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A Pentagon plan submitted to Congress says Afghan Taliban will “only rejoin society if they believe their safety and the safety of their families are guaranteed”. – File photo”   Published in Dawn, on Dec 27th, 2018, WASHINGTON: Eager to persuade …

  Published in BBC, on Dec 26th, 2018, Labour has accused the Tories of overseeing a “rail standstill” on Boxing Day – and pointed out they complained about a lack of trains on the bank holiday while in opposition. Five out …

President Trump told reporters, “I can’t tell you when the government’s going to be open,” during remarks on Dec. 25. (Photo: Oliver Contreras/The Washington Post)   Published in The Washington Post, on Dec 25th, 2018, By Philip Rucker and Lenny Bernstein President Trump said Tuesday …

Lebanese soldiers stand guard the street as antigovernment protesters inspired by the French movement Yellow Vests Gilets jaunes demonstrate in Martyrs square in central Beirut on December 23 2018 Hundreds of Lebanese protested against deteriorating economic conditions as politicians are …

Missile fire lights up the sky over Damascus as the US launches an attack on Syria, April 14, 2018 [File: Hassan Ammar/AP]   Published in AlJazeera, on Dec 25th, 2018, State media says government air defences intercept missiles fired by Israeli …

HMS Echo docked in the Black Sea on Friday, before Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson visited   Published in BBC, on Dec 22nd, 2018, A Royal Navy warship which has been sent to Ukraine will send a strong message to Russian President …

Senate Majority Leader Republican Mitch McConnell, from center, is followed by members of the news media as he walks from the Senate floor to his office on Capitol Hill on December 19, 2018.Michael Reynolds / EPA   Published in NBCNEWS, on …

  Published in Reuters, on Dec 20th, 2018, By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed legislation to fund several federal agencies through Feb. 8 and avert a partial government shutdown, but without including $5 billion for a U.S.-Mexico …

Despite assertions by top administration officials, Trump claims ISIS defeated   Published in CNN, on Dec 20th, 2018, By Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN)Senior political and military figures in Israel have sharply criticized the US announcement of a military …

  Published in Dawn, on Dec 20th, 2018, The Supreme Court has decided the hearing on the bail application of the accused in the Ashiana Housing Scheme case will be held after the winter vacations and observed that there are very …