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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce ceasefire after deadliest clashes in years

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. The pause came after appeals from major regional powers, including Saudi ...

France is on the brink as Macron’s government faces no-confidence votes

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France could sink deeper into political crisis Thursday when the prime minister faces two attempts in Parliament to topple his fragile new government, which could leave President Emmanuel Macron with no palatable option other than calling ...

France is on the brink as Macron’s government faces no-confidence votes

By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France could sink deeper into political crisis Thursday when the prime minister faces two attempts in Parliament to topple his fragile new government, which could leave President Emmanuel Macron with no palatable option other than calling ...

Syria’s interim leader Ahmad al-Sharaa meets with Putin in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — Syria's interim leader, who led a swift rebel offensive last year that ousted former Syrian President Bashar Assad despite years of Moscow's support, held talks Wednesday in Russia during his first visit to the country that gave asylum to the deposed autocrat. Welcoming interim ...

A look at some leaders who have fled uprisings

By MICHELLE GUMEDE and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Many supposedly invincible leaders have been forced to flee their countries to avoid incarceration, execution, or political retaliation by successor governments due to revolutions, military coups or mass ...

Pakistan says it has agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan said Wednesday it agreed to a 48-hour ceasefire with Afghanistan following days of violence that have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said the ceasefire was at Afghanistan's ...