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Indo-Pak friction threatens South Asia summit

  New Delhi / AFP A key South Asian summit was in doubt on Wednesday after India and three other countries pulled out following a deadly attack on an army base that New Delhi blames on a Pakistan-based group. India has sought to isolate Pakistan in the wake of the raid on its base in the disputed region of Kashmir, ...

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EU to move 30,000 refugees out of Greece

  Brussels / AFP The EU said on Wednesday it hopes to move the remaining 30,000 eligible refugees out of Greece by the end of next year, but appears set to fall far short of its plan to share 160,000 migrants around the bloc. The European Commission insisted there had been “important progress” despite so far only 5,651 refugees having been ...

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US air strike kills 18 in Afghanistan

  Jalalabad / AFP Civilians were among at least 18 people killed in a US air strike against IS extremists in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday, officials said, with conflicting claims about the number of civilian deaths. The attack happened in Achin district, a hotbed of IS insurgents in Nangarhar province near the border with Pakistan, as local residents gathered to welcome ...

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