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World leaders urged to work towards ensuring vaccine equality People stand in a queue as they wait to get a dose of the Covishield at a civil hospital in Jind, in the northern state of Haryana, India on June 1, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Millions of people are losing their lives with no access to vaccines in poor countries, while rich countries are sitting on large... |
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Venezuela rescues 8 soldiers kidnapped by armed groups on Colombia border A member of the Bolivarian National Police stands on a corner during a confrontation with criminal gangs at the La Vega neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 24, 2021. (File photo by AFP)
Eight Venezuelan soldiers who had been kidnapped by armed groups on the Colombian border have been rescued... |
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Turmoil in Myanmar: Anti-junta protests, public defiance, ethnic insurgency continue Armed police are posted at the entrance of a school in Sittwe, capital of western Rakhine State, in Myanmar on June 1, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Tensions are still running high in Myanmar, where there seems to be no let-up in daily protest rallies and public demonstrations of defiance. Lately, the situation... |
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US wrapping up ops at Bagram and preparing to hand over base As the U.S. continues with its withdrawal of troops, sources at Bagram Air Base, also known as Bagram Airfield, told BBC that logistical work around handing over the base to the Afghan Ministry of Defense started on Monday.
The Afghan Defense Ministry also confirmed to the BBC that full responsibility... |
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NDS convoy targeted in IED explosion in Parwan National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces were targeted in an IED explosion on Tuesday in Parwan province, sources said.
According to the sources, a convoy of NDS forces was targeted in the Serahi Hofyan-e-Sharif area in PD1 of the provincial capital Charikar city.
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NATO chief says its time for Afghans to take full responsibility NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said late Monday that "there is no doubt that Afghanistan faces serious challenges," but that he strongly believes Afghans have to take full responsibility for their own future.
Addressing a press conference in Brussels ahead of Tuesdays virtual NATO foreign... |
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Fortune Magazine ranks Fawzia Koofi among top 50 world leaders Fortune Magazine has listed Afghan womens rights activist and former MP Fawzia Koofi among the Worlds 50 Greatest Leaders.
Koofi is currently a key member of the Afghan Republics peace talks team and has regularly taken her seat, along with three other Afghan women, across the talks tables with... |
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Security Situation in Afghanistan Remains Challenging: NATO Chief NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday said that the security situation in Afghanistan remains "very difficult and challenging," reiterating that as the US and coalition forces are leaving, at some stage, Afghans should take full responsibility for their own future.
Pentagon officials have... |
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New Zealand military called in as hundreds flee floods New Zealands military was deployed to evacuate hundreds of residents from flood-hit areas of the South Island Monday as heavy rains washed away bridges and cut roads.
Rivers burst their banks as a weather system dumped 400 millimeters (15.5 inches) of rain in two days, an amount meteorologists said... |
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US spy agency colluded with Denmark to snoop on Merkel, other top EU leaders: Reports File photo of Maryland-based National Security Agency (NSA) near the US capital of Washington, DC
The infamous US spy network, National Security Agency (NSA), has reportedly colluded with Denmarks military intelligence unit, FE, to snoop on senior European politicians, including German Chancellor... |
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Houthi slams weak UN response to Yemens humanitarian crisis Yemeni child Meshaal Mohammad, a four-year-old who weighs nine kilograms due to acute malnutrition, is held by his mother inside a hut at a camp for the internally displaced in Yemens northern Hajjah province on March 2, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The leader of Yemens Ansarullah movement has decried the... |
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Thousands of Colombians rally in Bogota to demand end to protests and roadblocks Dressed in white, Colombians march against roadblocks in Bogota, on May 30, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
Thousands of Colombians have marched in the capital city of Bogota to demand an end to violent protests and express support for security forces.
Following a month of demonstrations, the indigenous... |
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Saudis voice anger over aberrant dance party, restriction on loudspeaker use by mosques Electronic billboards in London champion Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as an agent of change in the kingdom, during his UK visit in early March 2018. (File photo by AFP)
Videos of a dance party organized by social media celebrities in Saudi Arabia have sparked controversy online only days... |
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UN official in Gaza regrets remarks, says no justification for Israeli killing of civilians A candlelight vigil is held in memory of civilians killed in the Israeli regime aggression, Gaza, 25 May 2021. (Photo by LAT)
A United Nations official in Gaza has tendered an apology for his remarks that the recent Israeli airstrikes on the besieged strip appeared to have been carried out with "sophistication"... |
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US manufacturers blame Trump-era tariffs for swelling inflation: WSJ Steel pipes being loaded for export in Handan, China, in April. (Photo via The Wall Street Journal)
American manufacturers believe that the Trump-era import tariffs are to blame for swelling inflation across the United States, a report says.
