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India welcomes U.S.-Taliban peace agreement
India has welcomed the signing of the U.S.-Taliban peace agreement and the issuance of a joint declaration between the Afghan and U.S. governments, saying that New Delhi supports all opportunities that could bring peace, security and stability in Afghanistan and end violence.
A look at how Israel's 3rd election in a year could play out
Israel heads into its unprecedented third election in less than a year Monday after a tumultuous campaign that saw the prime minister indicted on corruption charges, President Donald Trump release his much-anticipated Mideast plan and various mergers and machinations that reshuffled Israel's fragmented political world.
Outspoken gang critic LeBarón flees threat in Mexico for US
A prominent member of a community of U.S.-Mexican dual citizens living in northern Mexico that was shattered by the November massacre of three women and six children along a rural road has fled to the United States after an apparent threat on his life.
Trump, on 1st death from virus in US: 'No reason to panic"
Seeking to reassure the American public, President Donald Trump said there was "no reason to panic" as the new coronavirus claimed its first victim inside the U.S. The White House also announced new restrictions on international travel to prevent its spread.
Weary and divided, Israel goes back to the polls
For the third time in under a year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seeks re-election, and once again the Israeli leader is on the ropes.
Virus outbreak batters economies, raises fear of spread
Amid fears about where the next outbreak of a fast-spreading new virus would appear, infections and deaths continued to rise across the globe Sunday, emptying streets of tourists and workers, shaking economies and rewriting the realities of daily life.
France to take stricter measures to curb spreading of coronavirus as confirmed cases climb to 73
France has confirmed 73 cases of coronavirus infection by Saturday noon and the government has decided to impose stricter measures to contain its spreading, Minister of Health Olivier Veran announced.
Mini concert organized in Tunisia to express solidarity with China
The Mediterranean Development Initiative (MDI), a non-profit organization in Tunisia, organized a mini concert on Saturday to express solidarity with China in the fight against the novel coronavirus.
Single-digit new COVID-19 cases reported outside Hubei
The Chinese mainland reported three new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Saturday outside Hubei Province, the epicenter of the outbreak, according to the National Health Commission.
13 missing in ship collision off Japan's Aomori
Thirteen crew members including seven Chinese nationals onboard a Belize-flagged cargo ship are missing after the ship collided with a fishing boat off Japan's northeastern prefecture of Aomori late Saturday, the Chinese consulate general in Sapporo said Sunday.