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Senior officials from the United States and Iran have wrapped up their third round of talks covering issues including Tehran’s nuclear program, without reaching an agreement. But the foreign minister of mediator Oman says there was “significant progress,” and a meeting will be held next week. The latest round of negotiations was held on Thursday...

At least one person has been killed and 39 others are reported to have been injured some seriously, after a tram derailed in the northern Italian city of Milan-

The crowded tram was travelling on Milan’s Vittorio Veneto street at about 16:00 local time (15:00 GMT) when it appeared to crash into the side of a building. The person who died is thought to have been hit by the tram, and most of the injured were passengers. Numerous ambulances are at the scene and...

Pakistan strikes military targets in south and east Afghanistan-BBC

Pakistan‘s defence minister has said the country is in “open war” with Afghanistan after launching airstrikes on the country overnight. BBC Verify has geolocated video showing strikes in the Afghan provinces of Kandahar and Paktia. Aerial footage released by the Pakistan government shows a large explosion at an ammunition depot near Ahmad Shah Baba International...

The Pakistan Army will keep up its operations until the “desired results” are obtained: DG ISPR-

Military spox says at least 274 Taliban killed, 400+ injured; 73 posts, 115 tanks destroyed, 18 posts captured.Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said Pakistan’s ongoing ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’ against Afghan Taliban is producing the desired results and continues successfully. Pakistan has “effectively repulsed” Afghan Taliban insurgents at...

Pokémon turns 30! –

In a blur of tiny hands, the deadlock of an illicit deal brokered over a nail-biting one-hour lunch period is finally broken. As one party hurriedly caches his acquisition underneath the sandwich in his lunchbox, the other broker tucks away his loot in his shorts. This pokemon day the franchise will swap trading cards for...

A court in India has closed a corruption case against former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal –

Almost two years after he was arrested and held in jailed for months.NEW An Indian court acquitted the former chief minister of the capital Delhi on Friday (Feb 27) in a long-running corruption probe that the man had called a “political conspiracy” by the ruling party. Opposition Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal was...

China removes nine military officials ahead of key political meeting-BBC

China has removed 19 officials, including nine from the military, from its list of lawmakers ahead of its biggest annual political meeting next week. The removals were announced by the country’s top legislative body, the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee. No official reason for the removal has been given, but it comes just weeks...

The Pakistan Air Force strikes urban areas, including Kabul. The fact that Pakistani strikes have targeted Taliban government buildings rather than terrorist targets only, in Afghanistan makes them noteworthy-

This means “it’s now targeting the regime itself”, he said. Pakistan claims that the Afghan Taliban is harbouring terrorists to stage attacks on Pakistan. While there have been diplomatic steps taken to ease the tensions, they have not led to a lasting solution. Meanwhile rhetoric from the Taliban suggests it is committed to “staging relentless...

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