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The Afghan government released nearly 200 Taliban prisoners to spur the start of long-delayed peace negotiations, senior Afghan officials said on Wednesday.The fresh releases are from a group of 400 "hardcore" Taliban prisoners, the fate of which has stalled peace negotiations between the government and insurgent group to end ...

Washington: Asserting that Beijing has been picking up fights right now virtually on every front of its interest, a top American diplomat on Monday said the United States’ strategy to counter it is to push back against China in every domain. Our strategy is to push back against China in ...

The past week has been dominated by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s remark alluding to an “act of God”. She was referring to the Covid-19 pandemic, which is now seen as the main cause of the unprecedented recession in India and the world. Never mind that the slowing of GDP ...

Mann Ki Baat LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is addressing the nation on the 68th edition of the monthly radio broadcast Mann ki Baat. “Tune in at 11 AM on 30th August,” PM Modi had tweeted on Saturday after seeking suggestions from people on the topics to be ...

In some areas, the interior fit-out is still underway. Outside, construction vehicles are digging up dirt.The 215,000 square feet (20,000 square meter) production plant was built in recent months specifically for producing a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech.CoronaVac, the vaccine candidate from Sinovac, is part ...

Bad weather is forecast for the majority of the dayThird Test, Ageas Bowl, Southampton (day five of five)England 583-8 dec (154.4 overs): Crawley 267, Buttler 152Pakistan 273 & 100-2: Abid 42, Anderson 1-18ScorecardEngland and James Anderson are being held up by the weather on the fifth day of the ...

The Taliban delegation, led by their political chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, will discuss with Pakistan’s leaders the “recent developments in Afghanistan’s peace process,” as well as “relaxation and facilitation of people’s movement and trade between the two neighboring countries,” tweeted Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman for the Taliban political ...

According to a report by Global Watch Analysis, Pakistan’s intelligence agency ISI has been using crime syndicates located in countries such as France and Thailand to further its agenda. Police in Thailand had just recently arrested a man named Baqar Shah for being involved in several crimes, including those ...

China said it has agreed with Pakistan to push ahead with rail and power projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), as the two nations remain locked in border stand-offs with their mutual neighbour India.Beijing made the announcement on Friday following a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang ...

Joe Root (left) has won six and drawn one of his last seven Tests as England captainVenue: Ageas Bowl Dates: 21-25 AugustCoverage: Ball-by-ball Test Match Special commentary on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, Radio 4 LW, online, tablets, mobiles and BBC Sport app. Highlights on BBC Two at ...