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May 2, 2019 5:14 PM

Afghans call for ceasefire as huge peace summit wraps up

<span style="color: #222222;">Afghan officials called for a ceasefire as a huge peace summit wound down in Kabul today after thousands of delegates spent days discussing possible conditions for a peace deal with the Taliban. This week's "loya jirga&a...

May 2, 2019 8:06 AM

British PM Theresa May sacks Defence Secretary

British Prime Minister Theresa May has sacked Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson following a probe into the leak of news that Britain had conditionally allowed China's Huawei to develop the UK 5G network. <br />''<br />''A spokeswoman...

May 2, 2019 6:25 AM

Russia President Vladimir Putin signs into law a sovereign internet bill

Russia President Vladimir Putin today signed into law a sovereign internet bill which will allow Russian authorities to isolate the country's internet, a move decried by rights groups.<br />''<br />''Russian lawmakers insist the new law is necessa...

May 1, 2019 7:55 PM

UN designates Masood Azhar as global terrorist

<span style="color: #222222;">In a huge diplomatic win for India, the United Nations today designated Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" after China lifted its hold on a proposal to blacklist him.&a...

May 1, 2019 7:38 PM

Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British prison

<span style="color: #222222;">Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been sentenced on Wednesday to 50 weeks in a British prison for breaching his bail by entering the Ecuadorian embassy in London.</span><br />'' <br /&amp...

May 1, 2019 1:59 PM

Japan's new Emperor Naruhito ascends throne

New Emperor of Japan Naruhito on Wednesday said, he would always stand with the people of the country, as he prayed for world peace in his first address to the nation after ascending the Chrysanthemum Throne. <br />''<br />''Naruhito said ...

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