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We are at the threshold of an agreement that will reduce violence and open the door for Afghans to sit together to negotiate an honourable & sustainable peace and a unified, sovereign Afghanistan that does not threaten the United States, its allies, or any other country, Khalilzad wrote on Twitter. (Photo: ANI)

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US, Taliban on 'threshold' of an agreement: Khalilzad

The agreement between the Taliban and the US is centred around the latter's promise to withdraw its troops from the...

1 Sept 2019 9:39 AM IST

People flee as heavy smoke rises above the ISIS groups last remaining position in Syria. (Photo: AFP)

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Air strikes stop in Syria's Idlib after truce announced

Clashes between regime loyalists and insurgents on the edges of the anti-government bastion have also ceased after a...

31 Aug 2019 4:21 PM IST

The Jalalabad Police was informed that a dead body of a 12-year-old girl from Raipura village was found in a field.The body has been sent for postmortem. An investigation will be done, Subhash Chandra, ASP, Shahjahanpur said. (Photo: ANI)

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Iran man publicly hanged at spot where he killed cleric

The cleric had been the leader of Friday prayers in Kazeroun, the capital of Fars province, since 2007.

28 Aug 2019 2:25 PM IST

In November, Netanyahu signalled that Israel would take military action in Syria when it sees fit as it seeks to ensure Iran-backed forces stay away from its territory. (Photo: File)

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'Calm down': Netanyahu asks Hezbollah leader after drone incident

In a speech on Sunday, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah accused Israel of carrying out an attack with an exploding drone...

28 Aug 2019 1:37 PM IST

The coast guard gave a lower estimate for those missing and feared drowned, saying it was 15 to 20 people. (Photo: AP)

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40 migrants feared drowned after Europe bound boat in capsized in...

Tuesday's shipwreck was the latest maritime disaster involving migrants seeking a better life in Europe.

28 Aug 2019 10:38 AM IST

President Hassan Rouhani said Iran will exceed the uranium enrichment limit it agreed upon in a 2015 deal. (Photo: AFP)

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Iran's Rouhani tells US to take 'first step' by lifting sanctions

'You must retreat from all illegal, unjust and wrong sanctions against the nation of Iran,' Rouhani said.

27 Aug 2019 1:29 PM IST

Ravinder Rana, Chief Medical Superintendent of the district hospital said, We tried to resuscitate his breathing but there was no response from him as he was brought dead here. (Photo: Representational)

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37 killed, 200 injured in Sudan tribal clashes

The clashes between the Bani Amer tribe and the Nuba tribe broke out last week, Sputnik reported while quoting the Sudan...

27 Aug 2019 12:02 PM IST

$In a televised speech broadcast to thousands of supporters, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said the attack on a target in Beiruts south was the first such \hostile action\ since the 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. (Photo: AFP | File)$ World