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Pakistan’s Imran Khan warns of ‘civil war’ in Afghanistan
Khan says Pakistan primarily concerned with possibility of humanitarian and refugee crisis if a civil war breaks out.
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Iran eyes normalisation as COVID vaccination drive accelerates
Coronavirus cases are declining across Iran, but the country is far from controlling the pandemic.
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Month after Taliban takeover, Ukrainians stranded in Afghanistan
Dozens of Ukrainian citizens originally from Afghanistan remain in the war-torn country, despite pleas for evacuation.
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UAE, India look to double trade to at least $100B over five years
The UAE is trying to burnish its credentials as a hub for business in the face of growing competition from Saudi Arabia.
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Border police can ethnically profile people, Dutch court rules
Hague District Court says that ethnicity can be used to single out passengers for checks, but activists vow to appeal.
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US to return Gilgamesh Tablet, 17,000 artifacts taken from Iraq
It is believed that the tablet was looted from an Iraqi museum in 1990 and introduced into the United States in 2007.
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‘Go big’: US doubles COVID vaccine purchases for global sharing
Biden announces US commitment to donate total of 1.1 billion vaccines at summit with world leaders.
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