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Kuwait Airport Targeted, Saudi Intercepts Drones As Iran Continues Attacks
Fuel tanks at the Kuwait airport were hit while 15 drones were intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia as Iran continued attacks a day after its President Masoud Pezkeshian said Tehran will not target neighbouring countries.
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Saudi Arabia Eases Alcohol Ban For Rich Foreigners: Who Can Buy Booze, New Rules Explained
Saudi Arabia's new alcohol policy allows select expatriates to legally buy alcohol for the first time in decades, signalling another major step in the kingdom's social reforms.
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Hamas Says Its Leadership Survived Israeli Strike On Qatar
Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group.
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"One Of World's Most Vibrant Democracies": US Envoy's Praise For India
The Biden administration's top diplomat in New Delhi on Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better that the Americans.
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Taiwan Says Sees 'Balance' In Auto Chip Supplies By Fourth Quarter
The issue has taken on a strongly diplomatic hue as Taiwan scrambles to reassure the United States, its most important international supporter and arms supplier, that it is doing all it can, especially at a time when Taipei is facing increased military pressure from China, which views Taiwan as its own.
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Kabul's Former 'Green Zone' Abandoned As Diplomats Flee Afghan Capital
Kabul's former diplomatic quarter fell silent on Monday as foreign missions were moved to the airport, leaving Taliban patrols in control of the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints known as the Green Zone.
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150 People Dead In Last Week's Kabul Truck Bomb Attack: Afghan President
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter last week has jumped to more than 150, President Ashraf Ghani told an international peace conference in the capital on Tuesday.
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80 Killed In Kabul Blast, Afghan Says 'ISI Assisted Attack'
At least 80 people were killed and over 350 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Wednesday morning, a few hundred metres from the Indian embassy.
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Obama May Cancel Meet After Philippine President Calls Him 'Son Of A Bi***'
President Barack Obama threatened on Monday to call off a planned meeting with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a US ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures.
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Dhaka Attack Neighbourhood Falls Silent Ahead Of Eid
An eerie silence pervades the restaurants and shopping malls in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter, usually teeming with well-heeled urbanites, now standing empty since the killing of 20 hostages at a popular cafe.
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Kuwait Airport Targeted, Saudi Intercepts Drones As Iran Continues Attacks
Fuel tanks at the Kuwait airport were hit while 15 drones were intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia as Iran continued attacks a day after its President Masoud Pezkeshian said Tehran will not target neighbouring countries.
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Saudi Arabia Eases Alcohol Ban For Rich Foreigners: Who Can Buy Booze, New Rules Explained
Saudi Arabia's new alcohol policy allows select expatriates to legally buy alcohol for the first time in decades, signalling another major step in the kingdom's social reforms.
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Hamas Says Its Leadership Survived Israeli Strike On Qatar
Israel launched a strike targeting Hamas' leadership in Qatar on Tuesday, officials said, further widening its campaign against the militant group.
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"One Of World's Most Vibrant Democracies": US Envoy's Praise For India
The Biden administration's top diplomat in New Delhi on Thursday dismissed concerns being raised in certain quarters about democracy in India and observed that in many ways Indians are better that the Americans.
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Taiwan Says Sees 'Balance' In Auto Chip Supplies By Fourth Quarter
The issue has taken on a strongly diplomatic hue as Taiwan scrambles to reassure the United States, its most important international supporter and arms supplier, that it is doing all it can, especially at a time when Taipei is facing increased military pressure from China, which views Taiwan as its own.
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Kabul's Former 'Green Zone' Abandoned As Diplomats Flee Afghan Capital
Kabul's former diplomatic quarter fell silent on Monday as foreign missions were moved to the airport, leaving Taliban patrols in control of the fortified zone of concrete blast walls and checkpoints known as the Green Zone.
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150 People Dead In Last Week's Kabul Truck Bomb Attack: Afghan President
The death toll from a devastating truck bomb in Kabul's diplomatic quarter last week has jumped to more than 150, President Ashraf Ghani told an international peace conference in the capital on Tuesday.
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80 Killed In Kabul Blast, Afghan Says 'ISI Assisted Attack'
At least 80 people were killed and over 350 wounded in a suicide car bombing in Kabul's diplomatic quarter on Wednesday morning, a few hundred metres from the Indian embassy.
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Obama May Cancel Meet After Philippine President Calls Him 'Son Of A Bi***'
President Barack Obama threatened on Monday to call off a planned meeting with new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, seeking distance from a US ally's leader during a diplomatic tour that's put Obama in close quarters with a cast of contentious world figures.
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Dhaka Attack Neighbourhood Falls Silent Ahead Of Eid
An eerie silence pervades the restaurants and shopping malls in Dhaka's diplomatic quarter, usually teeming with well-heeled urbanites, now standing empty since the killing of 20 hostages at a popular cafe.
