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Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul on July 3, 2024, following the third Doha meeting. (Photo by Wakil KOHSAR / AFP)

Taliban discussed prisoner ‘exchange’ with US- Afghan govt

Two American prisoners were being held in custody in Afghanistan, a Taliban government spokesman said Wednesday, and an “exchange” for Afghans held in Guantanamo Bay had been discussed with the United States.
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German inflation slows more than expected in June

Germany’s inflation rate slowed more than expected in June, official data showed Monday, in welcome news for the European Central Bank following last month’s first interest rate cut since 2019. Inflation in
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Tomas Machac of Czech Republic plays against Shintaro Mochizuki of Japan (not in picture) during Round 1 match of the Australian Open Tennis Tournament at Melbourne Park. Machac defeated Mochizuki in straight sets with a score 7:5, 6:1, 7:5. (Photo by Alexander Bogatyrev / SOPA Images/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Don’t mention spiders: Five things on Andy Murray’s Wimbledon rival Tomas Machac

Two-time champion Andy Murray begins his Wimbledon farewell on Tuesday against Tomas Machac. AFP Sport looks at five things to know about Machac, the Czech world number 38. – Two head-to-head wins
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A man watches a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a train station in Seoul on June 26, 2024. - North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on June 26, the South Korean military said, according to the Yonhap news agency. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles, one fails

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles but one launch failed, South Korea’s military said Monday, a day after Pyongyang warned of “fatal consequences” following major joint exercises in the South. South
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Mexico extradites drug cartel bagman to US

Mexico has extradited a suspected senior money man of the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel to the United States, officials said Sunday. Sergio Miguel Vega Mendoza was arrested last year in Mexico City
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Donald Tusk, the leader of the largest opposition party, Civic Platform (PO), speaks during a press conference in Krakow, Poland on December 2nd, 2022. (Photo by Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

Polish PM warns of ‘dangerous’ turn after French election

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned Monday of a “very dangerous” turn for France and Europe after the far right won the first round of pivotal French elections. “This is all really
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This undated handout picture released by the Italian customs on July 1st, 2024 shows officers of the Guardia di Finanza opening boxes of chemicals seized. Italian customs said they had seized more than six tonnes of chemical drug "precursors" from China worth 630 million euros ($678 million). - An Italian entrepreneur from Milan was placed under investigation and two Chinese nationals were arrested in the Netherlands as part of investigations carried out with European judicial agency Eurojust, said Italian customs. (Photo by Handout / Guardia di Finanza press office / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / GUARDIA DI FINANZA- ITALIAN CUSTOMS" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Italy says seizes six tonnes of drug ‘precursors’ from China

Italian authorities announced Monday the seizure of more than six tonnes of chemicals from China allegedly intended to produce illegal drugs, including ecstasy, worth more than 630 million euros ($678 million). Italy’s
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A gallery assistant looks at a Barbie doll taken to space by European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut and Europe's first female commander of the International Space Station Samantha Cristoforetti (top R) during the "Barbie: The Exhibition" photocall at The Design Museum in London on July 1, 2024. (Photo by BENJAMIN CREMEL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION

Barbie that went to space to go on display in London

A Barbie that spent six months orbiting the Earth on the International Space Station will go on public display for this first time this week at the Design Museum in London. It
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Activist hold a banner in front of the criminal court for the opening of an appeal trial of six police officers involved in the arrest that led to Mike Ben Peter's death, in Renens, western Switzerland, on July 1, 2024. (Photo by Jean-Guy PYTHON / AFP)

Appeals trial opens in Swiss ‘George Floyd’ case

A Swiss appeals trial began Monday of six police officers acquitted over the death in custody of a Nigerian man, which has drawn comparisons to George Floyd’s killing in the United States.
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A Taliban spokesman addresses a press conference in Kabul on June 29, 2024. - Afghanistan's Taliban authorities will meet international envoys on June 30, in Qatar for talks presented by the United Nations as a key step in an engagement process, but condemned by rights groups for sidelining Afghan women. (Photo by Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN / AFP)

Taliban to press international community on Afghanistan sanctions

Taliban authorities said Monday they would press the international community over economic sanctions as they attended a UN-hosted summit in Doha with special representatives to Afghanistan for the first time. The two-day
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