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US admits Kabul attack killed 10 civilians, not Daesh militants

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A US drone strike in Afghanistan last month killed 10 civilians – including seven children – and not Daesh extremists as first claimed, the Pentagon admitted on Friday.
Asia

Iran, Tajikistan leaders Discuss Closer Cooperation

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon have underlined the need to enhance relations and cooperation between the two countries.
Asia

Rights groups say EU failing Afghans trying to flee Taliban

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Human rights groups accuse the European Union of failing to do enough to assist Afghans living in fear of Taliban rule.
Americas

US says no plan for Blinken to meet Iran’s FM at UN

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has no plan to meet with his new Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian next week at the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations in New York, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Friday.
Americas

Poll: Majority of Americans believe democracy is under attack

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Most Americans feel democracy in the United States is under attack, according to a poll, as 51% say it is likely that elected officials in the country will successfully overturn the results of a future election because their party did not win.
Asia

Afghan neighbors Call for “Inclusive” Govt. in “Independent” Afghanistan

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Iran, Russia, China and Pakistan have in a joint statement underlined the necessity of respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Afghanistan.
Media Wire

Yemen: Saudi Arabia, US allies source of terrorism

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Yemen's Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf dismissed US accusation that mentioned Yemen as a great terror threat, saying Washington should blame Riyadh for supporting terrorists in the region.
Media Wire

Australia to host US military aircraft, nuclear-powered subs

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Australia’s new defense treaty with the US and UK will feature muscular defenses, courtesy of US deployment of military aircraft in addition to the agreed nuclear-powered submarines, officials stated after a meeting in Washington.
Media Wire

Putin says US ‘hasty’ Afghan exit ‘more like an escape’

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The hasty withdrawal by US and NATO-allied troops from Afghanistan looked more like an escape, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
Media Wire

EU lawmakers call for Lebanon sanctions over ‘corruption’, ‘Beirut blast’

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The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the EU to adopt targeted sanctions on Lebanese officials said to be engaged in corruption and obstructing the Beirut Port explosion investigation.
Media Wire

US okays $500m copter maintenance deal with Saudi Arabia

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The US Department of State has approved a possible $500 million sale to Saudi Arabia to provide maintenance services to the country's helicopter fleet, according to a statement released Thursday.
Media Wire

China rules out foreign interference in countries’ affairs

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China's President Xi Jinping said on Friday that external forces should never be allowed to interfere in the internal affairs of countries under any pretext.
IFP Exclusive

Iran Berates GCC Statement on Three Persian Gulf Islands

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Tehran has reacted to Statement 149 of foreign ministers of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regarding Iran’s ownership of three Persian Gulf islands.
Media Wire

France says Biden acted like Trump in submarine deal with Australia

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French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has accused US President Joe Biden of making an "unpredictable decision" like former US President Donald Trump "used to do" after he scrapped a $40 billion submarine defense deal that the European nation had signed with Australia.
Media Wire

Dutch FM steps down over Afghanistan crisis

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Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigned on Thursday after she met fierce criticism in parliament over the handling of the Afghan crisis.
Media Wire

Putin: Iran’s membership in SCO to increase its authority

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Moscow supports the start of Iran's Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) membership process, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, stating Tehran's accession will contribute to enhancing the organization's international authority.
Media Wire

China warns US-UK-Australia military pact undermines regional peace

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China has slammed a new US military alliance with Australia and Britain, under which Canberra will acquire nuclear submarine technology, as an "extremely irresponsible" threat to regional stability.
Media Wire

Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan support natnl. Afghan reconciliation

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The foreign ministers of Russia, Iran, China and Pakistan held a four-way meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit to particularly reaffirm the importance of achieving national reconciliation in Afghanistan, Moscow said on Thursday.
Media Wire

Poll shows Biden’s standing among Americans continues to slide

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Half of American adults in a new poll disapprove of US President President Joe Biden, marking the first time his approval has dipped into "negative territory" since taking office.
IFP Exclusive

Lebanese minister: Iran fuel broke US

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The Lebanese minister of transportation has said the resistance movement Hezbollah’s fuel import from Iran broke the US siege of Lebanon.
IFP Exclusive

Iraqi PM briefs cabinet on Iran visit

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Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kazimi on Thursday gave a briefing to the country’s cabinet on his recent trip to Iran.
Nuclear

US says regularly briefs Israel over nuclear talks

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Washington has briefed Israel before, during and after different rounds of negotiations in Vienna about Iran's nuclear deal, State Department spokesman Ned Price says.
Media Wire

Russia demands answers from US over ‘election interference’

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Moscow is waiting for an answer after presenting the American envoy with a dossier on purported examples of US attempts to interfere in Russia’s upcoming elections, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says.
Media Wire

China: US should not get away with killing Afghans

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A thorough investigation into the deaths of innocent Afghan civilians in a US drone strike in Kabul must be conducted, and Washington should be held accountable for its mistake, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian says.
Media Wire

US Capitol police seek Pentagon support ahead of pro-rioters rally

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The US Department of Defense announced it was reviewing a request from the Capitol police for assistance ahead of a rally on Saturday calling for the release of Capitol riot defendants, which some on the Hill fear could devolve into violence.
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