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UK media ask Johnson to launch special visa program for their Afghan staff
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Moscow: A group of prominent UK media asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday to launch a special visa program for Afghans who helped them cover the situation on the ground and are now...
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Airstrike kills Taliban shadow Governor, 40 others in Central Afghanistan: Reports
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Moscow: A Taliban (a terrorist group, banned in Russia) shadow governor and 40 other militants have been killed in an airstrike by government forces in the central Afghan province of Bamyan, the 1TV broadcaster reported on Wednesday.The Taliban, which...
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2002 Iraq war authorization ‘no longer necessary’ to protect Americans
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Washington: The 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against Iraq is no longer needed to protect Americans from terrorism and to maintain a strong relationship with Iraq, Deputy US Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said in a...
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Taliban take over Afghan TV office in Helmand capital, broadcasting stops – Reports
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Moscow: The Taliban movement (outlawed as a terrorist group in Russia) seized the office of the national broadcaster in the southwestern Afghan city of Lashkargah where clashes with government forces have intensified, the Tolo News agency reported on Monday,...
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New Zealand’s PM formally apologizes for 1970s crackdown on Pacific Islanders
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Moscow: Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern on Sunday offered apologies for an immigration crackdown in the 1970s against Pacific Islanders, known as Dawn Raids."Today, I stand on behalf of the New Zealand Government to offer a formal...
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Myanmar announces interim Government with state council Chief at helm
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Moscow: The State Administrative Council in Myanmar, consisting of the military that took power in winter, has announced an interim government, the Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.Min Aung Hlaing, the chairman of the State Administration Council and the...
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Russia sends 5 planes, 3 helicopters to help Turkey put out wildfires: Erdogan’s Office
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Moscow: Russia has sent five Il-76 aircraft and three Mi-8 helicopters to help Turkey extinguish wildfires ravaging the country's south, the Turkish presidential office said on Saturday.Earlier in the day Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the issue with Turkish...
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Russia, US need to agree on lower levels of nuclear weapons
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Moscow: Russia and the United States need to agree on lower levels of nuclear weapons and invite other nuclear powers — France, the United Kingdom and China — to participate in the talks, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev told...
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Biden says US will continue to add sanctions on individuals in Cuba over alleged abuses
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Washington: US President Joe Biden during remarks at the White House said the United States will continue to impose sanctions on individuals in Cuba over alleged abuses."We're going to continue to add sanctions on individuals that carry out their...
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Two Koreas restore communication hotlines
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Seoul: South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) restored their cross-border communication lines that had been severed for over a year, the South Korean presidential Blue House said Tuesday.The Blue House said in a statement that...
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Meghalaya Govt assures adequqate LPG supply
Shillong: Meghalaya’s Food and Civil Supplies Minister Methodius Dkhar on Thursday assured that the state has sufficient LPG stock...
