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Some 9.6 million Afghans are registered to vote, but many have lost any hope that after 18 years of war any leader can unify the fractious country

Security Tight As Afghans Head To Presidential Polls

Afghans headed to the polls amid tight security Saturday as voting got under way in the presidential election, following a bloody campaign that has been marred by repeated attacks across Afghanistan.The Taliban, who already have unleashed a string of bombings, have in recent days issued repeated warnings they intend to attack polling centres and have told voters to stay away."Voting has begun all over the country, and we are glad the people are already in big lines at polling centres waiting to cast their votes," Independent Election Commission spokesman Zabi Sadaat told AFP.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, with indiginous leaders, ahead of a 'climate strike' march in Montreal, Canada

Greta Thunberg Marches In Montreal For Global Climate Protests

Teen activist Greta Thunberg urged Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders Friday to do more for the environment as she led half a million protesters in Montreal as part of a global wave of "climate strikes."The 16-year-old Swede met privately with Trudeau but later told a news conference with local indigenous leaders that he was "not doing enough" to curb greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.
The British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero, which had been held off the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas for more than two months, heads out of Iranian waters

British-flagged Tanker Reaches Dubai Coast After Iran Release

Iran's seizure of the British-flagged tanker the Stena Impero on July 19 was widely seen as a tit-for-tat move after authorities in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar detained an Iranian tanker, although Tehran has denied any connection

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