Taliban appeal again for UN seat after Afghan ambassador quits

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In this file photo taken on August 16, 2021 Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ghulam M. Isaczai speaks during a UN security council meeting on Afghanistan at the United Nations in New York. - The Afghan ambassador appointed by the country's overthrown government has left his post at the United Nations, the UN said

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Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip. File

Pressure on Boris Johnson after U.K. Tories suffer by-election upset

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U.K. PM Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in North Shropshire in a parliamentary by-election that was a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and soaring COVID-19 infections.

Russia drafts pact to limit U.S., NATO role in ex-Soviet nations

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said “we are ready to immediately, even tomorrow — literally tomorrow, on Saturday — to go for talks with the U.S. in a third country.” File
In this file photo taken on August 16, 2021 Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ghulam M. Isaczai speaks during a UN security council meeting on Afghanistan at the United Nations in New York. - The Afghan ambassador appointed by the country's overthrown government has left his post at the United Nations, the UN said

Taliban appeal again for UN seat after Afghan ambassador quits

Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip. File

Radical change is needed in the mindset and governance of Hong Kong, says lawmaker Regina Ip

U.K. PM Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has suffered a stunning defeat in North Shropshire in a parliamentary by-election that was a referendum on his government amid weeks of scandal and soaring COVID-19 infections.

Pressure on Boris Johnson after U.K. Tories suffer by-election upset

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said “we are ready to immediately, even tomorrow — literally tomorrow, on Saturday — to go for talks with the U.S. in a third country.” File

Russia drafts pact to limit U.S., NATO role in ex-Soviet nations

Chinese drone maker DJI holds a demonstration of a drone. File
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