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Afghanistan |
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| 1. | 2.8 Million Afghans Deported From Iran & Pakistan This Year, Says UN |
| 2. | Once hailed as heroes, Afghans fear deportation under Trump
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/23/afghans-deportation-trump |
| 3. | Kabul’s Second Company Road Bridge Inaugurated by Ministry of Public Works
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-197167
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| 4. | EU says 21 million lack access to safe drinking water in Afghanistan
https://www.khaama.com/eu-says-21-million-lack-access-to-safe-drinking-water-in-afghanistan/ |
| 5. | Up to 40 Afghan migrants die crossing into Iran in severe cold |
| 6. | Mirziyoyev Reaffirms Importance of Afghanistan in Regional Engagement
https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-197115
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| 7. | Pakistan Opposition Calls for Dialogue, Border Reopening With Afghanistan
https://www.khaama.com/pakistan-opposition-calls-for-dialogue-border-reopening-with-afghanistan/ |
| 8. | US pauses Afghanistan visas after shooting
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-pauses-afghanistan-visas-after-shooting/ar-AA1SucZC |
| 9. | Islamabad hands Afghan Taliban demarche over North Waziristan attack |
| 10. | Thousands turn out in Kabul to cheer on Afghanistan’s traditional buzkashi equestrian games |
| 11. | A final report on 20 years of Afghanistan Reconstruction finds billions in waste |
| 12. | Afghan Health Minister hails India visit as new chapter in bilateral ties
https://www.ariananews.af/afghan-health-minister-hails-india-visit-as-new-chapter-in-bilateral-ties/ |
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Middle East |
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| 13. | Iran tests ballistic missiles six months after 12-day war with Israel |
| 14. | Netanyahu to discuss Iran, next phase of Gaza plan with Trump |
| 15. | Israel extends order allowing closure of foreign broadcasters |
| 16. | Updates: Israel escalates strikes on Lebanon, displaces dozens in Jerusalem |
| 17. | UN-backed experts say Gaza food supplies improving but 100,000 still in ‘catastrophic conditions’
https://www.aol.com/articles/un-backed-experts-gaza-food-123642643.html |
| 18. | US carries out ‘massive’ strike against IS in Syria |
| 19. | UN experts urge Iran to halt execution of a 67-year-old Iranian woman |
| 20. | Israel approves 19 new Jewish settlements in occupied West Bank |
| 21. | Turkey says Kurdish-led SDF does not intend to advance integration with Syrian state |
| 22. | NGOs fear Israel registration rules risk collapse of Gaza aid operations
https://www.aol.com/articles/ngos-fear-israel-registration-rules-183405526.html |
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Africa |
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| 23. | Gunmen kidnap 28 en route to Muslim religious event in central Nigeria
https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251223-gunmen-kidnap-muslim-religious-event-central-nigeria |
| 24. | Sudan’s Darfur grapples with severe measles outbreak amid ongoing violence |
| 25. | Nigeria: Remaining 130 abducted schoolchildren released
https://www.dw.com/en/nigeria-remaining-130-abducted-schoolchildren-released/a-75260977 |
| 26. | Libya’s army chief killed in air crash in Turkey |
| 27. | South African police arrest suspect in mass shooting that killed 12, including 3 children |
| 28. | M23 offensive spurs new wave of refugees fleeing DR Congo
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/m23-offensive-spurs-new-wave-refugees-fleeing-dr-congo |
| 29. | Neither Russia nor France: One West African country walks a diplomatic tightrope |
| 30. | IMF reaches staff-level agreement on Egypt’s fifth, sixth loan programme reviews |
| 31. | Egypt’s el-Sissi urges UN Security Council reforms for Africa’s larger role
https://apnews.com/article/egypt-un-reforms-russia-partnership-74e7fc7613ee2d67781836b71e280796 |
| 32. | High court rejects Eskom and Nersa’s R54 billion settlement
https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/high-court-rejects-eskom-and-nersas-r54-billion-settlement/ |
| 33. | Malawians angry over vice-president’s planned UK trip |
