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Economic crisis, sanctions overshadowing Eid al-Adha preparation in Afghanistan
Jun 27, 2023 05:44As Muslims around the world gear up to celebrate Eid al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice, many Afghans are struggling to afford basic necessities amid an economic crisis and Western sanctions.
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UN expert: US treatment of Guantanamo prison inmates inhuman and degrading, Washington must apologize
Jun 27, 2023 05:27A United Nations expert has slammed the treatment of inmates at the Guantanamo Bay prison by the United States government as inhuman and degrading, calling on Washington to apologize and provide reparations.
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Putin after mutiny: West, Ukraine wanted Russians to kill each other
Jun 27, 2023 05:24Russian President Vladimir Putin says he ordered his country’s forces to avoid bloodshed during Wagner group’s armed mutiny over the weekend, adding that the West and Ukraine wanted Russians to “kill each other.”
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Sudan's RSF announces unilateral truce, army confirms main base captured
Jun 27, 2023 05:04Sudan's paramilitary forces, which have been fighting the country's army for months, have announced a unilateral truce during the Muslim holiday of Eid al Adha.
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We didn’t want to overthrow Putin’s government, Wagner chief says
Jun 27, 2023 04:42The head of Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group says its recent aborted mutiny was not an attempt to overthrow the government of President Vladimir Putin.
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With mutiny over, Russia’s prime minister underscores ‘rallying around’ Putin
Jun 27, 2023 03:49Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin says the Russian nation should beef up support for President Vladimir Putin since the country has been facing “a challenge to its stability” in the wake of a fleeting armed mutiny by the paramilitary Wagner Group.
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Germany says ‘ready’ to permanently station 4,000 troops in Lithuania
Jun 26, 2023 12:30Germany says it is prepared to station 4,000 troops in Lithuania to strengthen NATO’s eastern flank, which borders Russia.
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Russia's defense chief visits front-line troops after Wagner mutiny, urges vigilance
Jun 26, 2023 11:35Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has visited front-line troops, appearing in public for the first time after the Wagner Group's armed mutiny against Moscow.
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Australia to supply Ukraine with over $70mn in military aid
Jun 26, 2023 10:50Australia is set to provide a new military package worth $73.5 million to Ukraine, including 70 armored vehicles, for the war against Russia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.
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Blinken upholds Biden’s calling Xi ‘dictator’; Beijing slams label as ‘extremely absurd’
Jun 26, 2023 10:29US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has upheld the American president’s recent labeling of his Chinese counterpart as a “dictator,” which Beijing slammed as “extremely absurd.”