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Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged country on charter flights from Kabul ...Death toll from Indonesia jail blaze at 44 amid focus on overcrowding
The death toll from a blaze that tore through an Indonesian jail has risen to 44, as authorities pledged to look at ...France begins marathon trial over November 2015 Paris attacks
The biggest trial in France’s modern history opens on Wednesday of 20 suspects charged over the November 2015 Paris attacks that saw ...Taliban announce new government for Afghanistan
The Taliban drew from its inner high echelons to fill top posts in Afghanistan’s new government on Tuesday, including an associate of ...Amnesty International says Syrian refugees tortured on return
Amnesty International said on Tuesday Syrian refugees who returned home were subjected to torture, detention and disappearance by security forces, urging governments ...Taliban claim control of Panjshir as evacuation flights await clearance
The Taliban claimed victory on Monday over opposition forces in the Panjshir valley northeast of Kabul, completing their takeover of the country ...Montenegro police break up protest over new Orthodox leader
Police in Montenegro on Sunday dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who gathered in the historic city of Cetinje to block the inauguration of ...Taiwan scrambles jets against renewed Chinese military activity
Taiwan’s air force scrambled on Sunday against renewed Chinese military activity, with its defence ministry reporting that 19 aircraft including nuclear-capable bombers ...Taliban sources say last Afghan holdout region falls; resistance denies claim
Three Taliban sources said the Islamist militia had on Friday seized the Panjshir valley north of Kabul, the last province of Afghanistan ...Taliban co-founder Baradar to lead new Afghanistan govt – sources
Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead a new Afghan government set to be announced soon, sources in the group said ...














