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New Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers

At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...

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Taliban Attack On Afghan Base Kills At Least 15 Soldiers

At least 15 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban fighters attacked their army base in the southern province of...

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Afghan Women Shelters Bring Succour To Abuse Victims

Heavily pregnant at 16 after being raped by an insurgent commander, Malala was on the brink of committing suicide when...

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Attack Turns Spotlight On Libyan Islamists In Manchester

The terror attack in Manchester has thrown a spotlight on hardline Islamist exiles among opponents of former Libyan...

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Trump Scolds NATO Allies Over Defense Spending

President Donald Trump on Thursday chided NATO member countries directly for not meeting their financial commitments to...

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UN Chief Decries Attacks Targeting Medical Facilities

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday warned that attacks on medical facilities are on the rise in war...

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Russia’s Disinformation Efforts Hit 39 Countries

Russia's campaign of cyberespionage and disinformation has targeted hundreds of individuals and organizations from at...

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‘Afghan Spielberg’ Shaheen Goes Down A Storm At Cannes

In the hierarchy of world cinema, Hollywood is at the top. Then comes Bollywood and Nigeria's Nollywood. And then "way,...

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Father of Manchester Bomb Suspect ‘was In Militant Group’

The father of suspected Manchester suicide bomber Salman Abedi was once part of a Libyan militant group with alleged...

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Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After Angry MPs Miss Flight

Supporters of two Afghan MPs who missed a domestic flight from Kabul blocked an airport runway with rocks, forcing the...

International

Afghan Plane Forced To Fly Back After MPs Miss Flight

Afghan aviation authorities have filed an official complaint against two members of parliament after a Bamiyan-bound...

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Tillerson Expects NATO To Join Anti-IS Coalition

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday he expected NATO to overcome reservations and join the US-led...

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Trump’s Saudi Embrace, Iran Disdain Upend Obama’s Vision

US President Donald Trump's emphatic embrace of Sunni Arab regimes and his vilification of Iran mark a stark departure...

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Taliban Attack On Afghan Army Base Kills 10 Soldiers

At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when Taliban militants stormed their army base in the southern province of...

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Greece To Clear Last Makeshift Refugee Camp In Athens

Efforts are underway to remove hundreds of refugees from an unhygienic makeshift camp at an ex-Olympics facility in...

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Militant Attack On Afghan Army Base Kills 10 Soldiers

At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar,...

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NATO and EU Wonder Which Trump Will Turn Up

Hoping for the best, fearing the worst: EU and NATO leaders are braced for their first meeting with US President Donald...

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Kabul Probes ‘terrorist’ Attack On Foreign Guest House

Kabul police said Monday they were investigating a "terrorist" attack on an international guest house that left a...

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Iran Shrugs Off Trump Threats, Missile Tests To Carry On

Iran's newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani ridiculed US strategy in the Middle East, dismissing Donald Trump's...