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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | Ongoing Taliban-Olympic talks hope to prompt Afghan women’s rights U-turn |
| 2. | Millions facing acute food insecurity in Afghanistan as winter looms, UN warns |
| 3. | Afghanistan’s ‘Taliban tours’: The shocking rise of Western tourists visiting Kabul in 2026 |
| 4. | Iran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan but Kabul stays away |
| 5. | Afghanistan: Forced returns to Taliban rule must end as latest figures reveal millions unlawfully deported in 2025 |
| 6. | Afghan polio survivor’s sock factory provides hope by employing disabled workers |
| 7. | Germany revokes pledges to grant asylum to Afghans
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-revokes-pledges-to-grant-asylum-to-afghans/a-75106966 |
| 8. | Afghanistan’s Boxing Star Malikzada Triumphs in German National Championship
https://www.khaama.com/afghanistans-boxing-star-malikzada-triumphs-in-german-national-championship/ |
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Middle East |
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| 9. | Israel targets senior Hamas official in deadly Gaza strike |
| 10. | Israel denies entry to Canadian MPs trying to reach occupied West Bank |
| 11. | Army identifies two American soldiers killed in attack in Syria
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/syria-american-soldiers-killed-identified-iowa-national-guard/ |
| 12. | Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan faces pitfalls in a complicated second phase |
| 13. | Iranian Nobel laureate hospitalised twice after ‘violent arrest’, say family |
| 14. | ‘There is no other joy’ say Gazans, as Palestine readies for pivotal football match |
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Africa |
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| 15. | Morocco’s Safi counts the cost in aftermath of deadly flash floods |
| 16. | Ghana deports Israelis in retaliation for alleged mistreatment of Ghanaians |
| 17. | Sudan Faces Outcry Over El Fasher Massacre Cover Up |
| 18. | Nigeria: Worshippers kidnapped during church service
https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/16/nigeria-worshippers-kidnapped-during-church-service/ |
| 19. | Roads or rice fields – Madagascar’s highway dilemma
https://www.aol.com/news/roads-rice-fields-madagascars-highway-000415779.html |
| 20. | Central African Republic receives key electoral materials ahead of December vote |
| 21. | Rebels say they will withdraw from key DR Congo city at US request |
| 22. | Tomorrow never comes! Uhuru rallies Africa’s youth to claim power now
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-12-17-uhuru-to-youths-tomorrow-never-comes-take-power |
