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U.S. envoy to press Taliban, Afghan officials on peace talks
WASHINGTON: A senior U.S. envoy left for Doha and Kabul on Sunday to press Taliban and Afghan government officials to open peace talks that the United States hopes will allow it to withdraw from Afghanistan, the U.S. State Department said.
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US suspending all visa services due to coronavirus
WASHINGTON: US is suspending all routine visa services as of yesterday, in most countries worldwide due to the coronavirus outbreak, a spokeswoman for the State Department said, an unprecedented move that will potentially impact hundreds of thousands of people. The
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COVID-19: 334 new cases in South Korea, US postpones joint military drill
SEOUL: South Korea reported 334 additional cases of the new coronavirus today, the largest daily increase yet, as the US State Department issued a new travel warning for South Korea and a joint military drill was postponed. The new cases
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‘Do whatever it takes to end it’: Iranian Ayatollah’s ultimatum to end unrest
After days of protests across Iran last month, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appeared to be impatient. Gathering his top security and government officials together, he issued an order: Do whatever it takes to stop them. That order, confirmed by
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