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China eases travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains 'severe' controls: report
Beijing (AFP) Feb 3, 2025 China has eased travel curbs on Uyghurs but maintains "severe restrictions" on those seeking to go abroad or visit family in Xinjiang, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Monday. Beijing stands accused of detaining more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims in its northwestern region, in a campaign that the United Nations has said may constitute "crimes against humanity". China vehemently denies the allegations, saying the policies have rooted out extremism in Xinjiang and brought about ec ... read more |
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Turkey FM calls for regional cooperation to fight PKKBaghdad (AFP) Jan 26, 2025 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan called for combined regional efforts to combat outlawed Kurdish fighters in Iraq and neighbouring Syria during a visit to Baghdad on Sunday. ... more 
Turkey says will fight terror after death of Iraqi border guardsIstanbul (AFP) Jan 25, 2025 Turkey vowed on Saturday to work closely with Iraq to secure their common frontier after two Iraqi border guards were killed in a shooting blamed on outlawed PKK militants. ... more
Four killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey: sourcesSulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 Four people were killed on Monday in an air strike blamed on Turkey in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish sources said. ... more 
How the Taliban restrict women's lives in AfghanistanHong Kong (AFP) Jan 24, 2025 The Taliban authorities that rule Afghanistan have imposed a severe interpretation of Islamic law on the population, heavily restricting all aspects of women's lives. ... more |
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Pakistan soldier killed in border clash with Afghan forces: security sourcePeshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Dec 28, 2024 A Pakistani paramilitary soldier was killed and seven others wounded in cross-border exchanges of fire with Afghanistan's forces, a security source said Saturday, while hundreds of Afghans protested against the deadly air strikes that sparked the clashes. ... more 
Pakistan military convicts 60 more civilians of pro-Khan unrestIslamabad (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 Pakistan military courts have sentenced 60 more civilians for taking part in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said Thursday, after international outcry over earlier announced convictions. ... more
Bodies of about 100 Kurdish women, children found in Iraq mass graveTal Al-Shaikhia, Iraq (AFP) Dec 26, 2024 Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed in the 1980s under former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, three officials said. ... more
Pakistan air strikes kill 46 in Afghanistan; UN calls for investigationKabul (AFP) Dec 25, 2024 Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border region of Afghanistan killed 46 civilians, the Taliban government said Wednesday, whilst a Pakistan security official said the bombardment had targeted "terrorist hideouts". ... more
Pakistan military courts convict 25 of pro-Khan unrestIslamabad (AFP) Dec 21, 2024 Pakistan military courts have convicted and sentenced 25 people for involvement in pro-Imran Khan unrest last year, the armed forces said Saturday, with the majority handed decade-long prison terms. ... more |
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U.S. imposes additional sanctions targeting Pakistan's ballistic missile program
Washington DC (UPI) Dec 19, 2024 The United States has imposed sanctions targeting four Pakistani firms accused of being involved in Islamabad's ballistic missile program as the Biden administration targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction. The sanctions, which were announced Wednesday by the U.S. State Department, hit Karachi-based firms Rockside Enterprise, Affiliates International and Akhtar and Sons Private Limited, as well as the Islamabad-based state-owned defense agency National Development Complex. N ... read more 
Russia detains Uzbekistan national for killing of top Kremlin generalWashington DC (UPI) Dec 18, 2024 Russian authorities said Wednesday that a suspect has been detained in connection with Tuesday's explosion in Moscow that killed a top Kremlin general and his aide. ... more |
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Republicans grill Blinken on 2021 U.S. withdrawal from AfghanistanWashington DC (UPI) Dec 11, 2024 The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday as he defended the Biden administration's decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan in 2021 as the government collapsed. ... more 
'The revolution has won': Syrians in Iraqi Kurdistan celebrate Assad's fallArbil, Iraq (AFP) Dec 8, 2024 Brandishing the flag of the opposition, dozens of Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Sunday celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad, dubbing the Syrian president's fall a victory for the "revolution". ... more 
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: TalibanKabul (AFP) Dec 1, 2024 An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to participate in future global climate talks, after returning from COP29 in Baku where Taliban officials attended for the first time. ... more
Syrian Kurds arrive in safe areas after Turkish-backed offensiveBeirut, Lebanon (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 Syrian Kurds fleeing an onslaught by Ankara-backed groups that seized the town where they were living began arriving Monday in Kurdish-held safe areas further east, a local official said. ... more 
Police and protesters clash in Tbilisi after PM suspends Georgia's EU bidWashington DC (UPI) Nov 29, 2024 Georgia has suspended its bid to join the European Union, prompting thousands of protesters to take to the streets, where they clashed with police in the capital of Tbilisi. ... more |
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