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KABUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Afghanistan marked the 106th anniversary of its independence from British colonial rule on Tuesday with official ceremonies and a public holiday.

In an official statement, the Afghan interim government said: “One hundred and six years ago, with divine help and through determined struggle, the proud Muslim people of Afghanistan forced the British Empire to recognize the country’s full independence, returning control of foreign policy to the Afghan people.”

The statement also highlighted subsequent victories over the Soviet Union and American occupation, which officials said demonstrated Afghanistan's unbroken spirit of resistance.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs declared a day off, and the Ministry of National Defence organised a special ceremony.

Afghan officials gave speeches stressing that the day was a symbol of national pride and resilience. –0–

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ISTANBUL, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Turkish authorities seized 207 kg of methamphetamine and arrested two suspects here on Tuesday in one of the country's biggest drug busts in recent years, officials said.

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya reported on the social network X that the operation targeted suspects involved in drug trafficking in the Esenyurt district on the European side of the city.

In addition to the methamphetamine, police also seized 98 kg of chemicals during the raid, the minister said, highlighting the scale of the operation against organised drug networks. –0–

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Security guarantees for Kyiv could be formulated within the next 10 days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders in Washington.

“Our partners will probably ‘unpack’ security guarantees, and more and more details will emerge,” he said at a press briefing after meetings at the White House. Detailed agreements are expected to be formally set out in documents in the next seven to 10 days, Zelensky added.

“It is important that the United States sends a clear signal that it will be among the countries helping to coordinate actions and will also take part in security guarantees for Ukraine,” he noted.

On Monday, Trump told Zelensky that the United States would play a role in ensuring Ukraine's security as part of any agreement to end the conflict with Russia. He gave no other details.

Europe is the “first line of defense,” but “we are going to help them,” the White House chief noted.

According to the Ukrainian president, the guarantees include a package of American weapons. “Indeed, there is a package with our proposals in the amount of 90 billion US dollars,” he said. –0–

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BUDAPEST, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Hungarian astronaut Tibor Capu returned to Budapest on Monday to a hero's welcome after completing his mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

T. Kapu arrived on a Hungarian military plane at Ferenc Liszt International Airport and walked onto the airfield holding the national flag. His photos with the flag were widely circulated in local media.

Several hundred people gathered to greet the astronaut, many wearing T-shirts with the logo of the Hungarian space program /HUNOR/ and waving banners. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wrote on social media: “Welcome home, Tibor Capu!”

The Hungarian specialist was on the ISS from June 25 to July 15 as part of the Axiom-4 mission, working with astronauts from the United States, India and Poland. He conducted 25 experiments covering medicine, biology, materials science, physics, meteorology and agricultural engineering. –0–

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OTTAWA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — The Canada Labour Relations Board (CIRB) has declared an ongoing strike by 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants illegal, the carrier said Monday.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) leadership has been ordered to instruct its members to return to work, a press release said.

Following Sunday's hearing, the CIRB also ordered union members to cease all illegal activity and return to work, the report said.

The union and its officers must provide public written notice to all members by 12 p.m. Monday Ottawa time, the CIRB decision said.

Canada's Labour Minister Patty Hajdu said on Aug. 16 that she had used her powers under the Canada Labour Code to direct the CIRB to mediate the dispute between Air Canada and CUPE and end the strike that began Saturday morning. –0–

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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that her government is exploring ways to increase energy independence and reduce dependence on the United States.

Speaking at a daily news conference, the president said Mexico relies heavily on "very cheap" natural gas from the United States and must move toward energy independence.

However, she warned that import contracts, some of which last up to 20 years, could not be breached.

K. Sheinbaum added that state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos has formed a working group, coordinated by the Mexican Petroleum Institute, to study less environmentally harmful options “to understand how we can strengthen energy self-sufficiency.”

Any final decisions should be “submitted to public scrutiny,” she said, adding that alternative methane sources, such as landfills and biomass, are also being explored to diversify national production. –0–

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UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — United Nations humanitarian agencies on Monday welcomed Israel's decision to lift a ban on asylum in the Gaza Strip, but warned that plans to step up military operations could seriously harm people already deprived of basic means of survival.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the planned expansion of military operations in Gaza City would again displace several thousand people to a crowded area in the south of the Strip that is virtually devoid of basic infrastructure, including water, food and health care.

OCHA said there had been more than 780,000 new displacements since early March, when Israel's asylum ban came into effect. Existing shelters had fallen into disrepair or were abandoned due to repeated displacement orders.

Humanitarian partners estimate that at least 1.35 million people require urgent shelter and about 1.4 million require basic necessities.

“The situation in the Gaza Strip is beyond catastrophic. More deaths are being recorded every day amid ongoing fighting and acute hunger,” OCHA stressed.

The World Food Programme (WFP) said it was doing everything it could to provide food to the enclave's population, but supplies remained well below needs. Organized distribution, WFP-supported hot meals and bakeries would require a significant increase in humanitarian aid coming into Gaza.

“Unimpeded humanitarian access is essential throughout Gaza, including community-based distribution of aid and large-scale delivery of supplies through all possible crossings and land routes,” OCHA stressed. –0–

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SHENZHEN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — South China's Guangdong Province's foreign trade volume reached 2.58 trillion yuan (about 361.7 billion U.S. dollars) in the first seven months of 2025, ranking first among inland cities, local customs said Tuesday.

In July this year, Shenzhen's total import and export volume reached 415.94 billion yuan, up 6.2 percent year on year. In particular, exports totaled 255.62 billion yuan, setting a new record for monthly exports since the beginning of this year, up 4.7 percent year on year, while imports rose 8.8 percent to 160.32 billion yuan.

Shenzhen's export growth was driven by strong competitiveness in both traditional electronics and emerging strategic industries. In the first seven months, the export of electromechanical products reached 1.17 trillion yuan, accounting for 74.7 percent of Shenzhen's total exports.

Shenzhen's strategic emerging industries have shown strong growth. In January-July, the city's exports of lithium batteries and all-electric passenger vehicles rose 37.9 percent and 21.7 percent, respectively, while integrated circuit exports rose 40.9 percent.

In the first seven months of this year, Shenzhen's imports of electromechanical products grew 14.7 percent year-on-year, accounting for 82.1 percent of the city's total imports, with the total value reaching 836.56 billion yuan.

Private enterprises have played an important role in the development of Shenzhen's foreign trade. From January to July, their foreign trade turnover was 1.8 trillion yuan, or 69.8 percent of the city's total foreign trade. -0-

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