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Iraqi PM chairs security meeting after drone attack on residence

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Published by Reuters By John Davison and Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed in an assassination attempt by armed drone in Baghdad, officials said on Sunday, in an incident that dramatically raises tension in the country weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups. Kadhimi appeared in […]

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Biden’s democracy summit: Problematic invite list casts shadow on impact

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Published by Reuters By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden is getting ready to deliver on a key campaign promise by convening a Summit for Democracy: a first-of-its kind gathering of more than 100 countries to help stop democratic backsliding and erosion of rights and freedoms worldwide. But rights advocates

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Chasm opens between COP26 words and climate action

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Published by AFP Glasgow (AFP) – COP26’s first week saw keynote pledges to end deforestation, phase out coal, and mobilise trillions for green investment. But observers say there is a gulf between host Britain’s proclamations and the emissions cuts that must be achieved. Mohamed Adow, director of the Nairobi-based climate think tank Power Shift Africa,

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TRF militant hospitalized in a critical condition

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Newscraving Desk: Srinagar A militant of Lashker-e-Toiba/TRF was critically injured with a bullet wound in Hermain area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Sunday. Official sources said the militant identified as Sahil Bashir Lone of Hermain was found in critical condition at native area. Some locals who saw him took him to district hospital, they

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UK to roll out COVID-19 antiviral drug trial this month -Health Security Agency

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Published by Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will start to roll out Merck’s molnupiravir COVID-19 antiviral pill through a drug trial later this month, Susan Hopkins, Chief Medical Adviser at the UK Health Security Agency said on Sunday. Last week Britain became the first country in the world to approve the potentially game-changing COVID-19 antiviral

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Baghdad on high alert following PM assassination attempt

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Published by Al-Araby The Iraqi army and security services carried out large-scale deployments across the centre of Baghdad on Sunday morning, in the aftermath of a failed assassination attempt against Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. Military helicopters, infantry units and armoured forces deployed around the Green Zone, a high security neighbourhood in the Iraqi capital

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