The administration of former president Donald Trump implemented... |
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UK accelerates plans to resettle Afghan translators Plans to rapidly relocate hundreds more Afghans who worked for the British military and UK government, mostly as interpreters, have been announced, the BBC reported.
More than 3,000 Afghans, including family members, are expected to be allowed to settle in the UK, joining 1,300 who have already done... |
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Gunmen attack Islamic school in Niger state, abduct unknown number of students Armed bandits have kidnapped many children from an Islamic school in central Nigeria, the latest in a string of such attacks in the African country.
Nigerian officials said gunmen had attacked the town of Tegina in Niger state on Sunday and abducted an unknown number of students from the school.
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Netanyahu breathes fire as prime ministers seat grows tight Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be out of tricks to prolong his already geriatric political career, lashing out at archfoe Naftali Bennett, who is trying to squeeze him out of premiers seat.
On Sunday, the prime minister came up with... |
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Russia remains undeterred, US lawmakers call for stepping up US cyber defenses Rep. Adam Schiff, left, speaks with Sen. Mark Warner at an event on Capitol Hill Jan. 10, 2019.
US House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff has called for stepping up US pressure on Russia after it was accused of hacking the American government agencies and other organizations.
The California... |
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ECOWAS suspends Mali over coup, but withholds sanctions President of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo chairs the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the situation in Mali in Accra on May 30, 2021.
West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Sunday suspended Malis membership in response to last weeks coup and said authorities must stick to a timetable for a return to democracy,... |
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7 presumed dead after plane crashes into lake in Tennessee One person is confirmed dead, while six others presumably perished, after a small jet carrying seven people crashed into a Tennessee lake.
The plane was heading from Smyrna Airport in Rutherford County, near Nashville, to Palm Beach International Airport in Florida when it crashed into Percy Priest... |
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Chinese consortium meets with Ghani over $400 million power project A group of Chinese investors met with President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday to discuss the possibility of establishing a coal-fired power plant in the country.
The Presidential Palace (ARG) said in a statement the group plans to invest $400 million in the energy-generating project.
The plan is for the... |
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Key TTP member killed in Afghanistan: Pakistan media reports A key member of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Mira Khan aka Mufti Khalid, was killed in Kunar province of Afghanistan on Saturday, Dawn News reported Sunday.
According to the report Khan was a close associate of Mullah Fazllulah, the TTP chief who died in a drone attack in 2018, also in Afghanistan.
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Hekmatyar claims govt has yet to implement key decisions around peace process Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of Hiz-e-Islami, said Sunday that the Afghan government has failed to form a single and decisive authority for peace.
Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Hekmatyar stated that important issues over a unified plan for the Istanbul peace conference were agreed upon... |
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Chelsea beats Manchester City 1-0, winning the Champions League for the second time Access to the comments Chelsea won the all-English Champions League final for the second time on Saturday, beating Manchester City 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz’s first-half goal.
Havertz ran onto Mason Mount’s through-ball and skipped by City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes before dropping the ball into an empty net... |
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NSA says theres been no sign of Taliban leader for a year National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib said on Saturday that the Taibans supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has not been seen in the last year - which has again raised questions about whether he is dead or alive.
Mohib said in a press conference in Kabul Saturday that intelligence... |
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US defense budget for 2022 includes $3.3 billion for Afghanistan The Biden-Harris Administration on Friday submitted to Congress the U.S. Presidents Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget request of $752.9 billion for national defense, $715 billion of which is for the Department of Defense (DoD) - of which $3.3 billion is earmarked for Afghanistan.
According to the budget... |
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Four killed in blast targeting Alberoni University bus in Bagram A bus carrying lecturers from Alberoni University in the Bagram district of Parwan was targeted in an explosion on Saturday afternoon, killing four, the Interior Ministry (MoI) confirmed.
Sources told Ariana News that the bus hit a roadside mine in the Rabat area in the Bagram district at around 4... |
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NSA refutes reports of Pakistan cutting contact with him National Security Adviser (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib on Saturday denied reports indicating Pakistan has stopped official contact with him.
Addressing a joint security officials press conference in Kabul, Mohib stated that he has not received any official communique from Pakistan in this respect.
"There... |
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Afghanistan: 654 New Cases of COVID-19, 20 Deaths Reported The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday reported 654 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 2,871 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
The ministry also reported 20 deaths and 162 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period.
The new cases were reported in Kabul (234), Kandahar (60), Balkh (132),... |
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