Published by Al-Araby Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday gave a guarded response to the new Afghan government announced by the Taliban, saying he would closely follow its future course. In his first comments on the Taliban’s appointment on Tuesday of Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund as leader, Erdogan said he did not know how […]
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Published by Al-Araby The Taliban’s secretive supreme leader on Tuesday told the newly appointed government to uphold sharia law, in his first message since the hardline movement swept to power. “I assure all the countrymen that the figures will work hard towards upholding Islamic rules and sharia law in the country,” Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has
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Published by Reuters By Sayantani Ghosh and Anirudh Saligrama (Reuters) – U.S. payments giant PayPal Holdings Inc said it would acquire Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy in a $2.7 billion largely cash deal, taking another step to claim the top spot in an industry experiencing a pandemic-led boom. The deal tracks rival
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Published by Reuters By Uriel Sanchez ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck southwestern Mexico near the beach resort of Acapulco on Tuesday, killing at least one man who was crushed by a falling post, and causing rock falls and damaging buildings, authorities said. The quake of magnitude 7.0, which hit 11 miles (17.7
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Published by AFP Los Angeles (AFP) – California is declaring war on “ghost guns” — weapons kits sold on the internet without any system of control — with Los Angeles on Tuesday becoming the latest city to move to outlaw them. City councilors in the metropolis — the second largest in the United States —
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Published by Reuters By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s armed forces can “paralyse” Taiwan’s defences and are able to fully monitor its deployments, the island’s defence ministry said, offering a stark assessment of the rising threat posed by its giant neighbour. Beijing is stepping up military activities around the island, which it views as
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Published by Reuters WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealanders on Wednesday visited beaches and queued for takeaway food as tough lockdown measures enforced to beat an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus were eased for most of the country. About 1.7 million people in the largest city Auckland still remain in strict level
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Thandie Newton turned down a superhero movie role because the part was just “someone’s mum who just dies”. The 48-year-old actress has heaped praise on ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ helmer Taika Waititi for making the superhero genre less “boring”, but admitted she wasn’t impressed to be offered such a minor role in
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Published by Al-Araby The UK has opened talks with the Taliban over the “safe passage” of its remaining nationals and allies out of Afghanistan after the hardline Islamist group’s quickfire takeover of the country last month. The British government confirmed to AFP it has dispatched senior civil servant Simon Gass to meet with Taliban representatives
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Published by BANG Showbiz English Sharon Stone’s sister-in-law has posted a heartfelt message on social media after her 11-month-old son passed away. The 63-year-old actress recently announced the death of her nephew River, who passed away days after suffering total organ failure, and Tasha – who is married to Sharon’s brother Patrick – has now
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