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Why has Iran stepped up its deportation of Afghan refugees? | Refugees News
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Why has Iran stepped up its deportation of Afghan refugees? | Refugees News

Thousands are being forced to go back to Afghanistan as Tehran tightens controls on immigration. For decades, tens of thousands of Afghans –...

Devotees around the world celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday | Dalai Lama
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Devotees around the world celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday | Dalai Lama

NewsFeed The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday has been celebrated with cake and cultural performances by devotees around the world, including actor Richard Gere....

Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday with followers in north Indian town | Religion News
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Dalai Lama celebrates 90th birthday with followers in north Indian town | Religion News

Cultural performances mark the occasion, while messages from global leaders are read out during the ceremony. The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader of Tibetan...

French intelligence claims China trying to foil global sale of Rafale jets | Weapons News
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French intelligence claims China trying to foil global sale of Rafale jets | Weapons News

French officials allege China’s foreign embassies leading charge to undermine Rafale sales after India-Pakistan conflict in May, says report. French military and intelligence...

Iran tells millions of Afghans to leave or face arrest on day of deadline | Refugees News
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Iran tells millions of Afghans to leave or face arrest on day of deadline | Refugees News

Afghans given Sunday deadline amid concerns over security after conflict with Israel, but humanitarian groups warn that mass deportations could further destabilise Afghanistan....

Brazil hosts BRICS summit; Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi skip Rio trip | International Trade News
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Brazil hosts BRICS summit; Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi skip Rio trip | International Trade News

Leaders expected to decry US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs while presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateralism. Leaders of the growing...

‘End is near’: Will Kabul become first big city without water by 2030? | Water
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‘End is near’: Will Kabul become first big city without water by 2030? | Water

Kabul, a city of over six million people, could become the first modern city to run out of water in the next five...

Dalai Lama says he hopes to live another 40 years on eve of 90th birthday | Dalai Lama News
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Dalai Lama says he hopes to live another 40 years on eve of 90th birthday | Dalai Lama News

There has been speculation over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. The Dalai Lama has said that he hopes to...

Several people killed in multistorey building collapse in Pakistan | Construction News
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Several people killed in multistorey building collapse in Pakistan | Construction News

Rescuers were searching for trapped survivors after the incident in the impoverished Lyari neighbourhood of Karachi. A five-storey building has collapsed in Pakistan,...