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Feb 5: The United Nations has lifted sanctions against Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, the leader of the Hezb-i-Islami group in Afghanistan and one of the most infamous figures in the country's civil war in the 1990s. The decision by the UN Security Council late on Friday follows a peace deal signed by the Afghan government and Hekmatyar's largely dormant group in September. The accord gave Hekmatyar amnesty

Washington, Feb 5: The government has suspended enforcement of President Donald Trump's refugee and immigration ban and filed notice it would appeal a judge's order, plunging the new administration into a crisis that has challenged Trump's authority -- and ability to fulfill campaign promises. The stand-down, a day after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked the ban, marked an

Tehran, Feb 4: Foreign airlines have instructed Iranian travel agencies not to sell US-bound flight tickets to Iranians holding US visas after President Donald Trump's executive order banning visas for seven Muslim countries, including Iran. The move comes even though a US judge on Friday temporarily blocked the ban, siding with two states that urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that

Seattle, Feb 4: A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, siding with two states that urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country. U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle ruled that Washington state and Minnesota had standing to challenge

Paris, Feb 3: A machete-wielding man who yelled "Allahu Akbar" was shot and injured as he attacked security forces at the Louvre museum in Paris today, police said. One soldier was injured in the assault by the knifeman who was shot five times and is alive despite his serious injuries. Two backpacks he was carrying did not contain explosives, city police chief Michel Cadot said. Prime Minister

San Francisco, Feb 3: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and about 1,000 of his colleagues have donated over USD 1.5 million to a leading rights group that has pledged to fight President Donald Trump's temporary ban on refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority countries. The donation has been made to American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) that has reportedly raised more than USD 24 million in online

London, Feb 3: The UK government on Thursday unveiled a policy document on its negotiating plans for quitting the 28-nation European Union under a mutually beneficial deal which cites India as among the key countries on its target list for stronger trade ties post-Brexit. "We approach the negotiation to come in a spirit of good will and working to an outcome in our mutual benefit," David Davis

Beijing, Feb 2: China has reportedly tested a new version of a missile that can carry up to 10 nuclear warheads, signalling a major shift in its nuclear capability as Beijing gears up for a possible military showdown with the US under Trump Presidency. The flight test of the DF-5C missile was carried out last month using 10 multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles, or MIRVs, the

Washington, Feb 2: President Donald Trump has seized a chance to swing the US Supreme Court back to conservative leanings but a drawn-out battle loomed Wednesday over this and other nominations, jarring with his vow to sweep aside politics as usual. Trump, in the second week of his already-unorthodox presidency, nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to replace conservative justice Antonin Scalia, whose

Washington, Feb 1: US President Donald Trump has nominated young federal appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch for the high-profile job on the Supreme Court, elevating a jurist who could cement the court's conservative bent and help shape the American legal establishment for decades, including on divisive issues such as gun control and religious rights. Gorsuch, 49, is the youngest Supreme Court