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Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft

Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft

Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and…
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine

UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief sounded the alarm at the Security Council on Tuesday that…
As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources

As U.S. sanctions loom, China’s Bank of Kunlun to stop receiving Iran payments – sources

BEIJING (Reuters) – Bank of Kunlun Co, the key Chinese conduit for transactions with Iran, is set to halt handling…
Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders

Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders

ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) – Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it would not tolerate a shift in Greece’s maritime border, drawing a…
Car bomb kills six, wounds 30 near Iraq’s Mosul

Car bomb kills six, wounds 30 near Iraq’s Mosul

  MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – At least six people were killed, including two soldiers, and 30 wounded in a car…
Opinion: Hope for Afghanistan’s democracy lies with voters

Opinion: Hope for Afghanistan’s democracy lies with voters

  Afghan voters have shown their democratic determination by voting in parliamentary elections at the risk of their lives. It’s…
Turkey’s Erdogan says not satisfied with Saudi blaming some of its intelligence agents

Turkey’s Erdogan says not satisfied with Saudi blaming some of its intelligence agents

  ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he was not satisfied with Saudi Arabia blaming some…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian who tried to stab a soldier

Israeli forces kill Palestinian who tried to stab a soldier

  JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says forces shot and killed a Palestinian who attempted to stab a soldier…
Germany urges other EU states to also stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia

Germany urges other EU states to also stop arms exports to Saudi Arabia

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants other European Union member states to follow its example in stopping arms exports to Saudi…
Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters

Swim team braves pollution to dive into Gaza waters

  On one of the world’s most polluted coastlines, 30 young Palestinians dive head first into the sea off the…
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