Women, children among 18 killed
ISLAMABAD, Feb 22 (BBC): Pakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed at least 18 people, including women and children.Islamabad said the attacks targeted seven alleged militant camps and hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and that they had been launched after recent...
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Iran and US views on sanctions relief differ
DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters/BBC): Iran and the United States have differing views over sanctions relief in talks to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Sunday, adding that new talks were planned in early March as fears of a military confrontation grow.Iran and the U.S. renewed...
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Missiles pound Kyiv ahead of Russian invasion anniversary
KYIV, Feb 22 (AFP): Explosions rocked Kyiv before dawn on Sunday after officials warned of a ballistic?missile attack, just two days before the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion.AFP journalists in the capital heard a series of loud blasts beginning around 4:00 am (0200 GMT), shortly after an air raid alert...
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Trump sending hospital boat to Greenland
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (AFP): President Donald Trump said Saturday he was sending a hospital boat to Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory that he has long coveted and threatened to seize by force.Trump's rhetoric has ratcheted up tensions between the United States and Denmark, while putting the global spotlight on the...
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