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Forty Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank: Re
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Gaza [Palestine] August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): As many as 40 Palestinians were reportedly injured overnight in clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank, with some sustaining bullet injuries from live ammunition, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said on Wednesday.
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Australia evacuates 26 people from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has evacuated its first 26 people out of the Afghan capital of Kabul, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday.
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Bodies of those killed in copter crash in Russia's Far East recovered
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The bodies of all people killed in the Mi-8 helicopter crash in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Territory have been raised from the bottom of the Kuril Lake, Kamchatka Governor Vladimir Solodov said on Telegram.
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One Syrian soldier dead, 3 injured as terrorists shell Aleppo, Hama
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Aleppo [Syria], August 18 (ANI/Sputnik): Three Syrian soldiers were injured and one died as a result of shelling by militants in the provinces of Hama and Aleppo, Rear Adm. Vadim Kulit, deputy head of the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria, said T
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Taliban escalated terror attacks, protected Al-Qaeda during talks with US:
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The resurgent Taliban escalated its own terror attacks across Afghanistan, including female government officials, aid and healthcare workers and protected al-Qaeda even while it was negotiating with the US government, a Department of Defense repor
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Haiti declares national mourning for victims of earthquake
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], August 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced a three-day mourning period for the victims of the Saturday earthquake in the country, which killed over 1,400 people.
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Belgium suspends deportation of illegal Afghan migrants: Migration Secreta
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Sammy Mahdi, said on Monday that his country would not be deporting failed asylum seekers back to Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country.
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Plane with Australian servicemen heading to Afghanistan to evacuate citize
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Canberra [Australia] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia has already sent a plane carrying servicemen to Afghanistan to evacuate Australian citizens and visa holders from the country and will deploy a total of over 250 troops to assist the evacuation, the defense ministry said on Monday.
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Japan to extend COVID-19 state of emergency in 5 prefectures, 3 more added
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese government will prolong the state of emergency in Tokyo and five more prefectures, expanding it to cover three more prefectures, in a bid to halt a recent flare-up in COVID-19 cases, the Asahi newspaper reported on Monday.
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Switzerland evacuates 3 foreign ministry employees from Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said on Monday that Switzerland had evacuated three Swiss citizens working for the Agency for Development and Cooperation (DEZA), a branch of the ministry of foreign affairs, in Kabul from Afghanistan.
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Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan to meet Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian ambassador in Afghanistan will hold a meeting with a senior coordinator of the Taliban (terrorist group, banned in Russia) on Tuesday to discuss embassy security, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov s
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Switzerland begins evacuating diplomatic staff from Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], August 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Switzerland has started to prepare for the evacuation of its diplomatic personnel from Afghanistan amid a deteriorating security situation in the capital, Kabul, spokesperson of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Elisa Raggi
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