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Albania ready to temporarily house Afghan refugees, PM Rama says
PRISTINA (Reuters) -Albania has accepted a U.S. request to temporarily take in Afghan refugees seeking visas to enter the United States, Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Sunday, as Taliban forces enter...
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Reactions as the Taliban entered Kabul
(Reuters) - Following are international reactions after the Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday having taken control of much of the rest of Afghanistan: PAKISTANI FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKESMAN ZAHID HAFEEZ CHA...
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Austria plans aid conference for Afghanistan’s neighbours
ZURICH (Reuters) - Austria plans to hold an aid conference at the end of this month or in early September to support Afghanistan's central Asian neighbours, government officials were quoted on Sunday ...
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Nigeria says killing of Muslim travellers was ‘prearranged’
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - The killing of 23 people returning from a Muslim festival in Nigeria was a premeditated ambush for which suspects have already been arrested, authorities said on Sunday....
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Factbox-The Taliban: key facts on the Islamic militant group
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - The Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Sunday, following a week of rapid territorial gains from retreating government forces battling to hold off the Islamist m...
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Russia reports 21,624 new COVID-19 cases, 816 deaths
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia reported 21,624 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, including 1,954 in Moscow, taking the official national tally since the pandemic began to 6,600,836. The government coronavirus ...
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Taliban have started entering Kabul from all sides – Afghan interior ministry
KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban have begun entering the Afghan capital Kabul from all sides, the Afghan interior ministry said on Sunday, as U.S. and European Union staff sought safety. "Core" U.S. team...
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S.Korea, U.S. to begin joint military drills despite N.Korea rebuke
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military drills on Monday, the South's military said on Sunday, amid North Korea's warnings of a diplom...
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Jailed former S.African president Zuma undergoes surgery
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Jailed former South African president Jacob Zuma has undergone unspecified surgery and remains in hospital with more operations planned, prison authorities said on Sunday. Zuma, ...
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Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
BOZKURT, Turkey (Reuters) - Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have killed 58 people, authorities said on Sunday, in the second natural disaster to strike Turke...
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