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Biden administration appeals federal court decision to block oil, gas leasing pause
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Monday challenged a federal judge's decision in June to block the Interior Department's pause on oil and gas leasing on public la...
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UK to launch resettlement scheme for vulnerable Afghans
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will launch a new resettlement scheme for Afghans who are most in need of help, especially women and girls, after the Taliban seized control of the country, Prime Minister B...
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U.S. State Department declines to say if Ghani still Afghan president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department on Monday declined to say if the United States still recognized Ashraf Ghani as the president of Afghanistan after he left the country on Sunday as insu...
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U.S. diplomats continue contacts with Taliban in Doha, says State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. negotiators remain engaged with Taliban representatives in Doha, the U.S. State Department said on Monday. The focus of U.S. diplomacy shifted from supporting peace talks t...
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UK’s Raab says coordination needed to prevent Afghanistan being used as a base for terrorist groups
(Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab said he and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for international coordination to prevent Afghanistan being used as a base for t...
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Russia says Kabul seems safer under Taliban than it was under Ghani
By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Afghanistan praised the Taliban's conduct on Monday and said the group, still officially designated a terrorist organisation in Russia, had m...
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Tropical Storm Henri forms near Bermuda- NHC
(Reuters) - Tropical Storm Henri formed near Bermuda on Monday and some additional strengthening was forecast during the next couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said. The eighth ...
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Kabul airport operations restarted for evacuation flights- Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Monday that the airfield at Kabul's airport had been reopened after a pause earlier in the day. An official from the Joint Staff told reporters at the Penta...
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Six injured as self-driving Tesla crashes in school car park in Southern England – Telegraph
(Reuters) - Five children and an adult were taken to hospital with injuries after a self-driving Tesla Inc Model 3 crashed in a school car park in southern England on Monday evening, the Telegraph rep...
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Tennis-Osaka leaves press conference in tears
(Reuters) - A tearful Naomi Osaka briefly left a press conference in Cincinnati on Monday after her relationship with the journalists was put under the spotlight by a reporter who accused her of using...
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