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‘What will she grow up to be?’ Afghan backlash grows over Taliban’s ban on higher education for women
DUBAI: Zaram received precious little formal education while growing up in Afghanistan’s rural southern province of Kandahar, but always hoped…
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Italy summons Iranian Ambassador demanding end to death sentences
Rome, Dec 28 (UNI) Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani summoned on Wednesday the new Iranian Ambassador to Rome, Mohammad Reza…
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‘Government row delays release of UK anti-extremism report’
LONDON: The publication of a review of the UK’s anti-extremism Prevent program has reportedly been delayed because of a row…
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Iran-backed Zainabiyoun Brigade ‘still a threat’ in Pakistan despite crackdown
MARDAN: The Zainabiyoun Brigade, an Iran-backed militant outfit that sent young Pakistanis to fight in Syria, remains a threat to…
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Taiwan extends mandatory military service over China threat
TAIPEI: Taiwan on Tuesday announced an extension in mandatory military service from four months to one year, citing the threat…
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Either Ukraine fulfils Moscow’s proposals or our army will decide: Russia’s Lavrov
KYIV: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gave Ukraine an ultimatum on Monday to fulfil Moscow’s proposals, including surrendering territory Russia…
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Dozens of Iran protesters risk death penalty: Rights group
PARIS: At least 100 Iranians arrested in more than 100 days of nationwide protests face charges punishable by death, Oslo-based…
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At least 3 killed in blast near police station in northeastern Afghanistan
KABUL: An explosion near a police station in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at least three people on Monday, including…
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Suspect charged with deadly shooting of Kurds in Paris
PARIS: France charged a suspected gunman on Monday with last week’s murder of three Kurds in Paris, as hundreds of…
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Ukraine’s Zelensky seeks India PM Modi’s help with ‘peace formula’
NEW DELHI: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday said he sought India’s help with implementing a “peace formula” in a…
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