A senior delegation of the Afghan government and Taliban representatives have met in Doha for high-stakes negotiations as violence escalates on the ground in Afghanistan. The two sides have been meeting on and off for months in the Qatari capital ...
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Taliban doesn’t want fighting inside Afghan cities: Senior leader
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The Taliban does not want to engage in fighting inside Afghanistan’s cities, a senior leader of the group has said, as thousands of families flee their homes, fearful of living under their rule. “Now that the fighting from mountains and ...
Macron to address nation amid fears of Delta variant surge in France
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French President Emmanuel Macron is due to address the country on Monday evening to present new measures against the Delta variant of Covid-19, whose rapid progression is hampering France’s emergence from restrictions. Vaccination may be made compulsory for health professionals ...
The French nationals going ‘childfree’ to save the planet
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As the global population exceeds 7.8 billion people, some French people have made the decision not to have children – a radical choice born out of a desire to help the planet and do their part to reverse global warming. ...
Iraqi Kurdish authorities accused of torturing jailed journalist.
babin30Security forces in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq have held editor Sherwan Amin Sherwani for nearly two months. Erbil, Kurdish region of northern Iraq – Imprisoned Kurdish journalist Sherwan Amin Sherwani has been held in solitary confinement for nearly two ...
Macron ‘can understand’ Muslims’ Muhammad cartoons shock
babin30French President Emmanuel Macron has said he can understand why Muslims were shocked by controversial cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But, in an interview with broadcaster Al Jazeera, he said he could never accept the issue justified violence. It comes after ...
Germany’s CDU party delays electing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s successor once again .
babin30Germany’s largest party has delayed choosing a new leader and the likely successor to Chancellor Angela Markel for a second time. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) had planned a convention in Stuttgart for December but confirmed on Twitter that the “pandemic situation” ...
Germany’s nuclear power regions fear for the future COMMENTS
babin30The Brokdorf nuclear power plant, north of Hamburg has been producing electricity for nearly 35 years. But that is about to change. On the 31st of December next year it will be taken off the grid and decommissioned. It is ...
Lebanese spy chief tests positive for coronavirus in US
babin30Lebanon’s General Directorate of Public Security said that Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim is in ‘good health,’ but will postpone his return to Beirut following the PCR test BEIRUT: Lebanon’s security chief has been forced to delay his return from an official ...
Poll workers help voters brave difficult conditions in Georgia’s early voting
babin30Hannah Siegel was the second person in line at her polling location in Fulton County on the first day of Georgia’s early voting. Anticipating the possibility of long wait time in the state’s most populous county, Siegel and her husband ...