KABUL/ANKARA, July 13 (Reuters) – The Taliban warned Turkey on Tuesday against plans to keep some troops in Afghanistan to run and guard Kabul’s main airport after the withdrawal of foreign soldiers, calling the strategy “reprehensible” and warning of “consequences” ... All countries say this ... IMAGE ... ....
HAVANA (REUTERS) - Cuba blamed historic protests that took place over the weekend on US "economic asphyxiation" and detained some of the highest profile activists, while the Biden administration said it supported the Cuban people's right to demonstrate ... Outages in mobile Internet - the only way many Cubans have of accessing the web - were frequent.
TOKYO (AP) — Japan believes rising tension surrounding Taiwan requires its attention “with a sense of crisis” as China intensifies military activities in the area and the United States steps up support for the self-governing island ... “We need to pay close attention with a sense of crisis more than ever before.” ... .
DEBARK. Tigrayan forces claimed on Tuesday to have launched a new offensive in the conflict-torn northern region of Ethiopia, two weeks after the federal government declared a unilateral ceasefire in the face of rebel advances ... "We promised to liberate every square inch of Tigray," Getachew said ... Start a Conversation. .
JOHANNESBURG. The death toll from rioting in South Africa rose to 45 on Tuesday as police and the military tried to halt the unrest in poor areas of two provinces that began last week after the imprisonment of former PresidentJacob Zuma... Sporadic violence broke out after Zuma on Thursday began serving a 15-month sentence for contempt of court ... .
London (CNN)Formula One driver Lando Norris had his watch stolen after attending the Euro 2020 final at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, his McLaren team has said. The 21-year-old Norris was unhurt but left "shaken" by the incident, which has now been turned over to police, the team said in a statement on Monday ... Read More. Euro 2020 final ... .
Boeing is temporarily lowering its delivery target for the 787 Dreamliner after discovering additional work that will need to be performed on the aircraft ... .
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BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq the previous day rose to 64 on Tuesday, Iraqi medical officials said ... A blackened skull of a deceased female patient from the ward was found ... “The whole state system has collapsed, and who paid the price? The people inside here ... Maj ... .
The U.S.Navy dismissed as “false” China’s claims that it “drove away” a U.S. warship that passed through the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Monday. The USS Benfold destroyer sailed near the small archipelago, located south of China and east of Vietnam, in a move known as a freedom of navigation operation, according to the Navy ... .