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Venezuela releases jailed Americans in exchange for migrants deported to El Salvador by US
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 20, 2025
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela on Friday released 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents in exchange for getting home scores of migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador months ago under the Trump administration's...
Iran’s Mass Expulsion Of Afghans Poses A Dilemma For Many Of Its Supporters
Pressenza
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July 13, 2025
Most of them are opposed to the expulsion of any illegal immigrants, yet self-censoring their criticism of Iran’s policy discredits their criticisms of Trump’s similar one, while acknowledging the “Weapons of Mass Migration” pretext upon which...
Afghanistan on brink of emergency as mass deportations accelerate, UN Warns
Ariana News
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July 9, 2025
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has issued a stark warning that the country faces a rapidly unfolding humanitarian emergency due to a dramatic increase in the forced return of Afghan migrants from neighboring...
Prices of fuel, flour, sugar down in Kabul
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 12, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): The prices of fuel, flour, sugar and cooking oil decreased in Kabul market during the outgoing week, market sources said on Saturday. Fuel prices A worker at the Ahmadyar pump station told Pajhwok Afghan News the rate of one litre...
Afghanistan is starving—and its farmers are fighting to save the poppy
The Print
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July 9, 2025
The Brotherhood of Universal Love, it called itself, a label that, in 1969, invited no ironic raising of eyebrows. From Balkh and Mazar-i–Sharif, where children sold hashish beads, hashish-filled belts, and hashish-heeled shoes, members of the...
Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope
The Print
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July 20, 2025
The first shots emerged from the bowels of the great volcanic mountain of Tell Qeni. They were likely aimed with more hope than military focus at the French Nieuport-Delage NiD.29 C.1 fighter plane, which had been surveilling Druze positions on...
Trade with regional countries reaches $4.1b
The Express Tribune
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July 8, 2025
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's exports to seven regional countries increased 1% during the first 11 months of fiscal year 2024-25 compared to the corresponding months of the previous year. Exports to the regional countries including...
A T20 Champions League is coming, and so is crunch time for Test cricket
Brisbane Times
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July 20, 2025
The first iteration of the T20 Champions League was launched in 2008 and lasted until 2014, before the company then known as ESPN Star cut its losses after paying an inflated rights fee of about $1 billion for the event, having lost out on the...
Afghan-Pakistan talks ended without any mention of terrorists infiltrating from Afghanistan into Pakistan
Dispatch News Desk Pakistan
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July 8, 2025
Islamabad, Pakistan: The inaugural round of the Additional Secretary-Level Mechanism between the Foreign Ministries of Pakistan and Afghanistan was held here on Tuesday. The statement issued by Pakistan said that the issue of terrorism came under...
Mirwais Azizi To Fund Education Of 95 Afghan Students At AUCA In Kyrgyzstan
MENAFN
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July 12, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) Afghan businessman Mirwais Azizi has pledged $500,000 to support 95 Afghan students at AUCA in Kyrgyzstan after they lost U.S. scholarships, ensuring their education continues despite financial uncertainty. Mirwais Azizi, a...
Afghan Police Foil Drug Smuggling, Detain Two In Eastern Province
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kabul, July 8 (IANS) Afghanistan Police has thwarted attempts to smuggle 43 kg illegal opium type drugs and arrested two individuals on charges of involvement in the drug business in eastern Wardak province, Provincial Director for...
Afghanistan Spotlights Plight Of Afghan Detainees And Refugees In Pakistan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kabul, July 8 (IANS) Afghanistan has yet again highlighted the importance of addressing the issues faced by Afghan detainees and refugees in Pakistan besides facilitating the visa issuance process for Afghan patients and...
Morocco progresses in 2025 World Citizenship Report, ranking 59th in economic opportunity
Hespress
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July 12, 2025
Morocco ranked 100 out of 188 countries globally in the World Citizenship Report 2025, with a score of 50.5, moving up 13 spots. This marks a considerable rise from its 47.3 score and 113th rank in the 2024 edition. Titled “The Push and Pull of...
Afghan police foil drug smuggling, detain 2 in eastern province
Xinhua News Agency
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KABUL, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Police have thwarted attempts to smuggle 43 kg illegal drug of opium type and arrested two individuals on charges of involvement in the drug business in eastern Wardak province, provincial director for counter-narcotics...
Afghanistan’s population estimated at 36.4 million in 2025
Ariana News
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July 8, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced that it will assess the contents of the recent United Nations Resolution on Afghanistan in accordance with Islamic teachings and national interests. In an official...
Afghanistan’s Refugees in India suffer inhumane conditions, rights group warns
Khaama Press
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July 8, 2025
A rights group reports that Afghanistan’s refugees in India are living without legal protection, basic services, or dignity, enduring harsh conditions and prolonged uncertainty. Dozens of Afghan asylum seekers who fled to India due to threats in...
Business News | Zoho Corp Expands R&D with New Campus in Kottarakkara Kerala, a Tier-four Town, and Acquires Start-up Asimov Robotics
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
NewsVoir Kottarakkara (Kerala) [India], July 8: Zoho Corporation has inaugurated a new campus in Kottarakkara, Kerala. The company has also acquired Asimov Robotics and partnered with Kerala Startup Mission for its deep tech Product Studio...
'Afghanistan must not become breeding ground for terrorists', Pakistan tells UN
The News International
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Reiterating Pakistan's principled stance against the proliferation of terrorism from Afghanistan-based groups, Pakistan has once again urged the United Nations to prevent the war-torn country from becoming a hub for terror, while terming the...
Afghanistan must not become a breeding ground for terrorism, warns Pakistan at UN
Dunya News
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Pakistan Pakistan Afghanistan must not become a breeding ground for terrorism, warns Pakistan at UN Close 'Terrorism emanating from Afghanistan is a serious threat to its neighbors, particularly Pakistan' Updated On: Tue, 08 Jul 2025 12:13:52 PKT...
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan discuss deeper trade and infrastructure cooperation
Daryo
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July 4, 2025
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan for Economic Affairs, on the sidelines of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) summit held in Khankendi. The two...