Taliban bars UN human rights spl rapporteur from entering Kabul
KABUL, Aug 21 (Reuters): The Taliban have barred United Nations-appointed special rapporteur Richard Bennett from entering Afghanistan, the administration's spokesperson told local broadcaster Tolo, accusing the human rights watchdog of "spreading propaganda".Bennett was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2022 to monitor Afghanistan's human rights situation after...
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Obamas bring spirit of 2008 to Harris's party
CHICAGO, Aug 21 (AFP): As deafening cheers greeted Barack and Michelle Obama, Democrats could have been forgiven for thinking they had been transported 16 years back in time.But in 2024, the former US president and first lady were devoting their crowd-pleasing abilities towards putting another trailblazer in the White House-Kamala...
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Iran bus crash kills 28 Pak pilgrims
TEHRAN, Aug 21 (BBC): A bus carrying Pakistani pilgrims has overturned in Iran, killing at least 28 passengers, Iranian state media reports.The crash happened on Tuesday night in the central Iranian province of Yazd and was due to a defective braking system, Reuters reported, citing a preliminary police investigation.Another 23...
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US criticises Israeli PM's truce stance
JERUSALEM, Aug 21 (BBC): A senior US administration official has pushed back at reported comments by Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli prime minister of making "maximalist statements" that are "not constructive to getting a ceasefire deal across the finish line".It comes in the midst of an intense round of regional...
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Philippines says new mpox case 'not' deadly variant
MANILA, Aug 21 (AFP): The first mpox case reported by the Philippines this year is a mild variant and not the deadly strain sparking global alarm, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Wednesday.The highly transmissible Clade 1b strain of the virus has killed hundreds of people in the Democratic Republic of...
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News in Brief -2024-08-22
Moscow comes under largest Ukrainian attack MOSCOW, Aug 21: Russian authorities said Wednesday that Moscow came under the largest attack yet by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, and that it destroyed all of them. Russia destroyed 45 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia's Ministry of Defense said. It...
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