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Pakistan says holding talks with Afghan govt in China

Pakistan says holding talks with Afghan govt in China

Pakistan and Afghanistan are holding talks in China to end months of conflict, two officials from Islamabad told AFP on Wednesday. The meeting in the northwestern city of Urumqi comes after Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, travelled to Beijing on Tuesday to meet his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi.

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - 11-year-old Israeli wounded - Israel's emergency medical service said an 11-year-old girl was in a serious condition after a missile attack that the military blamed on Iran. Missile alerts sounded across central and northern Israel

Trump says Iran war could end in 'two weeks, maybe three,' to address US

Trump says Iran war could end in 'two weeks, maybe three,' to address US

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping channel. The White House announced meanwhile that Trump would give an address to the

Trump says US to leave Iran 'very soon,' deal or not

Trump says US to leave Iran 'very soon,' deal or not

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US forces would end operations in Iran "very soon," evoking a timeline of two to three weeks as his administration pursues talks with Iranian authorities while continuing its aerial campaign. Asked during a White House event about the impact of high fuel

US stocks surge on hopes Iran war will end soon

US stocks surge on hopes Iran war will end soon

Wall Street stocks rocketed higher Tuesday while oil prices retreated after Iran's president said his country had the "necessary will" to end the war with the United States and Israel, lifting hopes that a resolution was in site. President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone call with

Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba after US blockade relief

Russian oil tanker docks in Cuba after US blockade relief

A Russian oil tanker docked in a Cuban port on Tuesday to deliver the first crude shipment to the crisis-hit island since January after Washington gave a reprieve from its fuel blockade. The Anatoly Kolodkin, a tanker under US sanctions, entered the port of Matanzas, east of Havana, after

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war: - Tehran blasts - An AFP journalist heard a series of explosions in central Tehran, as US-Israeli strikes wore on into their fifth week. AFP journalists also confirmed that air defences had been activated over the capital, including in the north.