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300 Afghan detainees freed from Pakistan return home
Around 300 Afghan nationals have been released from prisons in neighboring Pakistan and returned to Afghanistan during the past week, according to local media Tolo news on Wednesday.
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Samsung Electronics union votes for May strike
Samsung Electronics union votes for May strike
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NGO says 'hundreds killed and wounded' in Kabul drug cl...
NGO says 'hundreds killed and wounded' in Kabul drug cl...
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India's top court says indefinite Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal
India's top court says indefinite Kashmir internet shutdown...
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, Jan 10: India’s Supreme Court said on Friday that an indefinite shutdown of the internet in Kashmir was illegal, rebuking the government for the communications lockdown imposed after it withdrew the Muslim majority region’s autonomy in August.
Jan 10, 2020
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Unidentified planes hit Iraqi militiamen in Syria, killing 8
Unidentified planes hit Iraqi militiamen in Syria, killing 8
BEIRUT, Jan 10: Unidentified planes struck targets in Syria near the border with Iraq on Friday, killing eight Iran-backed Iraqi militiamen, Syrian activists and two Iraqi officials said, an attack that comes amid soaring tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
Jan 10, 2020
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Niger sets new offensive against militants after 25 soldiers killed
Niger sets new offensive against militants after 25 soldiers...
NIAMEY, Jan 10: Niger will launch a new military offensive against Islamist militants after their latest attack on an army base killed at least 25 soldiers, the defence minister said on Friday.
Jan 10, 2020
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Iran to download plane black box after missile blamed for crash
Iran to download plane black box after missile blamed for cr...
DUBAI, Jan 10: Iran said on Friday it wanted to download black box recordings itself from a Ukrainian airliner that crashed, killing all 176 people aboard, after Canada and others said the plane was brought down by an Iranian missile, probably by mistake.
Jan 10, 2020
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Israel frees two as 'goodwill' for return of soldier's remains from Syria
Israel frees two as 'goodwill' for return of soldier's remai...
TEL AVIV, Jan 10: Israel on Friday released two more prisoners, including one jailed for spying for Syria, in what it called a goodwill gesture for the Russian-assisted repatriation last year of the body of a long-missing Israeli soldier.
Jan 10, 2020
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Japan failed to arrange fair trial for Ghosn: French lawyer
Japan failed to arrange fair trial for Ghosn: French lawyer
PARIS, Jan 10: Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s lawyer on Friday told Japan’s government that the authorities had failed to arrange for a fair trial that respected universal rights.
Jan 10, 2020
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Iran demands US, Canada release data on plane allegation
Iran demands US, Canada release data on plane allegation
TEHRAN, IRAN 10: An Iranian official is denying a missile hit a Ukrainian airplane that crashed near Tehran and is calling on both the U.S. and Canada to release data backing their missile-strike allegation.
Jan 10, 2020
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Trump boasts Iranian general’s death was ‘American justice’
Trump boasts Iranian general’s death was ‘American justice’
TOLEDO, OHIO, Jan 10: President Donald Trump used his first campaign election rally of 2020 to argue that he served up “American justice” by ordering a drone strike to take out Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, while jeering Democratic leaders for questioning his decision to carry out the attack withou...
Jan 10, 2020
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'Get out': Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge bushfires
'Get out': Australians flee again as heat and wind fan huge...
SYDNEY, Jan 10: Australian authorities urged nearly a quarter of a million people to evacuate their homes on Friday and prepared military backup as soaring temperatures and erratic winds fanned bushfires across the east coast.
Jan 10, 2020
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Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, Canada's Trudeau says, citing intellige...
Iran likely downed Ukraine airliner with missiles, Canada's...
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON, Jan 10: A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing intelligence from Canadian and other sources.
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