdrawal" of troops from Afghanistan, AP reported.
The withdrawal of troops gives the Afghan people "an important opportunity to stabilise and develop their own country," Chain Ministry of Foreign Affairs... |
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Russia Increases Tajik Bases Combat Capabilities: Report Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday said they have increased the combat capabilities of its military base in Tajikistan and training local soldiers.
This comes after Moscow warned that Daesh was moving into neighbouring Afghanistan.
The security situation has rapidly deteriorated... |
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A stable Afghanistan is crucial to Pakistans Central Asia-EU railway vision Pakistans Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Imran Khans vision was to link the region with Central Asia and the European Union through a peaceful and stable Afghanistan.
In order to achieve this goal, political stability in Afghanistan... |
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* Top-level Taliban delegation visits China, offers assurances Members of a Taliban delegation look on during talks with Afghan officials in Qatars capital, Doha, on July 18, 2021. (File photo by AFP)
A top-level Taliban delegation visiting China has assured Beijing that Afghanistan will never be used as a base against the security of any other nation, the militant... |
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Pakistans PM says US really messed it up in Afghanistan Pakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan said the United States "really messed it up in Afghanistan" and that Washington should have pushed for a political settlement much earlier.
In an interview with PBS News Hour on Tuesday night, Khan sai: "I think the US has really messed it up in Afghanistan."
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Blinken Starts India Meetings With Address to Civil Society Group US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet his Indian counterpart and other officials on Wednesday before heading to see Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as the China rivals seek to deepen their cooperation and iron out differences.
Blinken, in his first visit to the country since joining US President... |
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UN Envoy Warns Taliban of Intl Isolation If No Movement in Talks Addressing the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) meeting at the Presidential Palace on Wednesday, Deborah Lyons, the UN secretary generals special representative for Afghanistan, said that if there is no progress in the peace talks the world will not work with the Taliban.
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Turkey seizes vessel carrying more than 200 Afghan migrants to Italy The Turkish coast guard seized a vessel carrying some 231 migrants to Italy on Tuesday (July 27) in an operation around the west of the Greek island of Lesbos.
208 undocumented migrants were among the group seized en route to Italy, Turkish coast guard and the International Organization for Migration... |
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Russia ready to help Tajikistan amid Afghan conflict Russia is ready to provide its ally Tajikistan with any assistance needed amid a worsening conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan, Russias TASS news agency cited Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu as saying on Wednesday.
Reuters reported that Shoigu said the additional supply of Russian arms to Tajikistan... |
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Canada First Nations demand court release Catholic Church compensation document A traditional dancer performs during a ceremony to sign the Miyo Pimatisowin Act Coordination Agreement in Cowessess, Saskatchewan, Canada, on July, 6, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which represents First Nations in Canadas Saskatchewan, has demanded... |
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Biden has no plans to end illegal US military presence in Syria: Report A US solider sits on an armored vehicle in Manbij, north Syria. (File photo by AP)
Disregarding earlier claims to end Americas "forever wars" in the Middle East, the administration of President Joe Biden, officials say, has no plans to withdraw American forces from Syria, whose government has denounced... |
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Myanmars junta cancels 2020 election results Protesters take part in a demonstration against the military coup, in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 3, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Almost six months after taking power in a coup détat, Myanmars junta has canceled the results of last years elections, in which the party of former de facto leader Aung... |
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US intelligence likely knew of threat to Khashoggi before his murder: UN investigator Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (File photo)
The United States "likely" had intelligence about the deadly threat to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi prior to his murder at the kingdoms consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, says the former UN official who investigated the incident.
The dissident... |
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UNHCR reiterates concerns about refugees in Ethiopia A refugee child stands at the door of a shelter at a refugee camp in the town of Azezo, Ethiopia, on July 12, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The United Nations Refugee Agency has voiced concern about the situation of refugees in Ethiopia, as an armed conflict worsens in the Horn of Africa country.
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