NATO must build out &even higher readiness& and strengthen its weapons capabilities along its eastern border in the wake of Russia&s invasion of Ukraine, the military alliance&s chief said on Tuesday.

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was speaking after informal talks in the Netherlands with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte...

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The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, Kelly T. Clements and an accompanying delegation met with Afghanistan&s acting Deputy Foreign Minister, Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, in Kabul where they discussed the return of refugees and resettlement of IDPs.

Stanekzai said the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government intends to...

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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between Pakistan&s Lahore University and Afghanistan&s Ministry of Public Health for ongoing support, both financially and technically, of the Mohammad Ali Jinnah Hospital in Kabul.

This hospital, in the west of the capital, has been supported by the Pakistan government for the...

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MW (BMWG.DE) will install and test a long-range battery developed by Michigan-based startup Our Next Energy (ONE) in the German automaker&s iX electric SUV, the companies said on Tuesday.

ONE&s Gemini battery will incorporate two types of battery cells, including one with advanced chemistry that can store more energy and enable vehicle...

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For the first time the Chamber of Industries and Mines, as well as a center for processing and selling gem stones and minerals have been established in Badakhshan province.

During his visit to Badakhshan province, the acting Minister of Economy inaugurated the new chamber and the gem stone center.

The purpose of establishing this center is to...

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Saudi Arabia has lifted a mask mandate for indoor spaces even as COVID-19 infection numbers steadily climb past 1,000 new cases a day.

Monday&s move comes as the kingdom prepares to welcome around 850,000 pilgrims from abroad to participate in the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

The first batch of foreign pilgrims since the start of the COVID-19...

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