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Iraq doesn’t need US combat troops, says Iraqi PM ahead of US visit


July 25, 2021

Iraq’s prime minister says his country no longer requires American combat troops to fight the Islamic State (IS) group, but a formal time frame for their redeployment will depend on the outcome of talks with US officials this week. Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Iraq will still ask for US training and military intelligence gathering. His comments came in an exclusive interview …

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Heavy rain in India triggers floods, landslides; 125 killed


July 25, 2021

MUMBAI: Rescue teams in India struggled through thick sludge and debris on Saturday to reach dozens of submerged homes as the death toll from landslides and accidents caused by torrential monsoon rain rose to 125. Maharashtra state is being hit by the heaviest rain in July in four decades, experts say. Downpours lasting several days have severely affected the lives …

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US wants Pakistan, India to work for more stable ties


July 25, 2021

WASHINGTON: The United States has and will always encourage India and Pakistan to work for a more stable relationship, says a senior US official as Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves for his first visit to India and other destinations in South Asia and the Middle East. Briefing journalists on the July 26-29 visit, Acting Assistant Secretary for South and …

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Palestinian shot in clashes with Israeli troops dies


July 25, 2021

JERUSALEM: A Pales­tinian teenager has died after being shot during clashes with Israeli soldiers at a protest over illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian authorities said on Saturday. Seventeen-year-old Moh­a­m­med Munir al-Tamimi, who suffered gunshot wounds, died later in hospital, the Palestinian health ministry said, a day after the violence in the flashpoint Palestinian village of Beita. The …

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Amnesty calls for moratorium on surveillance technology


July 25, 2021

PARIS: Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists and heads of state have “exposed a global human rights crisis”, Amnesty International said, asking for a moratorium on the sale and use of surveillance technology. In a Friday statement, the NGO warned of “the devastating impact of the poorly regulated spyware industry …

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Afghan govt imposes night curfew across 31 of 34 provinces


July 25, 2021

KABUL: Afghan authorities on Saturday imposed a night-time curfew across 31 of the country’s 34 provinces to curb surging violence unleashed by a sweeping Taliban offensive in recent months, the interior ministry said. The widespread Taliban assault has seen the insurgents capture key border crossings, dozens of districts and encircle several provincial capitals since early May when the US-led foreign …

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Clashes in Australia as thousands hold rally against lockdown


July 25, 2021

SYDNEY: Thousands marched through Australia’s two biggest cities in anti-lockdown protests on Saturday, sparking violent clashes with police in Sydney. Dozens of protesters were arrested after an unauthorized march flouted public health orders in Sydney, while several confrontations with police broke out during the hours-long rally. Officers were pelted with pot plants and bottles of water as opponents of Sydney’s …

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China, Pakistan call for ceasefire in Afghanistan


July 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China on Saturday called on all Afghan stakeholders to agree on a comprehensive ceasefire and work together to achieve a broad-based, inclusive and negotiated political settlement. The call was made by the two sides as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held the third session of the foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue in …

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US to stress need for ‘guardrails’ in Sherman’s talks in China


July 25, 2021

WASHINGTON: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will tell China in upcoming talks that while Washington welcomes competition with Beijing, there needs to be a level playing field and guardrails to ensure that does not veer off into conflict, senior US officials said on Saturday. The officials, briefing reporters ahead of Sherman’s talks in Tianjin with Chinese State Councilor …

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