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United States and Taliban 'close' to a peace deal: Afghan group's spokesman
It is not clear if the agreement will include a ceasefire between the Taliban and forces of the US -backed government, or if the Taliban will promise to open power-sharing talks with the government. At the Pentagon, the top US general, General Joseph Dunford, said it was "premature" to talk about the future of USA counterterrorism forces in Afghanistan. [Full Article...]
OxyContin maker, government attorneys in settlement talks
In a statement , the Stamford, Connecticut-based company did not confirm any of the details - some of them also reported by NBC - but said it sees little good in years of "wasteful litigation and appeals". About 2,500 lawsuits - mostly filed by local governments across the U.S. - have sought to hold drugmakers and distributors liable for the crisis. David Sackler, representing one wing of the... [Full Article...]
50,000 vacancies to be filled soon: J&K governor
On Tuesday, secretaries of at least 15 central ministries and departments met to discuss ways to carry forward the process of bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into UTs and bring back normalcy as early as possible. Asked about the ground situation in the Valley, he said it was "still very fragile". But he said that most politicians, lawyers and political workers detained or arrested have been kept ... [Full Article...]
Cherokee Nation seeking a representative in Congress
A delegate in the House of Representatives was one of the ways the US government promised to compensate the Cherokee Nation. Hoskin said he hoped the Cherokee Nation's delegate would help advance the interests of the tribe and, more broadly, all Native Americans. [Full Article...]
Mattis Criticizes American Isolationism, Divisiveness Without Using Trump’s Name
Mattis also decried the starkly partisan nature of American politics. But Mattis, who spent four decades in the Marines and held a number of senior commands, was seen as personally uncomfortable with the president's scattershot policy pronouncements. [Full Article...]
Indonesia set to move capital from Jakarta to Borneo
The new capital city, which has not yet been named, will be in the middle of the vast archipelago nation and already has relatively complete infrastructure because it is near the cities of Balikpapan and Samarinda, Widodo said . He wanted input sought on the issue from academics, experts and non-governmental organisations. "We must be careful". Where is the capital moving? The agency ha... [Full Article...]
Several charged after nursing home deaths in Florida
She was arrested in Miami on Saturday and was being held in the Miami-Dade County jail, pending extradition to Broward County. David Frankel, a lawyer for the charge nurse, emphasized at a Monday news conference that the nursing home staff had reached out for assistance. [Full Article...]
'Help me': Australian accused of spying in China pleads to return home
China's Foreign Ministry has called on Australia not to interfere in his case. "We urge the Chinese authorities to immediately release Yang Hengjun , and to allow him and his wife to leave the country". "We'll rise up for our citizen and we'll anticipate him to be handled appropriately and his human rights to be revered", he mentioned in a televised interview. [Full Article...]