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Taliban govt pressing for release of billions of dollars

FRANKFURT: Afghanistan’s Taliban government is pressing for the release of billions of dollars of central bank reserves as the drought-stricken

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Joe Biden had a meeting with Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY: US President Joe Biden, had a private audience with Pope Francis on Friday at the start of a European trip aimed at

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Russia says it considers Israeli settlement activities illegal

Russia has termed the Israeli settlement

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Chinese nuclear-capable missile will be difficult to defend against: US General

The Pentagon’s top general said on Wednesday

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Israel to built 3,000 settler homes in occupied West Bank

Israel on Wednesday advanced plans

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Israel to hold largest-ever air force exercise

Israel is holding its largest-ever air force exercise

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Shavkat Mirziyoyev declared new president of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev

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Tayyip Erdogan backed down from his threat to expel 10 Western ambassadors

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Afghanistan is on the brink of humanitarian crises: UN agencies

Afghanistan is on the brink

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China passed law to limit pressure on children

China passed a law on Saturday to limit the pressure

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Turkish President to expel ambassadors of 10 countries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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US to defend Taiwan if attacked by China

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday said the United States would come to the defence of Taiwan if the island were attacked by

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New Zealand first Maori woman to be named Governor-general

WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s first indigenous Maori woman to be named Governor-general, Dame Cindy Kiro, was formally sworn into the largely ceremonial role in parliament in Wellington on Thursday, pledging to reach out to migrants and marginalised citizens.

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Special trust fund to provide urgently needed cash directly to Afghans: UN

GENEVA: The United Nations said on Thursday it had set up a special trust fund to provide urgently needed cash directly to Afghans through a system tapping into donor funds frozen since the Taliban takeover in August.

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Biden administration selected Afghanistan America’s new Special Representative

The Biden administration has selected Thomas West

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North Korea successfully tested submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea successfully tested a new type

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China denied launching of hypersonic missile

China on Monday denied a report

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Zalmay Khalilzad to leave post this week: US State Dept

The United States' special envoy for Afghanistan

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China tested nuclear-capable hypersonic missile

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August

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Iran is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers

Iran is to resume nuclear negotiations with world powers