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Taliban erases signs of ex-government from Kabul streets

by Mohd RASFAN Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) - In the six months since taking back control of Afghanistan, the…

Turkey’s Erdogan visits UAE to boost long-strained ties

by Mumen KHATIB ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday visited the United…

Seven killed by fire in southern France

SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-SALANQUE, France (AFP) -- Seven people including two children were killed overnight from Sunday to Monday in a fire caused…

School’s out in Zimbabwe after 135,000 teachers suspended

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AFP) -- A strike by Zimbabwean teachers that has crippled learning entered a second week on Monday, with…

Snake on a plane: AirAsia jet forced to divert

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- An AirAsia passenger plane was forced to divert and make an unscheduled landing after a…

Sweden recommends fourth jab for over-80s

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) -- Sweden's public health agency on Monday recommended a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine for people…

Hong Kong leader says city ‘overwhelmed’ by Omicron wave

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong's health facilities have been overloaded by an "onslaught" of Covid-19 infections, its leader…

German leader flies to Kyiv to calm ‘critical’ Russia war threat

by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lands in Kyiv on Monday before visiting…

Tension as controversial Israeli lawmaker visits Jerusalem flashpoint

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) - Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday,…

Japan finds body of missing F-15 crewman

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's airforce said Sunday that it had recovered the body of one of two crewmen of…

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