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6 killed, dozens injured in Turkey heavy storms

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At least six people, including a foreign national, died and dozens more were injured on Monday after heavy storms hit Turkey's largest city of Istanbul and its surrounding regions.
Asia

Bomb blast in Kabul wounds five people, including Taliban

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A bomb blast on a main road in Police District six of the Afghan capital Kabul wounded five people including the Taliban fighters but the Taliban have not commented on the casualties.
Asia

China says negotiations only way to solve Iran nuclear issue

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China says dialogue and negotiations are the only right way to solve the Iran nuclear issue, and that the United States should lift all related illegal sanctions against Iran and third parties, including China.
Asia

Report: Underground intelligence operatives helped Taliban seize Kabul

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The Taliban have had an underground network of intelligence operatives that helped them seize power from inside, parallel to their military victory, according to a report.
Asia

Several countries pledge additional support for Afghanistan

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Leaders from a handful of Asian nations vowed to help Afghanistan during a summit on Sunday. They stressed the need for outside support as the new Taliban government grapples with poverty, food insecurity and an economic crisis.
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Iranian president back home after ECO summit

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Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi says Tehran’s main achievement in the ECO summit is the expansion of trade ties with other countries.
IFP Exclusive

Iran, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan sign gas swap deal

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Iran, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan sign a trilateral gas swap deal.
IFP Exclusive

Iran, Uzbekistan call for inclusive govt. in Afghanistan

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The presidents of Iran and Uzbekistan have called for the formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
Media Wire

Top Iran negotiator: West does not seek to implement a deal

Hamid Reza Babaee -
Experience shows that the west does not seek to implement a deal. Rather, it seeks to score public perception points by announcing one while stealthily “dis-implementing” the agreement in every possible way, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri wrote in an op-ed in The Financial Times.
Int'l Relations

EU says does not recognize Taliban regime

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A high-ranking European official says the European Union does not recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen made the remarks at the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM).
Asia

China: West employing nuclear double-standard

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A top Chinese diplomat says the International Atomic Energy Agency should be involved in the security pact for the transfer of a nuclear submarine to Australia, like the Iran nuclear deal.
Asia

Putin calls meeting with Aliyev and Pashinyan “useful”

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has described his talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan as useful and timely.
Asia

Iran, Malaysia FMs discuss bilateral ties, regional issues

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Iranian and Malaysian Foreign Ministers Hossein Amirabdollahian and Saifuddin Abdullah discussed bilateral ties, regional and international developments on Friday.
Asia

Baku hails Sochi trilateral meeting as ‘positive’

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The Republic of Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry has described the meeting of Russian, Azeri and Armenian leaders on Friday as positive.
Media Wire

Report: 500k internally displaced in Afghanistan in 2021

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More than half a million people have been internally displaced in Afghanistan as a result of conflicts and insecurity in 2021, according to a newly released report by the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM).
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UN calls for end to violence against Afghan women

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The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is calling for an immediate end to violence against women and girls in the country. UNAMA made the appeal in a statement issued on Thursday marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW).
Media Wire

WSJ: Saudi Arabia and Russia mulling pause in oil production increases

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Top oil producers Saudi Arabia and Russia are considering a move to pause their planned oil production increases, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. It comes after US announcement of the release of strategic crude reserves.
Human Rights

Raisi calls for enhanced trade cooperation with the Netherlands

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called for expansion of trade and stronger cooperation in field of technologies, especially in the area of water and environment, with the Netherlands.
Asia

Armenian soldier killed in border shoot-out

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An Armenian soldier has been killed in a shoot-out at the border with the Azerbaijan Republic. Authorities in Yerevan say Azeri troops opened fire at the Armenian positions on Monday evening, killing one soldier.
IFP Exclusive

Iran embassy urges Intl. community help with refugee influx

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The Iranian embassy in Belgium underlined the need for the international community to support Afghan refugees residing in Iran.
Asia

UN warns Afghanistan banking system at risk of collapse

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The United Nations (UN) on Monday pushed for urgent action to prop up Afghanistan's banks. The world body has warned a spike in people unable to repay loans, lower deposits and a cash liquidity crunch could cause the financial system to collapse within months.
Media Wire

Johnson says Britain must engage with Taliban

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said London must engage with the Taliban to tackle humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. No country has yet recognized the Taliban as the rulers of Afghanistan.
Asia

UAE embassy in Kabul reopened

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has reopened its embassy in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Amost all foreign embassies have closed in the country following the collapse of the previous government.
Asia

Iran MP calls for regional taskforce to help Afghan refugees

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A member of Iran’s parliament’s National Security Commission has called for the establishment of a regional taskforce to help Afghan refugees, amid the crisis in the country.
Asia

 Saudi military bases hit by Yemeni drone strikes

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Yemeni troops have carried out a series of aerial attacks on military targets in southwest Saudi Arabia.  
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