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China urges the US to suspend its initiative to contain the Asian giant
Straits Times 24 Aug 2021
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - China has urged the United States to correct its practice of using an initiative to contain China and to stop disturbing normal bilateral communication as well as cooperation in areas such as science and people-to-people exchanges ... More on this topic. � ....
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Report: CIA Director William Burns held secret meeting in Kabul with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar
Gulf News 24 Aug 2021
Washington. CIA Director William J ... Biden faces pressure to extend Afghanistan evacuation mission as Taliban warns against doing so. The CIA declined to comment on the Taliban meeting but the discussions likely involved the impending Aug ... .
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Israeli warplanes strike Gaza, drawing Hamas gunfire
The New Arab 24 Aug 2021
Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza overnight on Monday, drawing machine-gun fire from Hamas in the heaviest escalation since Israel's deadly 11-day bombing campaign in May. The Israeli military claimed a series of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip overnight hit a Hamas weapons manufacturing site, a tunnel and an underground rocket launch site ... ....
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Taliban ask Americans not to encourage Afghans to leave country: ‘We need their talent’
The Independent 24 Aug 2021
The Taliban have appealed to the US not to encourage Afghans to leave the country ... We need their talent.” ... .
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Bennett to Present Iran Plan in First White House Visit
Hamodia 24 Aug 2021
New Prime Minister Naftali Bennett plans to push for a new Iran strategy during his first White House visit, saying he will urge U.S. President Joe Biden not to revive the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran ... The visit gives the U.S ... The talks will be relatively low-key ... Bennett said he would tell Biden ... State Department spokesman Ned Price said ... .
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7 people apparently poisoned at German university
The Hill 24 Aug 2021
Seven people at a German university had to seek medical attention on Tuesday after exhibiting symptoms of poisoning, according to The Associated Press. Students and employees at the Technical University in Darmstadt reportedly began experiencing symptoms on Monday ... The liquid found reportedly gave off a powerful smell.ADVERTISEMENT ... ....
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Lithuania wants sanctions on Belarus for helping migrants cross to EU
Reuters 24 Aug 2021
VILNIUS, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Lithuania has proposed that the European Union sanction Belarusian citizens and companies which it says are helping migrants cross into EU member states, Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said on Tuesday ... "Sanctions are one such answer." ... "Those responsible must face strict sanctions." ... read more.
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G7 leaders to seek unity on Taliban as deadline for Afghanistan evacuation looms
The Guardian 24 Aug 2021
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Europe's deadly flooding 'more intense and more likely' because of climate change
The National 24 Aug 2021
Climate change made the extreme rainfall and floods that devastated Germany and Belgium last month at least 20 per cent more likely to happen, scientists said on Tuesday ... Scientists gave a warning of more extreme weather to come.Read more ... .
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Germany's Merkel Pledges $705Mln in Aid to Afghanistan
Urdu Point 24 Aug 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced after the G7 emergency summit on Tuesday a financial lifeline worth a total 600 euros ($705 million) to Afghanistan ... The aid will be provided through UN institutions, she added ... ....
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The Taliban warned of 'consequences' if the US extends its military presence in Afghanistan beyond the August 31 deadline
Business Insider 23 Aug 2021
Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen. Sergei Savostyanov\TASS via Getty Images A Taliban spokesman warned that extending the US withdrawal deadline could provoke a "reaction." It came hours after Biden said the US could extend its Aug. 31 deadline to help evacuation efforts ... See more stories on Insider's business page ... "It's a red line ... ....
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TALIBAN ARE BACK - WHAT NEXT FOR AFGHANISTAN?
WorldNews.com 24 Aug 2021
Their areas of control grew.Who are the Taliban?. They emerged in the civil war that followed the withdrawal of Soviet troops in 1989, predominantly in the south-west and the Pakistan border areas.They enforced their own hardline version of Sharia, or Islamic law, and introduced brutal punishments.
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Chad’s former president Hissène Habré dies at 79
France24 24 Aug 2021
Former Chadian president Hissène Habré, who was serving a life term in Senegal for war crimes and crimes against humanity, has died, Senegalese Justice Minister Malick Sall said Tuesday. He was 79 ... .
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Taliban's treatment of women will mark 'red line': UN rights chief
RTE 24 Aug 2021
The UN rights chief has voiced grave concern at the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban swept into power, saying their treatment of women would mark a "fundamental red line" ... "The onus is now fully on the Taliban to translate these commitments into reality," she said ... Read More. ... .
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Philippines’ Duterte agrees to run as vice-president in 2022
The Guardian 24 Aug 2021
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