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Afghan president names council for peace deal with Taliban
Afghanistan’s president has appointed a council for national reconciliation, which will have final say on whether the government will sign a peace ...Global virus cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the ...Israel responds to explosive balloons with tank fire on Gaza
The Israeli military said it struck militant targets in Gaza early on Sunday in response to continued launches of explosives-laden balloons out ...Belarus revokes accreditations of journalists covering protests for foreign media
Belarus has revoked the accreditations of some journalists working for foreign media and covering anti-government protests that erupted after a disputed presidential ...Syria talks ‘respectful’ but no agenda, date for next meet
The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria said Saturday that the latest round of talks between the country’s opposing parties took place in ...Berlin halts ‘anti-corona’ rally as European cities protest masks
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Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban will next week begin long-delayed peace talks aimed at ending the war in the country, a top ...US plans further troop reductions in Iraq by November
The United States plans to reduce its military force in Iraq from the current 5,200 to about 3,500 by November, U.S. officials ...Ecuador couple certified as oldest married pair, nearly 215
Julio Mora slipped away from his parents to secretly marry Waldramina Quinteros one February day. Both families disapproved. Seventy-nine years later, they’re ...UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal
The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued Saturday a decree formally ending the country’s boycott of Israel amid a U.S.-brokered deal ...