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Exclusive Afghan central bank drained dollar stockpile before Kabul fell – document

Men are pictured as Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled central bank seizes a large amount of money in cash and gold from former top government officials, including former vice president Amrullah Saleh, in Afghanistan, in this handout obtained by Reuters on September 15, 2021. Da Afghanistan Bank/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By John O’Donnell and Rupam Jain The Afghan

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France closes nearly 30 mosques in less than a year

By Anadolu Agency 6 more mosques to be shut over radicalization, says French interior minister Amid ongoing drive against Muslims and their worship places, France has shut down one-third of 89 inspected mosques since November 2020, the French interior minister said. Gerald Darmanin told Le Figaro newspaper that before the “anti-separatism law” was enacted, 650

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Sarah Everard murder: Wayne Couzens given whole-life sentence

Sarah Everard was kidnapped while walking home in south London. Photograph: Family handout/CPS/PA The Guardian By Vikram Dodd and Haroon Siddique Ex-Met officer jailed for kidnap, rape and murder of Everard whom he lured off London street Wayne Couzens has received a whole-life sentence for the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, The former

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Philippines defence chief says was urged by China to drop review of U.S. pact

United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (L) and Philippines’ Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (R) shake hands after a bilateral meeting at Camp Aguinaldo military camp in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2021. Rolex Dela Pena/Pool via Reuters Reuters By Karen Lema China has opposed a Philippines-led push for a review of its 70-year-old

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Half of Kenya’s jobless give up on work search

Graduates queue for job interviews. By Business Daily Africa Half of jobless Kenyans have given up looking for work, disheartened by reduced opportunities in a tough economy that has seen many businesses downsize operations in a bid to survive. Data by the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) covering the quarter ended March 2021 shows

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Germany’s new parliament gains 83 lawmakers with migration background

By Anadolu Agency Sunday’s election produced most diverse parliament in Germany, but migrants still underrepresented compared to population Germany’s new Bundestag will be the most diverse parliament in recent history, with more representatives from different cultural and ethnic groups, according to a study by the Migration Media Service. At least 83 lawmakers with migration backgrounds

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Wayne Couzens ‘used police ID to kidnap Sarah Everard’

Couzens pleaded guilty to the kidnap, rape and murder of Everard at earlier court hearings. Photograph: Metropolitan police/PA The Guardian By Vikram Dodd and Haroon Siddique Sentencing hearing told serving Met officer used warrant card and Covid training to deceive 33-year-old Wayne Couzens used police equipment, including his warrant card and training about Covid rules,

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Afghan war did not end on terms US wanted with Taliban: Top general

By Anadolu Agency ‘Taliban was and remains a terrorist organization … they still have not broken ties with al-Qaeda,’ says Gen. Mark Milley US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Tuesday that the Afghan war with the Taliban, who he said has ties with al-Qaeda, ended differently than the way

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China vows to keep Taiwan out of Pacific Rim trade group

File – In this May 16, 2019, file photo, from left, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh, Singapore’s Industry and Trade Minister Chan Chun Sing, Canada’s Minister of International Trade Diversification James Carr, Chilean Foreign Minister Fernando Ampuero, Chilean Deputy Minister of Trade Rodrigo Yanez, Japan’s Parliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign

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US senators urge Biden to confront Bahrain’s ‘serious’ human rights abuses

A Bahraini man walks past photos of men reportedly detained after attending anti-government protests, displayed behind a mosque in the village of Diraz, 10 July 2015 (AFP) By Middle East Eye A bipartisan group of US senators has called on the Biden administration to pressure Bahrain to end the “violent, systemic repression” of its population,

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