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2008 US airstrike that turned wedding into a funeral still haunts Afghans
Jul 06, 2023 11:32On July 6th, 2008, an airstrike by the United States on a wedding party in the Haska Meyna district in eastern Afghanistan killed 47 Afghan citizens.
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Belarus president says Wagner chief in Russia; Kremlin says ‘not following’ Prigozhin’s movements
Jul 06, 2023 11:29Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says the leader of the Wagner paramilitary group is no longer in his country but in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
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IAEA wants further access to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant amid fears of potential attack
Jul 06, 2023 09:42The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it needs more access to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine amid sabotage warnings.
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Holy Qur'an desecration in Stockholm sparks global outrage, concerns over Islamophobia in West
Jul 06, 2023 08:26The recent incident in Stockholm, where a man burned a copy of the Holy Qur'an, has sparked outrage and condemnation from Muslims around the world. In Karachi, Pakistan, protests have been held in response to the incident.
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White House seeks to get cocaine story under control
Jul 06, 2023 05:29Cocaine discovered at the White House was left in an area frequently used by visitors on tours -- and not while President Joe Biden and his family were on the premises, officials said Wednesday.
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Hungary threatens to retaliate over Ukraine's sanctioning of OTP
Jul 06, 2023 04:05Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto says Budapest would block EU funding of arms transfers to Ukraine unless Kiev removes OTP Bank from its blacklist.
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Pakistan calls for nationwide protest over Qur’an desecration in Sweden
Jul 06, 2023 03:19Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for nationwide protests, a week after a man burnt a copy of the Holy Qur'an after receiving the greenlight from Swedish authorities.
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France commences hasty trials for thousands of youth arrested in protests
Jul 05, 2023 14:17France has begun a process of speedy trials for thousands of youths arrested in mass protests following the police killing of a teenager of African origin last week.
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Argentina, Brazil, Mexico condemn Israeli aggression on Jenin
Jul 05, 2023 11:47Governments of Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico have called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Palestine and urged the involved sides to prevent the escalation of violence.
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US, NATO 'complicit' in aiding Ukrainian 'terror attacks' on Moscow, Russia hints
Jul 05, 2023 06:05Russia's Foreign Ministry has suggested that the US and its NATO allies have aided Ukraine in launching recent drone attacks on Moscow, insisting that the UAV raids would not have been possible without such help.