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Top 10 World News: Hamid Karzai slams Pakistan, Netherlands starts Omicron lockdown and more - WION

Last updated Sunday, December 19, 2021 11:35 ET

From updates on the summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) to Coronavirus trends across the world, read top 10 news headlines at this hour. Click on the links to read the full report.
Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai slams Pakistani 'propaganda' on Afghanistan
Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai on Sunday lashed out at Pakistan and called out what he said was "obvious propaganda against Afghanistan". Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in his speech at the summit of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC), said that Pakistan faced threat from Islamic State in Afghanistan.
Russia cannot 'dictate' to NATO, says Germany
Germany came out strongly against Russia on Sunday and said that Moscow could not 'dictate' to Russia. German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht's statement came even as tensions are high between Russia and the West over conflict in Ukraine. Lambrecht spoke during a visit to Lithuania.
UK health minister says it may be 'too late to react' to Omicron as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
United Kingdom's Health Minister Sajid Javid said that there is much "we still don't know" about the Omicron variant of coronavirus (COVID-19) and also warned that "it may be too late to react" as virus cases are rising in the country.
Facebook pays fine in Russia over content deemed illegal
Facebook has paid USD 229,643 in fines in Russia over content Moscow deemed illegal, Interfax news agency has reported. There is looming threat of larger fines over the...



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