Taliban rebuffs UN report claiming presence of terror groups in Afghanistan

ANKARA: Afghanistan’s interim Taliban government has rejected a UN Security Council report claiming that several terrorist groups, including Dai’sh and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), are present in the country and have access to weapons left by US-led foreign forces. “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan once again rejects these baseless accusations and, while calling for transparent involvement […]

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Iran Says Uranium Enrichment Continues Based on Domestic Law

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Iran’s enrichment of uranium continues based on a framework established by the country’s parliament, nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami said Sunday when asked about reports regarding Tehran slowing down its 60% enrichment. “Our nuclear enrichment continues based on the strategic framework law,” Eslami said, referring to a related legislation. Earlier this month, […]

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Xi Jinping calls for protection of ‘hard-won stability’ in Xinjiang visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Xinjiang, calling on officials to conserve “hard-won social stability” in a region where Beijing is accused of abuses that the United Nations has said could amount to “crimes against humanity”. The Chinese government has pursued a years-long campaign against what it describes as “terrorism” and […]

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Russia says it has confirmed Prigozhin died in the plane crash

Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. The committee said in a statement Sunday that after forensic testing, all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash were identified, and their identities “conform to the manifest.” Russia’s civil aviation authority earlier this week said Prigozhin, along […]

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