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Biden says he cannot promise what final outcome will be in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday a large evacuation of Americans and Afghan allies from Afghanistan...
Read moreUzbekistan sends 150 Afghan refugees back home
TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbekistan has sent 150 Afghan refugees back to Afghanistan as per an agreement with the Taliban and after...
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UK’s Raab defends Afghanistan crisis response after criticism
LONDON (Reuters) -British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab defended his response to the fall of Afghanistan on Friday, dismissing as inaccurate...
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Merkel urges Putin to free Navalny, extend gas deal with Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Russian President Vladimir Putin after talks in Moscow on Friday to release...
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Just 15 km of Nord Stream 2 pipeline to go, says Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) - There are only 15 km (9 miles) left to finish the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from...
Read moreFinland to send troops to Kabul airport to support evacuation
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Finland said on Friday it would send troops to Kabul airport to support the activities of its...
Read moreSwitzerland offers Afghanistan good offices, charter flight for evacuees
By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland is ready to offer the services of its good offices to host...
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Resistance to Taliban is doomed, says Russian envoy to Afghanistan
By Maria Vasilyeva MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan praised the conduct of the Taliban on Friday in the...
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Putin says senses Kyiv has decided against peaceful solution to E.Ukraine conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had the impression that the Ukrainian leadership had decided...
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U.S. envoy heads to Seoul for talks on Korean peninsula -State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. envoy for North Korea will visit Seoul from Aug. 21-24 for talks with senior South...
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Minister says 700 Dutch nationals in Afghanistan, chaos at airport
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Chaos at the airport in Kabul means that no country knows which plane its citizens are on,...
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Russian watchdog tells Google, Apple to remove Navalny app – report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has demanded that Alphabet's Google and Apple remove Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's app...
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New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand's strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Friday, saying the full extent...
Read moreAfghans at risk “have no clear way out” – U.N. refugee agency
GENEVA (Reuters) -Most Afghans are unable to leave their homeland and those who may be in danger "have no clear...
Read moreSpain’s hub for EU’s Afghan allies will have capacity for 1,000 people
MADRID (Reuters) - The Spain-based hub to receive Afghan refugees who have worked with European Union institutions will have capacity...
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Harris faces task of convincing Asia of U.S. reliability after Afghan chaos
By Nandita Bose and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Kamala Harris, in a visit to Singapore and Vietnam...
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Beijing delays vote on extending anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong -SCMP
HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top legislature has postponed a vote on extending an anti-sanctions law to Hong Kong, the...
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Biden to speak on Afghanistan evacuation efforts on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will give remarks on Friday at 1 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) on the...
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U.S. will limit some Chinese passenger air carriers to 40% capacity -order
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday said it will limit some flights from Chinese carriers...
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China can contribute to Afghan development -Taliban spokesman
BEIJING (Reuters) -China has played a constructive role in promoting peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan and is welcome to contribute...
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