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US cancels talks with Taliban over U-turn on girls’ education

KABUL/WASHINGTON: The United States abruptly cancelled meetings with the Taliban in Doha that were set to address key economic issues,…

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Girls’ education ban won’t last, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai tells Afghan Taliban

The Taliban’s ban on girls’ education won’t last forever, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said on Saturday, emphasising that Afghan women…

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China plane crash: All 132 onboard, including crew members, declared dead

Chinese authorities officially confirmed Saturday that there were no survivors in the crash of a China Eastern 737-800 earlier this…

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Thousands of Russians rally against Putin in Prague

Thousands of largely Russian protesters rallied against President Vladimir Putin in central Prague on Saturday, calling on him to stop…

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Yemen rebels call truce after wave of attacks on Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s Huthi rebels announced a three-day truce with the Saudi-led coalition and dangled the prospect of a “permanent” ceasefire on…

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Five hurt in Russian strikes on Lviv in west Ukraine

At least five people were wounded Saturday in two barrages of strikes that damaged infrastructure including a fuel storage facility…

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Russia accuses Azerbaijan of violating ceasefire in Karabakh

Moscow on Saturday accused Azerbaijan of violating a ceasefire agreement by entering the Russian peacekeeping mission’s zone in the breakaway…

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Biden meets top Ukrainian ministers in Warsaw

Joe Biden on Saturday in Warsaw met two Ukrainian ministers in the first face-to-face talks between the US president and…

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Music plays on in Kharkiv under Russia bombardment

Russian bombs fall daily on Kharkiv since the invasion of Ukraine, but time stood still briefly on Saturday as a…

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‘Open the schools’: Afghan girls protest in Kabul

KABUL: About two dozen girls and women chanting “open the schools” protested in the Afghan capital Saturday against the Taliban’s…

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