Conflicts / War / Peace
Russia ready to deliver weapons to allies near Afghanistan at low prices – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to supply weapons and military hardware to its allies in the CSTO security bloc...
Read moreBandits in northwest Nigeria release 15 students after parents raise ransom
BAUCHI/KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Bandits have released 15 more students kidnapped last month from a Baptist school in northwest Nigeria,...
Read moreJordan says will let 2,500 Afghans pass through on way to U.S.
AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan has agreed to allow 2,500 Afghan citizens to pass through the kingdom as they fly to...
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U.S. military evacuated more than 10,000 people from Kabul on Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military flew approximately 10,400 people out of Kabul over 24 hours on Sunday, and 61...
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Germany looking at evacuations from Afghanistan after Kabul airport closes
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is looking into ways to evacuate people from Afghanistan beyond the window of opportunity to fly...
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Lithuania says will complete Belarus border fence by Sept 2022
VILNIUS (Reuters) - Lithuania said on Monday it would complete a 508-km (315-mile) fence along its border with Belarus by...
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Britain still wants to fly thousands of people from Afghanistan– PM’s spokesperson
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain still wants to fly out thousands of people out from Afghanistan and has not set a...
Read moreRussia-led security bloc to hold drills in Kyrgyzstan on Sept. 1-9 -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russia-led CSTO security bloc will hold exercises involving its rapid deployment forces in Kyrgyzstan on Sept....
Read moreSwiss get around 100 people out of Afghanistan – foreign ministry
ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland has been able to get around 100 people -- including the first local staff working for...
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Iran is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, says Iranian official
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Monday it is ready to ship more fuel to Lebanon if needed, a day after...
Read moreRussia, Iran and China to hold joint drills in Gulf -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia, Iran and China will hold joint maritime exercises in the Persian Gulf around late 2021 or...
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UK’s Johnson to push Biden for Afghan deadline extension
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge U.S. President Joe Biden this week to extend the evacuation deadline...
Read moreFirefight at Kabul Airport involving Afghan, U.S., German forces -Bundeswehr
BERLIN (Reuters) - A firefight broke out between Afghan security forces and unknown assailants at the North Gate of Kabul...
Read moreJapan to send military aircraft to repatriate citizens from Afghanistan
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will send a military aircraft to Afghanistan on Monday to bring back its citizens, the top...
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Turkey reinforces border to block any Afghan migrant wave
By Ali Kucukgocmen VAN, Turkey (Reuters) - Afghans who manage to make the weeks-long journey through Iran on foot to...
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U.S. recruits commercial airlines to help move Afghanistan evacuees
By Idrees Ali and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has enlisted the help of six commercial airlines to...
Read moreBritain to push for sanctions on Taliban at G7 meeting -sources
By Andrew MacAskill and Andrea Shalal LONDON (Reuters) -Britain plans to push world leaders to consider new sanctions on the...
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Egypt to close Rafah crossing with Gaza from Monday
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is to close the Rafah crossing on its border with the Gaza Strip until further notice...
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Rising prices, shuttered banks add to misery for Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) - A week after the Taliban's lightning seizure of Kabul, growing numbers of people in the Afghan capital...
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah says Iranian fuel vessels setting off soon
(To correct that first vessel had already sailed) BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, Hassan Nasrallah,...
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