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Taliban Dissolve Afghanistan's Independent Election Commissions, Citing 'No Need' for Them

The Taliban dissolved two election commissions in Afghanistan on Sunday, prompting condemnation from former Afghan officials.Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesperson for Afgha

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Thousands of flights canceled on Christmas weekend

Major US airlines canceled hundreds more flights Sunday, the third day in a row of mass cancellations and delays over Christmas weekend, as staff and crew call out sick

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Deadly flooding hits Brazil, displaces thousands

Heavy flooding has left at least 18 people dead and more than 280 injured in the northeast region of Brazil, officials say.The floods have affected nearly 40 cities thr

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Texas Dem has MOVED ON from trying to get Kamala's help on immigration

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar said that he's done trying to work with Vice President Kamala Harris on border issues. 'I say this very respectfully to her: I moved

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French and UK authorities sued by NGO over 27 migrant deaths in Channel tragedy

A French migrant charity has filed a judicial complaint alleging that French and British rescue services ignored distress calls from migrants aboard an inflatable dingh

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UN Secretary-General urges more support for Lebanon

Visiting United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged the international community to increase its support for Lebanon, Lebanese TV station al-Jadee

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UK Brexit supremo Frost resigns in blow to PM Johnson

British Brexit minister David Frost resigned on Saturday over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson's government, dealing a major blow to the embattled pr

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France: Emmanuel Macron says mandatory Covid jabs ‘is an option’ as country mulls PCR tests for UK travellers

President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday it was possible the Covid-19 vaccine would eventually be made compulsory in France.Like its European neighbours and countrie

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Kentucky governor requests major disaster declaration in aftermath of tornadoes

Kentucky's governor on Sunday asked the federal government to declare the aftermath of tornadoes that have devastated the state a major federal disaster, the head of U.

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Summit for Democracy : Is Nepal serious ?

CommentaryPresident of the United States of America Joe Biden has organized a controversial "Summit for Democracy" summit. Nepal is also participating on this summit wh

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Weibo opens 6% below issue price on Hong Kong debut

China's Twitter-like social media platform Weibo opened 6.1 percent below issue price in the debut of its secondary listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday

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U.S. and allies issue Ukraine warning ahead of Putin-Biden summit

The U.S., the UK, France, Germany and Italy have coordinated plans to impose economic sanctions on Russia if President Vladimir Putin invades Ukraine.Leaders from the f

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Goldman Sachs cuts U.S. GDP growth forecast for 2022 over Omicron fears

Goldman Sachs on Saturday cut its outlook for U.S. economic growth to 3.8 percent for 2022, citing risks and uncertainty around the emergence of the Omicron variant of

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WHO spokesperson: Travel bans won't keep cases out of countries

World Health Organization through its spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris said on Thursday that travel bans will not keep Omicron COVID-19 variant infections out of countr

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Belarus calls on EU to solve refugee problem at border

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on Friday met with refugees stranded on the border between Belarus and Poland and called on the European Union to resolve the

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Biden calls in to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade: 'America's back'

President Biden called in to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday saying "America's back."Biden and first lady Jill Biden called "Today's" Al Roker, who was a

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US says it will resume talks with Taliban next week

The United States will resume talks with the Taliban next week in Qatar, addressing among other issues the fight against terrorism and the humanitarian crisis in Afghan