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Russia, US envoy discuss Iran nuclear deal

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov and US Special Representative for Iran Robert Malley discussed the prospects for returning to the full-fledged implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) during their consultations in Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry says.
Asia

Russia slams NATO plan over Afghan refugees

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A possible NATO plan to house Afghan refugees in central Asian countries can become a disaster for European countries, Moscow warns. Thousands of Afghans have fled the country, with many more seeking to leave, after Taliban announced assumed control of Kabul and other cities.
Americas

Pentagon chief: Al-Qaeda may reform in Afghanistan

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warns the Al-Qaeda terror group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate in the war-torn country following Washington's withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power.
Americas

Hurricane Ida death toll rises to 82 in US, hundreds of thousands without power

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At least 82 people have died in the United States in the aftermath of hurricane Ida. Several regions continue to grapple with the fallout from the storm and lingering power outages that have left thousands in the dark.
Europe

More than a dozen die in North Macedonia Covid hospital fire

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At least 14 people have died and many more were injured in a fire at a hospital treating coronavirus patients in North Macedonia, authorities confirmed on Thursday.
Middle East

UN: 18k Yemeni civilians killed or injured in Saudi-led war

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A United Nations panel reported Wednesday that at least 18,000 Yemeni civilians have been killed or wounded in Saudi-led airstrikes since the kingdom launched the war on its southern neighbor six years ago.
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Poll: Americans worried about domestic terror than foreign threats

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More Americans are more concerned about homegrown terrorism than they are about the threat of extremism from overseas, a new poll found.
Asia

Taliban to hold general elections in Afghanistan

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The Taliban are planning to organize general elections in Afghanistan which will allow various local groups and communities to cast their votes. This comesas the Taliban have introduced a caretaker government to rule the war-hit country.
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Maasai Mara lives on, best wildlife photos of the year

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Maasai Mara is one of the most important wildlife conservation and wilderness areas in Africa, famous for its populations of lion, African leopard, cheetah and African bush elephant.
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North Korea holds nighttime military parade

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North Korea has held a nighttime military parade in the capital Pyongyang to mark the founding anniversary of the nuclear-armed country.
Middle East

Negotiator: US support for Saudi Arabia prolongs Yemen war

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A senior Yemeni official believes the Riyadh-led war on his country would have ended years ago if there had not been political and military support from Washington for the kingdom.
Asia

Rights groups call all on broadcasters to boycott Beijing Olympics

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A coalition of human rights groups is urging major broadcasters across the world to cancel plans to cover the 2022 Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights abuses in China. Beijing has repeatedly rejected such allegations.
Asia

Taliban urges UN to remove its leaders from sanction list

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The Taliban caretaker government has asked the United Nations to take the group's leaders off its blacklist. Several members of the interim government in Kabul are on the UN Security Council's terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund.
Middle East

Palestinians injured as Israel attacks pro-prisoner rallies

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About one hundred Palestinians were injured on Wednesday in clashes with Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Red Crescent reported.
Asia

Chinese navy ‘expels US warship from territorial waters’

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China says a US destroyer was “expelled” from disputed South China Sea waters after Beijing’s naval and air forces conducted whole-process tracking and monitoring and warned off it, accusing Washington of provocative actions at sea.
Americas

Blinken: US ‘getting closer’ to abandon nuclear deal

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that time was running out for Iran to return to a nuclear deal after a scathing report by the IAEA and Tehran's signals that it would take a while to return to talks. The Iranian government stresses the country is ready to restart talks to revive the 2015 agreement, but not under western pressure.
Asia

Afghan Girl, Having Lost Parents to Violence, Finds Safety in Iran

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Images have been posted on social media showing an Afghan girl who has trekked all the way to the Iranian border to take shelter in a country where people love her and she can find a safe place to live.
Americas

US Capitol Police bracing for violence ahead of pro-Trump rally

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The Capitol Police is increasing security in preparation for potential violence at a September rally in which followers of former President Donald Trump intend to show support for people arrested after the deadly January attack on the Capitol, according to a statement and an internal memo on Wednesday.
Asia

Fugitive Ghani swears he did not steal Afghan funds

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Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says leaving Kabul was "the most difficult decision of his life" as the Taliban encircled the capital, dismissing allegations that he did a runner with millions of dollars from Afghanistan.
Middle East

Islamic Jihad warns Israel not to enter refugee camp, vows repel

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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement promised they will repel Israeli troops if they enter the Jenin refugee camp in search of the six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from an Israeli high-security prison.
Asia

China urges NATO to withdraw nukes from Europe

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China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin has called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to withdraw its nuclear weapons deployed across Europe.
Middle East

‘French Cement giant Lafarge financed Daesh, intelligence in the know’

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French cement giant Lafarge financed Daesh and constantly informed the French intelligence services about its relationship with the terrorist organization, according to documents obtained by Anadolu news agency.
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Blinken invites Israel’s Lapid to US to discuss Iran

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has invited Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid to visit Washington soon to discuss mutual relations and issues related to Iran.
Media Wire

Merkel warns Germans of voting for the left-wing

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her last speech in the Bundestag before stepping down to warn about the rise of a broad left-wing coalition government, as her center-right CDU/CSU bloc falls in the polls.
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Taliban caretaker PM US-designated terrorist

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The Taliban on Monday named their caretaker cabinet members including an obscure figure who has a $5mn US bounty on his head. Mohammad Hassan Akhund was named as caretaker Prime Minister by the Taliban’s spokesman Zabihullah Mojahed.
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