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International condolences pour in after Afghanistan earthquake kills 20
Several countries as well as the European Union have offered their condolences after a powerful earthquake struck northern Afghanistan,…
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Powerful earthquake kills at least 20 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn on Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 300…
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Powerful 6.3 quake kills at least 10 in Afghanistan, hundreds injured
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e Sharif early on Monday, killing at least 10 people and injuring…
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Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes northern Afghanistan, 7 dead, 150 injured
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck northern Afghanistan overnight Sunday into Monday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, two months after…
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Ukraine strikes Russian oil depot, retaliation for power grid attacks
A Ukrainian drone attack damaged at least two foreign vessels and the oil terminal infrastructure at Russia’s key Black Sea port of Tuapse…
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Putin defies Trump with second nuclear weapons test in days
Russia has successfully tested a nuclear-capable, nuclear-powered underwater drone, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, defying US…
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‘Not a withdrawal’: US scales back troop presence on Nato border
The United States has informed its Nato allies that it will scale back its troop presence along Europe’s eastern border with Ukraine as it…
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‘Sanctions are like climate’: Russia pivots to Southeast Asia for economic boost
Russia is looking to Southeast Asia for an economic boost after fresh sanctions from the United States hit its energy sector, with a senior…
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Freed French cyclist describes ‘strange experience’ after Russian detention
A French cyclist freed after weeks in a Russian jail for illegally crossing the border on Monday described his time in the country as a…
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French cyclist freed by Russia says detention was ‘strange experience’
A French cyclist freed after weeks in a Russian jail for illegally crossing the border on Monday described his time in the country as a…
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