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Iran president in Tajik capital for high-profile summit

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Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s summit and meet with the leaders of member states of the body.
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Taliban mulling creation of regular armed forces in Afghanistan

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Taliban's chief of staff Qari Fasihuddin says the militant group is considering the creation of a regular army in Afghanistan in the near future.
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Iranian Fuel Convoys Arrive in Lebanon

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Lebanese media have released footage showing convoys of Iranian fuel tankers arriving in the Arab country.
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UN concerned over North Korea missile launch

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Member states of the UN Security Council have gathered behind closed doors for an emergency meeting about North Korea’s latest ballistic missile test, which they consider a “major threat”, according to France’s ambassador to the UN, Nicolas de Riviere.
Europe

US, UK, Australia forge military alliance against China

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The US, UK and Australia are setting up a trilateral security partnership aimed at confronting China, which will include helping Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines.
Asia

Republican senators urge Biden to designate Taliban as terror group

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Several GOP senators urged US President Joe Biden to designate the Taliban as a terrorist group, calling it “a significant threat to the United States".
Asia

Iran calls for end to looting of Syria’s oil, wealth

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Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has called for an immediate end to looting of Syria's oil and wealth.
Africa

France says Daesh chief in Sahara killed

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced the death of the Daesh leader in the Greater Sahara, calling it “a major success” for the French military after years of fighting extremists in the Sahel.
Europe

UK PM reshuffles cabinet, foreign secretary moved

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Dominic Raab has lost his job as the UK foreign secretary in a government reshuffle carried out by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Americas

US defense contractors generated $7.35 trillion since 9/11

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The September 11 terrorist incidents spelled great news for American weapons manufacturers and military contractors, generating a stunning $7.35 trillion in revenue over the course of the past 20 years, a report reveals.
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Cuban experts dismiss US claims of ‘Havana Syndrome’

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A panel of Cuban scientists has rejected Washington's claims of American spies and diplomats overseas coming down with a mysterious illness known as "Havana Syndrome", declaring the allegations are “not scientifically acceptable".
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S. Korea says tested submarine-launched ballistic missile

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South Korea says it successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday. This comes after Seoul claimed that North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
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Ex-US intelligence operatives admit hacking for UAE

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Former American intelligence operatives who worked as cyber spies for the United Arab Emirates admitted to violating U.S. hacking laws and prohibitions on selling sensitive military technology.
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Biden denies china leader turned down talk offer

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U.S. President Joe Biden denied on Tuesday a media report that his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, last week turned down an offer from the American leader for a face-to-face meeting.
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UK bars Chinese envoy from parliament over sanctions row

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China’s ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang, has been barred from attending a reception at Westminster in retaliation over quote Beijing imposing sanctions on British MPs.
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Haiti’s top prosecutor asks judge to charge PM over president’s assassination

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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.
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Russia says US seeking ‘de dacto partition’ of Syria

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov believes that the United States arsenal has a scenario of a de facto partition of Syria.
Asia

Acting Taliban FM denounces US actions, calls for ties

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Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has criticised the United States for its actions towards the new Taliban government and for severing economic assistance.
Asia

South Korea says North launched two ‘ballistic missiles’

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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.
Asia

EU says has no option but to engage with Taliban

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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.
Middle East

Witness in Netanyahu’s corruption trial killed in plane crash

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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.
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Gunmen raid Nigerian prison, free over 260 inmates

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Heavily armed gunmen attacked a medium-security prison in Kogi State in southern Nigeria, killing two officials and freeing more than 260 inmates.
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US Capitol fence to return ahead of pro-rioters rally

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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.
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UN chief urges intl. community to provide ‘lifeline’ for Afghans

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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.
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US congressmen urge Blinken to resign over Afghanistan withdrawal

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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.
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