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Haiti’s top prosecutor asks judge to charge PM over president’s assassination
Haiti's chief prosecutor is seeking charges against Prime Minister Ariel Henry over an alleged link to the murder of late President Jovenel Moise. He has also asked for a restraining order to prevent the prime minister from fleeing the country.
Russia says US seeking ‘de dacto partition’ of Syria
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov believes that the United States arsenal has a scenario of a de facto partition of Syria.
Acting Taliban FM denounces US actions, calls for ties
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has criticised the United States for its actions towards the new Taliban government and for severing economic assistance.
Russia rejects reports of ‘military aspect’ of Iran’s nuclear program
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov stated so far, Iran has shown no signs of working on a project to obtain nuclear weapons, and accusations in this regard are not welcome.
South Korea says North launched two ‘ballistic missiles’
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on Wednesday that the neighboring North had fired what is believed to be two ballistic missiles towards the exclusive economic zone of Japan.
EU says has no option but to engage with Taliban
The European Union has no choice but to talk to the Taliban government in Afghanistan and Brussels will try to coordinate with member governments to organise diplomatic presence in Kabul, the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says.
Witness in Netanyahu’s corruption trial killed in plane crash
A witness in former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption case died in a plane crash in Greece. Greek authorities have opened an investigation into the incident which also saw the death of Haim Geron’s wife.
World Bank: Climate change could force migration of 216m people
Climate change could push 216 million people across the world to leave their homes by 2050 unless urgent actions are taken, the World Bank warns.
Gunmen raid Nigerian prison, free over 260 inmates
Heavily armed gunmen attacked a medium-security prison in Kogi State in southern Nigeria, killing two officials and freeing more than 260 inmates.
US Capitol fence to return ahead of pro-rioters rally
A fence will once again surround the US Capitol ahead of a planned rally by backers of the roughly 600 people facing criminal charges arising from the deadly January 6 riot by supporters of former President Donald Trump.
UN chief urges intl. community to provide ‘lifeline’ for Afghans
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Monday urged the world community to dig deep and provide desperately needed aid to Afghans, and to support women and others whose rights appear threatened by the Taliban.
US congressmen urge Blinken to resign over Afghanistan withdrawal
Three Republican congressmen told Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday that he should resign over his handling of the US military pullout from Afghanistan.
Russia’s Putin not to attend Dushanbe summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly cancelled his upcoming visit to the Tajik capital to attend the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Putin to self-isolate after COVID detected in entourage
Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to self-isolate as many coronavirus cases were recently detected among his acquaintances, the Kremlin reported on Tuesday. The Russian leader is still expected to appear at summits via video-link.
China welcomes agreement between Iran, IAEA
Beijing welcomes an agreement on maintaining interaction between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian says.
Hezbollah chief: Iran to ship more fuel to Lebanon
A third and a fourth fuel-laden vessel is expected to head out of Iran towards Lebanon in the future, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says.
Syria’s Assad in Moscow, meets with Putin
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in Russia on an unannounced visit on Tuesday and met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
Venezuela reports another ‘terrorist attack’ on electrical system
Venezuela’s electrical system was targeted by another “terrorist attack” on Sunday, Minister of Electric Power Nestor Reverol announced, referring to power outages in the Caracas area and other parts of the country.
Taliban rejects acting deputy PM’s death nor injury
The Taliban on Monday denied speculations that its co-founder and acting Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar had been killed or injured recently.
Russia urges US, Iran to resume nuclear talks
Russia called on all partners in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) known as the Iran nuclear deal, including Tehran as well as the United States, to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible.
Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Yyi skips court due to sickness
The deposed leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, has skipped her court hearings for health reasons, a member of her defense team says.
Brazilians call for Bolsonaro’s impeachment
Several hundred Brazilians protested against far-right President Jair Bolsonaro and demanded his impeachment in Sunday demonstrations called by conservative groups.
North Korea calls US war in Afghanistan ‘human rights crime’
North Korea denounced the US-led war in Afghanistan as a "human rights crime", accusing Washington of committing "atrocities of mass destruction" against innocent people of the war-hit country.
Western countries drop plans for anti-Iran resolution at IAEA meeting
The US, France, Britain and Germany have dropped plans for pushing an anti-Iran resolution at the meeting of the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Board of Governors in Vienna. The decision comes in the wake of the agreement reached between the IAEA and Tehran over monitoring the latter’s nuclear activities.
First foreign commercial flight since Taliban return lands in Kabu
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane touched down at Kabul airport, the first international commercial flight to land in the Afghan capital since the Taliban retook power in the country in mid-August.
