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Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women’s roles
BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday called on Afghanistan to reform its radical policies excluding women from education and public…
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Sudan migrants in Israel worry over future, fighting at home
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Omer Easa is watching the violence roiling his native Sudan with deep trepidation. The further…
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UN summit in Qatar on Afghanistan ends, another planned
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A closed-door summit on Afghanistan ended Tuesday in Qatar without any formal acknowledgment of the Taliban-run…
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India urges Shanghai Cooperation group to fight terrorism
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh urged the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Friday to…
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Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan
By EDNA TARIGAN and MARIAM FAM April 17, 2023 GMT https://apnews.com/article/muslims-green-ramadan-climate-solar-panels-mosques-605c7274fcf619647725c20351a25f98 JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — In the heart of Jakarta,…
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Massive landslide buries trucks, kills 2 people in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A massive landslide struck a key highway in northwestern Pakistan near the border town of Torkham…
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Europe
China Ambassador’s comments: Beijing affirms ex-Soviet nations’ sovereignty after uproar – France 24
Issued on: 24/04/2023 – 15:05Modified: 24/04/2023 – 15:12 01:52 china © france24 The EU’s three Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) and summoned China’s envoys to account for remarks by Beijing’s ambassador in Paris that have set off a firestorm of controversy. On Friday, Ambassador Lu Shaye questioned the sovereignty of ex-Soviet nations which emerged after the fall of the Soviet Union. But Beijing is now walking back the comments. FRANCE 24’s Monte Francis explains. Read…
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China offers to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace talks
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate…
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Muslims end Ramadan, begin holiday amid war, reconciliation
BEIRUT (AP) — Large parts of the Muslim world marked the end of the fasting month of Ramadan at sundown…
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