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He handed over the duty during a solemn ceremony in Kabul, which brought the United States one step closer to the final end of the longest war in the history of America.
The handover took place as Taliban forces continued to march and occupy territories throughout Afghanistan.

The former Bosnian Serb Army chief was convicted under a first-instance verdict in November 2017 of genocide in Srebrenica, the persecution of Bosniaks and Croats throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, terrorising the civilian population of Sarajevo and taking UN peacekeepers hostage, but the case has now gone to appeal.

Russia and Turkey have signed a memorandum of understanding over the construction of a gas pipeline under the Black Sea that could effectively replace the stalled South Stream project.

The new pipeline will be able to carry 63 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year to Turkey, the head of Russian gas giant Gazprom Alexey Miller told reporters in Ankara on Monday.

Russia may restart gas supply to Ukraine as soon as next week if Kiev pays $2.2 billion worth of debt and pre-payments, gas export monopoly Gazprom  said on Friday, under a deal that is also vital to ensure deliveries to Europe.
   

By Margarita Pournara

A recent visit by newly appointed Culture Minister Costas Tasoulas to the Archaeological Site of Nemea brought some good news to one of the country’s leading sites, which has been struggling to stay open due to staff and security shortages since the start of the crisis.