The negotiations appear to give the Taliban some degree of political legitimacy in Afghanistan following the complete withdrawal of US forces and in exchange the insurgent group is expected to stop harbouring 'terrorists'.
Through Central Asian countries, Beijing is fast realising its dream of connecting nations from Pakistan to Poland to China and reviving the ancient Great Silk Road, outpacing both the US and Russia.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo aims to promote US cooperation in Senegal, Angola and Ethiopia amid Chinese influence and a growing Russian presence in Africa.
A new report claims that one of the richest countries on earth is a paradise for money launderers.
Budgetary failures, political deadlock, technology goof-ups, and internal schisms are all standing in the way of Israel’s latest military plan.
A powerful investigative committee in Germany is looking into contracts awarded when von der Leyden was defence minister, potentially tainting her new role as the political figurehead of the EU.
After months of protests that led to the resignation of the previous prime minister, his replacement Hassan Diab says he will deal with an ongoing currency crisis and promises economic reform.
Manhattan District Attorney is reviewing case files linked to the 1965 murder of the Black nationalist leader, who was shot dead aged 39. A Netflix series alleges two men jailed for the killing were wrongly convicted, while four men escaped arrest.
The Russia-backed Assad regime has been recklessly targeting civilians in northern Syria, giving Syrians two options: either die by his bombs or in the freezing cold.
The chairman says the idea of the West is ‘contested both from within and from without’.
Observers fear intermediary rules that include proactive monitoring, user verification and tight timelines that dictate how quickly a company should take down material authorities deem questionable.
Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s speech in response to escalated tension in Idlib, there are a few likely scenarios to emerge.
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