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Afghanistan: 'Acting PM' Hassan Akhund discusses bilateral ties with visit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 13 (ANI): The newly appointed Taliban government's acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund met with visiting Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani on Sunday.
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US Envoy for Climate to visit India from September 12-14
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US] September 11 (ANI): US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will travel to India from September 12-14 in a bid to engage with Indian counterparts to address the climate crisis.
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Japan's ruling party leaders gear up to succeed PM Yoshihide Suga
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], September 4 (ANI): Japan's ruling party leaders have geared up to become the successor of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga after the latter's abrupt decision to pull out of his party's presidential election at the end of September, a media report said on Saturday.
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Women-led protest in Kabul turns violent; Taliban resorts to tear gas
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 4 (ANI): A protest led by women rights activists in Kabul turned violent after Taliban forces prevented them from marching towards the presidential palace.
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COVID-19: Philippines to lift travel ban on India, 9 other countries
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], September 4 (ANI/Xinhua): The Philippines will lift the travel ban for all inbound travelers from India and nine other countries starting Sept. 6 despite the rising COVID-19 cases fueled by the highly contagious Delta variant, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said
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After US exit, Afghan women stare at uncertain future under Taliban
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 1 (ANI): Despite the Taliban's claims about their new outlook on issues including women's rights, experts believe that their latest rein of Afghanistan will be no different than what transpired in the 1990s, when the terrorist group used terror to exercise powe
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Moscow calls on UN to return to Afghanistan as influx of refugees possible
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia] August 30 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow believes that the influx of Afghan refugees to other countries is possible and calls on the United Nations to return to the country, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday.
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Taliban engaged in internal discussions on formation of new Afghan govt: R
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 28 (ANI/Sputnik): The Taliban are engaged in serious internal discussions regarding the formation of a new government, Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Saturday.
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Tulsi Gabbard expresses grief over lives lost in Kabul blasts, highlights
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): Warning against threats from terrorist groups ISIS and al-Qaeda, former US Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard on Friday expressed grief over lives lost in the recent blasts in Kabul, including those of 13 American troops.
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Toll from floods in western Venezuela increases to 20
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Caracas [Venezuela], August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of people who lost their lives to floods and landslides in the western Venezuelan state of Merida has risen to 20, Jehyson Guzman, a presidential representative authorized to monitor the situation, said.
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US Envoy for Climate likely to visit India in September
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US] August 24 (ANI): US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry is likely to visit India in the month of September to strengthen the India-US partnership on Clean Energy.
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Duterte agrees to run as Philippine Vice President in 2022
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the endorsement of the ruling party PDP-Laban to run as its vice presidential candidate in 2022, the party said on Tuesday.
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