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June 9, 2019 9:16 AM

Taliban reject ceasefire call by Afghan Peace Marchers

<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, the Taliban have rejected a call of ceasefire by peace marchers known as the People's Peace Movement. The PPM said yesterday that the talks had revealed deep differences between the sides. </span>&lt...

June 9, 2019 8:59 AM

Relief at US-Mexico border after tariff climbdown

<span style="color: #222222;">Businesses and workers at the US-Mexico border in California have expressed relief over the scrapping of planned tariffs which had threatened to deal a devastating blow to a region built on cross-frontier trade. <br /&...

June 8, 2019 9:27 PM

Taliban attack kills 14 militiamen in Western Afghanistan

<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, the Taliban killed at least fourteen members of a pro-government militia in an attack on security checkpoints in the western Ghor province.</span><br />'' <br />'&ap...

June 8, 2019 7:59 PM

Pakistan: 2 soldiers killed, 3 injured in roadside blast

<span style="color: #222222;">In Pakistan, at least two soldiers were killed and three others were injured after a roadside bomb targeting a military vehicle exploded in North Waziristan today.</span><br />'' <br />&...

June 8, 2019 8:44 AM

Ethiopian PM in Sudan to revive democracy talks

<span style="color: #222222;">Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called for a quick democratic transition in Sudan as he met the country's ruling generals and protest leaders, days after a deadly crackdown killed dozens of demonstrators in the capital....

June 8, 2019 8:40 AM

Fierce clashes in Syria killed over 100 combatants

<span style="color: #222222;">Fierce clashes between Russia-backed government forces and jihadists have killed more than 100 combatants in northwestern Syria since Thursday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights yesterday said that the clashes on the e...

June 8, 2019 8:38 AM

Donald Trump calls off plan to impose tariffs on Mexico

<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump says he has suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, as the country has agreed to take strong measures to stem the flow of Central American migrants into the United States. Mr Trump last night tweeted that he...

June 8, 2019 8:36 AM

President averse to summoning Intelligence Officers before PSC

<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has said that he does not approve of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) probing the Easter Sunday attacks summoning intelligence officers and disclosing intelligence information to the media...

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