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Myanmars underground government parades new armed force File photo of protest rallies against Myanmars ruling military junta following a coup in February that ousted a civilian government.
The underground government set up by opponents of Myanmars military junta says its first group of recruits has completed training for a new defense force, releasing... |
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Assads election victory reflects Syrians warm feeling for president, says analyst Syrians celebrate as President Bashar al-Assad was re-elected for a fourth term as the head of state, in the streets of Aleppo late on May 27, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
An American human rights expert and peace activist says the overwhelming victory of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in this weeks election... |
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Saudi Arabia, UAE consolidating strategic positions in Yemen to spare losses In this file picture, Saudi troops walk at their base in Yemens southern port city of Aden. (Photo by Reuters)
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are quietly seeking to consolidate their foothold in Yemen by setting up bases in strategic locations in the war-torn country, US research... |
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Putin slams Wests censure of Belarus, recalls US-led hijacking of Bolivian presidents plane Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko met with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia on Friday. (Photo by AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Wests reaction to the grounding of a passenger jet and the arrest of a dissident was "an outburst of... |
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Saudi Arabia releases Lebanese singer after weeks in captivity over Hezbollah support Prominent Lebanese musician and composer Samir Sfeir gives an interview to Lebanons Arabic-language al-Jadeed television network at Beirut airport, Lebanon, on 27 May, 2021, upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia. (Photo via Twitter)
Saudi Arabian authorities have released a prominent Lebanese singer... |
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Remains of 215 Canadian indigenous children found at former residential school The former Kamloops Indian Residential School, on Tkemlups te Secwépemc First Nation, in Kamloops, BC, on May 27, 2021. (Photo by The Globe and Mail)
A mass grave containing the remains of 215 indigenous children has been found at the site of a former residential school for indigenous children... |
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Malis top court declares coup leader Goita as interim president Colonel Assimi Goita, leader of Malian military junta, attends the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) consultative meeting in Accra, Ghana September 15, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Malis constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who led a military coup this week... |
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Dozens of ANSDF members and civilians killed in last 10 days: reports At least 64 members of the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) members and 120 civilians have been killed in the clashes in the last ten days across the country, sources said.
According to the sources, at least 27 members of security forces and 114 civilians were also wounded in the... |
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Key US Military Base in Kabul Handed Over to Afghan Forces A key military base of US forces in downtown, the New Kabul Compound, also known as NKC, was handed over to the Ministry of Defense at a ceremony on Friday.
Fawad Aman, a spokesman for the Defense Ministry, said that at a ceremony on the occasion, US and NATO forces commander Gen. Scott Miller emphasized... |
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Biden Says US Forces Have Achieved Their Purpose in Afghanistan US President Joe Biden in a speech on Friday honored the sacrifice of combat veterans ahead of the planned withdrawal later this year from Afghanistan and said they have achieved their purpose in the country - which was "to prevent al Qaeda from using Afghanistan as a base from which to attack America... |
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Rabbani: Efforts to Form Supreme State Council Symbolic The efforts made by the Presidential Palace to form the Supreme State Council will not help the fragile peace process as they are "politically motivated and symbolic" rather than being a game-changer, the head of Jamiat-e-Islami, Salahuddin Rabbani, said.
Speaking to TOLOnews, Rabbani said that a... |
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Schools in Kabul Closed for Two Weeks as COVID Cases Surge The Ministry of Public Health on Saturday announced that schools and universities in 16 provinces, including Kabul and Kandahar, will remain closed for two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The ministry said that government and private schools, universities and training centers will remain... |
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UK authorities foiled 29 terror attacks in past 4 years As the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic nears a successful conclusion, another crisis is looming over the UK.
In the past four years, British authorities have foiled 29 attacks, 18 of which have been linked to Takfiri elements, 10 to far-right groups, and one to a group described as "left-leaning".
British... |
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Volcano warning sparks evacuation order, exodus in DR Congo Residents carry goods on their backs while they cross a lava covered field in Buhene, north of Goma, on May 25, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
The risk of further eruptions from volcano Nyiragongo led DR Congo authorities to order the evacuation of parts of the city of Goma Thursday, causing an immediate exodus... |
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COVID-19: 764 New Cases, 12 Deaths Reported in Afghanistan The Ministry of Public Health on Thursday reported 764 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 3,280 samples tested in the last 24 hours.
The ministry also reported 12 deaths and 251 recoveries from COVID-19 in the same period.
