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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and fellow leader under a recently signed power-sharing agreement, Abdullah Abdullah, center, hold a meeting with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad aimed at resuscitating a U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed in February, at the Presidential Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (The Presidential Palace via AP)World
Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day ceasefire for Eid

The move came as fighting between the two sides had intensified despite the coronavirus pandemic

24 May 2020 12:56 PM IST

People carry the casket of a victim of Fridays plane crash, for funeral prayers in Karachi, Pakistan, Saturday, May 23, 2020. (AP)World
Turbulence, warnings before Pakistan plane crash killed 97

The plane crashed at 2:39 p.m. near Jinnah International Airport, in the poor and congested residential area known as...

24 May 2020 12:38 PM IST

Hong Kong riot police fire tear gas as hundreds of protesters march along a downtown street during a pro-democracy protest against Beijings national security legislation in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2020. (AP)World
Hong Kong police fire volleys of tear gas at protesters

Hundreds took to the streets on Sunday to march against China's proposed tough national security legislation for the...

24 May 2020 12:03 PM IST

Protesters gesture with five fingers, signifying the \Five demands - not one less\ as they march along a downtown street during a pro-democracy protest against Beijings national security legislation in Hong Kong, Sunday, May 24, 2020. (AP)World
Leaders around the world issue joint statement against China's new...

186 law and policy leaders said the laws are a flagrant breach of Sino-British Joint Declaration that returned Hong...

24 May 2020 11:52 AM IST

Protesters march on a road during a pro-democracy rally against a proposed new security law in Hong Kong on May 24, 2020. (AFP)World
Hong Kong witnesses more protests over Chinese security law

The newly imposed national security laws could provide a litmus test of public opposition to China's tightening grip...

24 May 2020 11:31 AM IST

Visitors wearing mask to curb the spread of the coronavirus takes shelter from a sudden rainstorm in Beijing. (AP)World
China reports 39 new coronavirus cases

All except three are asymptomatic cases, of which 30 arereported from Hubei province and Wuhan

24 May 2020 10:37 AM IST

Volunteers wearing protective suits check identity of a resident at the entrance of a residental area in Jilin, in Chinas northeastern Jilin province. (AFP)World
Wuhan lab had three live bat coronaviruses

Lab authorities assert none of the strains obtained from bats are a match for the new contagion wreaking chaos across...

24 May 2020 10:05 AM IST

A handout picture released by the Israeli Knesset (parliament) spokespersons office on May 17, 2020, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a parliamentary session in Jerusalem ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government. (Via AFP)World
Netanyahu first sitting prime minister to face criminal charges in...

Charges include illegally trading favours in exchange for positive coverage for himself in Israel's top-selling...

24 May 2020 9:09 AM IST

Pedestrian (lower left) fills out a job application, Saturday, May 16, 2020, during a walk- and drive-up job hiring fair in Seattle. (AP)World
Lawsuits demanding better virus protection measures flood US courts

The first wave of lawsuits has come from prisons and immigration centres, demanding parole for prisoners citing poor...

24 May 2020 8:48 AM IST

In this May 17, 2020 file photo of Brazils president Jair Bolsonaro, wearing a protective face mask as a precaution against the spread of the new coronavirus. A profanity-laced video showing Bolsonaro expressing frustration at his inability to get information from police and vowing to change Cabinet ministers if needed to protect his family was released on Friday, May 22, 2020, at the order of a Supreme Court justice in a new blow to a president whose popularity has been sagging. (AP)World
Brazilian president Bolsonaro rocked by release of expletive-laced...

The country's Supreme Court releases video of cabinet meeting showing Bolsonaro in full flight

23 May 2020 10:06 AM IST

Volunteers and soldiers look for survivors of a plane crash in a residential area of Karachi, Pakistan, May 22, 2020. (AP)World
Only two survivors from Pakistan air disaster

Authorities confirm 97 killed in crash of Pakistan International Airlines passenger plane

23 May 2020 8:52 AM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)World
Pakistani aircraft crashes in Karachi

The PIA aircraft, with 99 passengers and eight crew members, crashed in a densely populated area

22 May 2020 6:43 PM IST

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