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Taliban warns of counterattacks as May 1 deadline for US troop withdrawal passes
Date: 2021-05-01 15:18:46 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:43 - ID:8937831
KABUL, May 1 (MENA) - The Taliban issued a warning to US and NATO forces of possible counterattacks as the original May 1 deadline for the complete withdrawal of foreign troops passed, stoking fears of increased violence in response to President ....
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COVID-19 claims 332 lives in Iran over past 24 hours
Date: 2021-05-01 13:43:34 GMT - Iran - World - SN:30 - ID:8937477
TEHRAN, May 1 (MENA) - Some 332 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 72,090, IRNA reported. In its statement on Saturday, Iran's Health Ministry said 17,080 new cases ....
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India: 18 Covid patients dead in fire at Gujarat hospital
Date: 2021-05-01 10:49:31 GMT - India - World - SN:21 - ID:8937157
New Delhi, May 1 (MENA) - At least 18 coronavirus patients died after a fire broke out at a hospital in Gujarat's Bharuch in the early hours on Saturday, NDTV reported. There were around 50 other patients at the four- storeyed Welfare Hospital when ....
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Army Afghanistan: Army outpost attacked in Ghazni, 30 soldiers missing
Date: 2021-05-01 09:46:02 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:16 - ID:8937011
KABUL, May 1 (MENA) - Taliban attacked an outpost of the Afghan National Army in the city of Ghazni on Friday night, resulting in hours of heavy clashes between the two sides, a provincial council member Khaliqdad Akbari said. He said the outpost ....
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Massive truck bombing kills 30 in Afghanistan
Date: 2021-05-01 07:40:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:8 - ID:8937006
KABUL, May 1 (MENA) - At least 30 people, including students, have been killed in a massive truck bombing in central Logar province in Afghanistan, officials say. The explosion rocked the first police district of Pul-e-Alam, the provincial ....
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4 killed in Taliban, illegal armed militia clash
Date: 2021-04-30 21:34:37 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:101 - ID:8936786
KABUL, April 30 (MENA) - Four armed people have been killed during a clash with the Taliban in northern Samangan province, an official said on Friday. NDS Head for Samangan Maj. Gen. Ameer Shah Sadaat confirmed to Pajhwok that illegal armed ....
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Biden administration to restrict travel from India starting Tuesday
Date: 2021-04-30 21:34:28 GMT - USA - World - SN:100 - ID:8936788
WASHINGTON, April 30 (MENA) - The Biden administration has confirmed that the US will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday in response to the surge of coronavirus cases and variants being observed in the country, CNN reported. "On the ....
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Car bomb blast in Afghanistan kills at least 14, wounds 90
Date: 2021-04-30 20:47:51 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:96 - ID:8936807
KABUL, April 30 (MENA) - At least 14 civilians were killed and 90 others wounded as a car bomb blast hit a crowded road outside Pul-e-Alam, capital of Afghanistan's eastern Logar province on Friday, CGTN quoted the Afghan interior ministry as ....
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EU says reserves right to respond to Russia's entry ban for eight EU officials
Date: 2021-04-30 20:28:19 GMT - Russia - World - SN:95 - ID:8936767
MOSCOW, April 30 (MENA) - The European Union reserves the right to retaliate following Russia's latest decision on sanctions against EU officials, according to a joint statement by the heads of the European Council, the European Commission and the ....
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Tajikistan's Embassy in Cairo: We keen to achieve peace with Kyrgyzstan
Date: 2021-04-30 19:48:51 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:94 - ID:8936711
CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Tajikistan's Embassy in Cairo said that the Tajik government has been keen on achieving peace and stability with Kyrgyzstan. This comes after score of people were killed and injured in cross-border clashes that erupted ....