Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Zalmay Khalilzad, the veteran US envoy whose months of patient hotel-ballroom diplomacy helped end the US war in Afghanistan but failed to prevent a Taliban takeover, resigned on Monday. In a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Khalilzad defended his record but acknowledged that he came up short
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Published by Al-Araby The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has requested the support of other full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of next month’s crucial meeting where the game’s future in the country is likely to be decided. The strife-torn nation’s remarkable rise has been cricket’s biggest fairytale story in recent times. However,
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Published by Reuters By Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s vaccination campaign has slowed despite amassing record stockpiles of vaccine, health ministry data showed on Monday, as authorities maintain a wider-than-usual gap between doses in a strategy that has boosted coverage. Domestic production of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which accounts for nearly 90% of
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Published by Reuters By Jose Devasia KOCHI, India (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed after heavy rains lashed the south Indian state of Kerala over the weekend, officials said. Rainfall across the state led to flash floods and landslides in several areas, with the Indian army and navy called out to rescue residents.
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Published by Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – The British authorities are considering more safety measures for parliamentarians after a lawmaker was stabbed to death, interior minister Priti Patel told Sky News on Sunday. Conservative David Amess, 69, was knifed repeatedly in the attack at about midday on Friday in Leigh-on-Sea, east of London, during a meeting
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Published by Al-Araby Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43%, the electoral commission said late on Saturday, a small increase from preliminary results but lower than that in the last election in 2018. More than 9.6 million people cast their ballots in the Oct. 10 vote, the commission said. Populist Shi’ite cleric
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Published by Philippine Star Philstar.com October 16, 2021 | 9:51am MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has extended hours and opened Saturdays for voter registration in select areas including Metro Manila. The Comelec announced that beginning October 16, voter registration in some areas during weekdays will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., while
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Published by Reuters (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Police has said that the murder of British lawmaker David Amess in Essex on Friday has been declared as a terrorist incident, with the investigation being led by its Terrorism Command. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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Published by Al-Araby Ibrahim Hoteit, the leader of the Beirut port explosion victims association, called for the current investigator into the blast to step down in a video released late Friday night. Accusing the judge of “politicization” and condemning “US intervention” in the case, Hoteit asked Judge Tarek Bitar, who is leading the investigation, to
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Published by Azer News By Vugar Khalilov Turkey’s Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) has sent 100 tons of seeds as humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, the Yeni Shafak newspaper has reported. The foundation launched a campaign with the slogan “Don’t Leave It Alone” to support the Afghans dealing with the humanitarian crisis alone as a result of
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