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EU calls on Taliban to open secondary schools for girls in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], March 29 (ANI): The European Union on Monday condemned the Taliban's decision to ban girls from receiving secondary education and believes that this lowers the movement's chances to gain the "desired" legitimacy, Sputnik reported.
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Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif airport resumes work
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): The airport in Mazar-i-Sharif has partly resumed operations and is expected to be fully restored by August with the assistance of specialists from Uzbekistan, said a representative of the Uzbekistan Ministry of Transport, Sputnik reported.
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Afghanistan officially bans all foreign TV series
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): The Taliban has officially banned the broadcast of all foreign TV series in Afghanistan, Sputnik reported citing a person familiar with the situation.
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UK pays Iran USD 530 mln debt for unfulfilled tanks order
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
London [UK], March 16 (ANI): Following the release of two British nationals held in Iranian prisons for several years, UK foreign minister Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed that the UK had paid Iran a USD 530 million debt for an order of tanks that was canceled after the 1979 Islamic revoluti
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Russia's UNSC resolution calls for humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 15 (ANI): A Russian UN Security Council resolution has called for a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to enable the safe evacuation of civilians, Sputnik reported citing a draft text of the resolution released on Tuesday.
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Nearly 2,500 Ukrainian military targets destroyed till now, claims Russia
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 8 (ANI): As many as 2,482 Ukrainian military targets have been destroyed by the Russian armed forces since the beginning of its military operation in the country, Sputnik reported citing the Russian defence ministry.
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UNSC to hold meeting to discuss North Korea's latest missile launch
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New York [US], March 7 (ANI): The United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on Monday (local time) to discuss North Korea's latest missile launch, Sputnik reported citing a source.
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Russia, Ukraine to discuss political, humanitarian aspects, military settl
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], March 7 (ANI): Russia and Ukraine will discuss political, humanitarian aspects and a military settlement during the third round of talks scheduled to be held today in Belarus, Sputnik reported citing the head of the Russian delegation, presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky.
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Powerful explosion hits Luhansk amid escalating tensions between Russia, U
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kiev [Ukraine], February 19 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, a "powerful explosion" hit Luhansk, Sputnik reported.
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US believes China wants de-escalation in Ukraine crisis to avoid negative
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 29 (ANI): The United States believes China prefers de-escalation in Ukraine because of the possibility a conflict in Europe could have a negative impact on its interests, Sputnik reported citing a senior US administration official as saying on Friday.
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UK to allocate additional 130 million USD in humanitarian aid to Afghanist
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], January 28 (ANI): The United Kingdom Foreign Office has pledged to release another 97 million pounds (130 million USD) of emergency aid to Afghanistan amid concerning reports about the rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in the country, Sputnik reported citing Sky News
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Ukraine welcomes resignation of German Navy chief over remarks on Ukraine,
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], January 23 (ANI): Ukrainian Ambassador to Berlin Andriy Melnyk welcomed on Sunday the resignation of the Commander of the German Navy, Vice Adm. Kay-Achim Schonbach, who had previously said that Crimea would never return to Ukraine despite Kiev's attempts to put pressure on
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