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Nearly 450,000 Afghans Head Back Home from Iran
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) In just over a month, almost half a million Afghan migrants have been repatriated from Iran, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) confirmed to media on Monday. This surge precedes Tehran’s firm deadline requiring...
Deadly Crash Claims Three Lives in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) At least three people have died, and seven others sustained injuries after their vehicle crashed and flipped over in eastern Afghanistan's Panjshir province, according to media on Sunday. The incident occurred when a mini-bus, reportedly...
Torrential Floods Hit Eastern Afghanistan
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Severe flooding overwhelmed eastern Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Sunday, claiming the lives of at least two children and laying waste to numerous homes, as reported by local media. Citing information from the Nangarhar Provincial...
Water Supply Project Kicks Off in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN) Work has officially commenced on the development of a new water supply network in northern Afghanistan’s Samangan province, as reported by a state-run news agency, on Thursday. The project, funded by the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation...
Half dozen people murdered in terrorist assault in Iran
MENAFN
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July 28, 2025
(MENAFN) A terrorist attack on Saturday in Iran’s southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province left at least six people dead and 22 others injured, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the victims were a mother and her...
Wild Polio Cases Rise to Seventeen in Pakistan
MENAFN
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July 27, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistan has identified three additional cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1), raising the country’s total number of infections this year to 17, health officials confirmed on Sunday. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio...
Half dozen murdered in terrorist assault in Iran
MENAFN
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July 27, 2025
(MENAFN) A deadly terrorist attack in southeastern Iran left at least six people dead and 22 injured on Saturday, according to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the victims were a mother and her one-year-old child. The attack...
Lindsey Graham becomes one of most vocal proponents of aggressive U.S. support for Ukraine
MENAFN
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July 24, 2025
(MENAFN) Senator Lindsey Graham has become one of the most vocal proponents of aggressive U.S. support for Ukraine, pushing for not only continued military aid but also strikes inside Russian territory, harsh sanctions, and the seizure of Russian...
Trump carries hundreds of attacks contradicting his ‘anti-war’ message
MENAFN
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July 23, 2025
(MENAFN) Despite repeatedly assuring voters of his intent to pull the United States out of long-standing military entanglements, President Donald Trump has overseen a sharp increase in airstrikes during the early months of his presidency. While...
More than 100 British spies, commandos exposed in data breach
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) The identities of more than 100 British MI6 agents, special forces operatives, and other military personnel were exposed in a significant data breach that was kept hidden from the public for years, multiple media outlets reported on...
Dozens get together on UK coast to demonstrate against migration
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN) Dozens of people gathered in Dover, a key British port town, on Saturday to protest against migration and criticize the government’s handling of the asylum system. The demonstration, called the “Great British National Protest,” attracted...
Data Breach Exposes Identities of British Spies
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A significant data breach compromised the identities of over 100 MI6 agents, British special forces members, and other military personnel, with the incident later being covered up, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. The...
Pakistani Security Forces Eliminate Nine Militants
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN) Pakistani law enforcement and military personnel eliminated no fewer than nine insurgents on Saturday during a focused mission in the country's northwestern region. This action is part of a broader offensive initiated in the Khyber...
Moscow clarifies acknowledgement of Taliban
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) Russia has officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan to deepen cooperation and initiate comprehensive political engagement, according to Zamir Kabulov, the Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan. Speaking to RT on...
India urges SCO to take ‘uncompromising position’ on terrorism
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN) Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar has urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to adopt a firm and uncompromising approach toward terrorism, emphasizing the need for the bloc to uphold its founding principles. Speaking at the...
ICC issues detention warrants for Taliban chiefs
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban figures, marking a rare move against Afghanistan’s current leadership. The warrants target Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, and...
Pakistan, China Commit to Expanding CPEC Project
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) On Wednesday, the top diplomats of Pakistan and China held discussions on the advancement of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multi-billion-dollar initiative. The meeting was outlined in an official release highlighting...
China, Pakistan Recommit to USD64B CPEC Expansion
MENAFN
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July 16, 2025
(MENAFN) In a key diplomatic exchange on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Pakistan and China reviewed the advancement of the multibillion-dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as confirmed by an official release. Pakistani Foreign...
Trading with dictators? A historical review of the EU’s business partners
ECB - European Central Bank
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July 8, 2025
8 July 2025 By Claudia Marchini and Alexander Popov Over the last 25 years the EU’s trading partners have become less and less democratic. The ECB Blog investigates the background of this development and the dynamics at play. Do democratic values...
Russian press reports Moscow concert hall massacre suspects say Ukraine ordered attack
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The suspects involved in the March 2024 terrorist attack at Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which resulted in 149 deaths, have told Russian investigators that the attack was ordered by a Ukrainian state entity, according to Russian media...