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Kosovo shuts main border crossing with Serbia as tensions escalate
Dec 29, 2022 11:52Kosovo closed its biggest border crossing with Serbia on Wednesday after Serbs reportedly set up more barricades on their side to support their ethnic kin in Kosovo in one of the region's worst crises in years.
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US waged war on Afghans, indulged in corruption, says former president Karzai
Dec 29, 2022 11:14Afghanistan’s former president Hamid Karzai has blamed the United States for the fate of the war-ravaged country, saying the protracted war “was not our war" but used by the US and its allies against the people of Afghanistan.
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US Representative-elect George Santos being probed for lying about self
Dec 29, 2022 09:59US Representative-elect George Santos of New York has been placed under investigation by Long Island prosecutors after he admitted to having made false claims in his resume.
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Bolivia detains opposition leader Camacho on ‘terrorism’ charges
Dec 29, 2022 06:31Police in Bolivia have detained one of the country’s main opposition leaders, Santa Cruz Governor Luis Fernando Camacho, on “terrorism” charges in a move that is bound to significantly escalate tensions between his supporters and security forces.
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UN halts some Afghanistan programs after Taliban ban on women staff
Dec 29, 2022 06:05The United Nations (UN) has temporarily suspended some “time-critical” programs in Afghanistan after Taliban banned women from working for non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
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US approves possible sale of anti-tank systems worth $180 million to Chinese Taipei
Dec 29, 2022 05:55The US State Department has approved the potential sale of anti-tank systems worth an estimated $180 million to Chinese Taipei, as tensions continue between the US and China over the self-ruled island.
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US lawmakers press government for answers over use of Israeli spyware
Dec 29, 2022 05:45Two senior US lawmakers have called for an investigation over Washington’s purchase and use of powerful spyware made by two Israeli hacking firms, amid efforts to rein in the spread of hacking tools in the country.
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US to impose mandatory COVID-19 tests for travelers from China
Dec 29, 2022 05:38US health officials have said the United States will impose mandatory COVID-19 tests on travelers from China, accusing Beijing of not sharing enough information about the surge in coronavirus cases there.
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US stocks fall on recession fears, weak oil prices
Dec 29, 2022 05:28Wall Street's main indexes fell on Wednesday, giving up modest initial gains, on growing concern about a recession in 2023 and surging COVID-19 cases in China, the world's top oil importer.
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Resistance martyrs commemorated in Bosnia
Dec 29, 2022 04:58Bosnian people have held a ceremony in the city of Visoko to commemorate Bosnian martyrs and Iran’s legendary anti-terror Commander, Lt. General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, Deputy Head of Iraq’s Hashd Al-Shaabi or Popular Mobilization Units (PMU).