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European powers present in Afghanistan moved Sunday to evacuate their nationals and local staff as the Taliban were on the outskirts of the Afghan capital poised to take power. Germany moved dozens of diplomatic personnel from its embassy in Kabul to the airport ahead of an evacuation planned from Monday, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Twitter. “We are not going to risk our people falling into the hands of the Taliban,” Foreign Minister Heiko […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will address the nation on Tuesday, Sept. 11. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. Roque said, however, that there was no topic in particular that was slated to be discussed. The speech is scheduled at 3 p.m.
HAMBURG, Germany (AFP) — The G20 group of major economies agreed Friday to redouble efforts to tackle the financing of extremist groups, in a rare point of agreement during a fractious summit in Germany. The countries issued a joint statement condemning the “scourge” of terrorism funding, and praised the work already undertaken to shut off sources of finance for illicit groups. “We underline our resolve to make the international financial system entirely hostile to terrorist […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto backed India’s bid to join a nuclear trade group as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Latin American nation on Wednesday. Pena Nieto said Mexico, which is a member of the 48-nation NSG, will give its “positive and constructive support” to India as he praised Modi’s “commitment” to the international nuclear non-proliferation agenda. Modi, in the first visit by an Indian prime minister to Mexico […]
