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Tunisians call for president resignation

Thousands of protesters have rallied in Tunisia capital –Tunis- to express anger over President Kais Saied's ‘power grab’, calling on him to resign.

Turkey says intends to buy more S-400, likely to infuriate US

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said Ankara is considering buying a second batch of Russian missile system despite strong objections by the United States and its other NATO allies.

‘Bennett disagrees with Biden on Iran, consulate for Palestine, settlements’

Reports say Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has recently said he pushed back against US President Joe Biden on Iran’s nuclear program, the reopening of the US consulate in East Jerusalem to handle Palestinian issues, and Israeli settlement building.

Taliban claims soon to be recognized by world

Taliban Spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid has claimed that the world will soon recognize the group.

Russian official: US no longer ‘global hegemon’

The recent developments in Afghanistan show that the US is no longer capable of playing the role of the global hegemon, a Russian official says.

Social Democrats win German election, eyes on coalition talks

Preliminary results of the German election show a victory for the centre-left Social Democrats that edged out outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right Union bloc by little more than 1 percent.

Taliban urges airlines to resume Afghan flights

The Taliban asked international airlines on Sunday to resume flights to Afghanistan. This as Kabul airport was damaged in the evacuation of thousands of foreign troops and civilians in August.

Five Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank

At least five Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army during overnight military raids that led to armed confrontations in Jenin and Jerusalem.

Long queues at UK petrol stations amid fuel crisis

Long queues were seen at petrol stations across the UK as panic buying has led to a shortage of fuel countrywide. This comes as some petrol stations announced supply problems as a result of a shortfall of HGV drivers.

Russia: U.S. trying to split Intl. community into Cold War-style blocs

Russia’s top diplomat has criticized US idea of ‘democracy summit’ as another example of Cold War mentality. Sergei Lavrov says Washington is trying to split the International Community into those time blocs.

Harris: Treatment of Haitian migrants evoked ‘times of slavery’

US Vice President Kamala Harris has condemned the US officers treatment of Haitian migrants at the southern border. She said reports of American border patrol agents on horseback whipping the migrants evoked "times of slavery”.

Taliban says Daesh chief in Afghanistan killed

Head of Daesh terror group in Afghanistan, Abu Omar Khorasani, has been killed, the Taliban claims.

Mikdad says US must end illegal presence in Syria

Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Minister Faisal Mikdad warned the United States to pull out its forces from the Arab country before facing similar Afghanistan fate.

Mali says France did ‘abandonment’ over troop drawdown

Mali was blindsided by France’s decision to withdraw its troops from the country and had to enlist help from others to fill the gap, Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maiga says.

North Korea says open to another summit with South

The sister of North Korean leader says Pyongyang is open to another summit with the neighboring south if mutual “respect” and “impartiality” between the two countries can be guaranteed.

Iran-Iraq FMs discuss money transfer, gas and electricity export

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has sat down with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein on the sidelines of the annual session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Polls open across Germany in federal parliamentary vote

Polling stations opened in Germany in a new federal parliamentary election that will determine the successor to Angela Merkel as Chancellor.

Hundreds protest Russia election results

Hundreds of Russians turned out in the capital city of Moscow on Saturday to protest the outcome of the recent parliamentary election.

Russia calls on U.S. to ‘be more active’ to revive Iran nuclear deal

Russia has called on the United States to take a more active approach to help resume stalled talks aimed at reviving the Iran nuclear deal.

Biden criticizes treatment of Haitian migrants

US President Joe Biden on Friday decried the scene of border agents chasing Haitian migrants at the southern border and vowed to punish officials responsible.

Iran FM: Tehran favors talks that ensure rights and interests of Iranians

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Friday outlined Tehran’s foreign policy under the new administration at a meeting with American academics and senior members of US think tanks, as part of his meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Russia warns US sanctions against ‘Spirit of Geneva’

The adoption of new US sanctions against Russia would be the worst possible scenario for relations between the two countries and would wipe out "The Spirit of Geneva", Moscow warns.

UK troops linked to deaths of hundreds of Afghan civilians

British forces are linked to the deaths 289 civilians during the Afghanistan conflict, with compensation of just £2,380 paid on average for each life lost, new figures reveal.

US green-lights certain transactions with Taliban

US Treasury Department on Friday authorized the US government, NGOs and certain international organisations, among them the United Nations, to engage with the Taliban and Haqqani Network in order to conduct transactions that are necessary for humanitarian activities.

UK PM bidding to ease tension with France over AUKUS

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has told French President Emmanuel Macron he wants to “re-establish cooperation” between the two, in the wake of the AUKUS pact row.

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