G7 leaders agree it is 'moral duty' to help Afghans: von der Leyen

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BRUSSELS, Aug. 25: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that G7 leaders agreed that it was their collective "moral duty" to help Afghan people amid the...

Taliban's treatment of women will mark 'red line': UN rights chief

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GENEVA, August 24 :The UN rights chief voiced grave concern Tuesday at the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban swept into power, saying their treatment of women would mark a...

France to end Afghan evacuations Thursday if US withdraws Aug 31

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PARIS, August 24 : France will end its evacuations from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan later this week if the United States sticks to a plan to pull its troops out at the...

Nuke envoys of S.Korea, Russia discuss Korean Peninsula issue

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SEOUL, August 24 : Nuclear envoys of South Korea and Russia discussed the Korean Peninsula issues, the South Korean foreign ministry said Tuesday. Noh Kyu-duk, South Korea's special representative...

Japan to evacuate embassy staff by sending Self-Defense Forces planes to Afghanistan

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The Japanese government will deploy three Self-Defense Force aircraft to Kabul to assist in the evacuation of Japanese nationals and embassy staff from Afghanistan. ...

UK to urge extension of Kabul evacuations at G7 talks

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LONDON, August 23: Britain said Monday it would urge the United States at a virtual G7 summit to extend an end-of-the-month deadline to complete evacuations of Western citizens and...

EU's eastern members urge UN action on Belarus migrants

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WARSAW, August 23: Four eastern EU members on Monday urged the United Nations to take action against Belarus for encouraging migrants to cross illegally into the European Union, calling...

First woman on Paralympic refugee team urges others to try sport

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TOKYO, August 23: The first female member of the Paralympic refugee team said Monday it was an "honour" to be at the Tokyo Games, urging other women with disabilities to...

Nice authorities open probe into abandoned Ligue 1 match

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NICE FRANCE, August 23: Authorities in Nice have opened a probe into the incidents which caused the abandonment of Sunday's Ligue 1 match between Nice and Marseille, the local prosecutor's...

Taliban extend amnesty to Ashraf Ghani, Amrullah Saleh

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KABUL, August 23: Taliban have extended amnesty to ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Afghan former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, senior Taliban leader Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani said. ...

Over 20 dead in Tennessee flash flood, more than 50 remain missing

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WASHINGTON DC,August 23: The death toll from the weekend flooding in Tennessee has surpassed 20 with more than 50 still missing, US media report. Twin toddlers are among the...

Indonesian ex-minister jailed for 12 years in virus graft case

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JAKARTA, August 23: Indonesia's ex-social affairs minister was jailed for 12 years on Monday after being convicted of taking $1.2 million in bribes linked to food aid for poor families...

Death toll from earthquake in Haiti rises to 2,207

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The agency said on Twitter that a week after the earthquake, which also left at least 12,268 injured, the number of damaged homes exceeded 77,000, while almost 53,000 were destroyed. ...

Tennessee flooding leaves at least eight people dead, about 40 still missing, say reports

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TENNESSEE, August 22: At least eight people died and dozens are still missing in Tennessee following heavy rains and severe flooding in the state's Humphreys County, local media report. ...

Taliban set up committee on media relations

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KABUL, August 22: The Taliban said on Saturday that they are setting up a committee that will deal with the media. The trilateral committee will include a Taliban...