The new cases were reported in Kabul (154), Herat (18), Kandahar (148),... |
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Criticism of Syria vote shows West detached from reality: FM Mekdad Syrians cast their ballots at a polling station in Damascus on May 26, 2021, as voting for the presidential election started in the country. (Photo by AFP)
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad says the Western states criticism about the presidential election in the Arab country shows they are detached... |
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Malis interim president, prime minister resign after arrest by army Malis Transition President Bah Ndaw is seen during his inauguration ceremony in Bamako. Soldiers took Ndaw to a military base outside the capital on May 24, 2021. (File photo by AFP)
Malis interim president and prime minister have resigned, two days after they were arrested by the military and were... |
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Efforts underway to improve ties between Damascus, Riyadh: Assads top aide Bouthaina Shaaban, the political and media adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (Photo by SANA)
A high-ranking Syrian official says efforts are underway to improve diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia after more than a decade of estrangement between the two Arab nations.
"Efforts are being... |
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Legal director of Farah juvenile facility assassinated Kobra, the legal director of Farah Juvenile Correctional Center, was assassinated on Wednesday night in the provincial capital, officials confirmed.
Farah police spokesman Khalid Hazrati said Kobra had left the city on Wednesday evening and had been killed by the Taliban the same night but that her... |
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HSBC exits loss-making US retail banking as part of Asia pivot An HSBC bank is pictured during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, October 19, 2020. (Reuters photo)
HSBC (HSBA.L) announced it is withdrawing from US mass market retail banking by selling some parts of the money-losing business and... |
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UK wont commit to halting new oil exploration despite climate report A section of the BP Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP) oil platform is seen in the North Sea, about 100 miles east of Aberdeen in Scotland, February 24, 2014. (Reuters photo)
The United Kingdom will not commit to halting new oil exploration in the North Sea, a government energy body told Reuters,... |
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Kyrgyzstan refuses entry to Tajik citizens, sends back passenger plane A file photo of a passenger plane operated by Tajik carrier Somon Air
Kyrgyzstan has barred hundreds of passengers flying from neighboring Tajikistan into the country, in a move that is likely to further sour relations between the two former Soviet republics, who only recently engaged in bitter fighting... |
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More than 60 people freed from Taliban prison in Baghlan The Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that Commandos freed 62 people, including 36 security force members, from a Taliban prison on Tuesday night in Baghlan province.
According to the ministry, the prisoners were freed during a special operation by Commando forces in Baghlan Markazi district of... |
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Japanese fishing boat, Russian ship engaged in deadly collision Russian cargo ship AMUR is seen after colliding with Daihachi Hokko Maru, a Japanese crab fishing vessel, in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japans Hokkaido island, on May 26, 2021. (Photo by AP)
A Japanese fishing boat collided with a Russian ship off the northern island of Hokkaido on Wednesday, killing... |
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Taliban reacts to reports of US base being established in region The Taliban on Wednesday urged Afghanistans neighboring countries not to allow the U.S. to establish military bases in their countries stating that should such a step be taken "it will be a great and historic mistake and disgrace".
According to a statement issued by the Talibans Doha-based spokesman,... |
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Cyclone Yaas batters eastern India, 1.2 million seek shelter Residents walk in a beachfront area as sea water reaches a nearby road while Cyclone Yaas barrels towards Indias eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal, in Digha on May 26, 2021. (Photo by AFP
Heavy rains and howling winds lashed eastern India on Wednesday as the COVID-stricken countrys second cyclone... |
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More than 60 people freed from Taliban prison in Baghlan The Ministry of Defense said on Wednesday that Commandos freed 62 people, including 36 security force members, from a Taliban prison on Tuesday night in Baghlan province.
According to the ministry, the prisoners were freed during a special operation by Commando forces in Baghlan Markazi district of... |
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Biden says Nord Stream 2 sanctions waived because pipeline nearly done & fighting it now would be counterproductive with allies FILE PHOTO: Workers are seen at the construction site of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, near the town of Kingisepp, in Russias Leningrad region. © Reuters / Anton Vaganov
US President Joe Biden has claimed that he took office too late to stop the Nord Stream 2 pipeline linking Russia and Germany,... |
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WhatsApp SUES Indian government over new social media rules, citing privacy concerns reports FILE PHOTO: A WhatsApp advertisement is seen on the front pages of newspapers at a stall in Mumbai, India. © Reuters / Francis Mascarenhas
WhatsApp has reportedly filed a legal case against the Indian government over a new set of social media rules that just took effect, asking a Delhi court to... |
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Riyadh Contradictions: Saudis Want Talks with Iran, without Correcting Their Mistakes In the past few weeks, Saudi officials in their media comments and interviews took stances about the relations with Iran. Despite some contradictions in their words, they seem to have set a condition for any détente with Iran and it is change of Irans regional policy.
Saudi Foreign Minister... |
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