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UAE reports drone and missile attack from Iran as ceasefire is challenged
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Breaking News | News | RussiaRussia considers removing Taliban from list of terror groups ahead of upcoming cultural forum
Putin aide says Moscow is engaging Taliban in conversation as they are Afghanistan’s ‘de factor authority Russia is considering removing the Taliban from its list of designated terrorist organisations, officials in Moscow said on Tuesday as Vladimir Putin eyes support from the hardline Islamist group in central Asia. The Russian president’s close aide and Kremlin…


