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Secretary of state Blinken proposes steps to boost Afghanistan peace talks

Top diplomat warns US forces could be withdrawn by 1 MayProposes UN conference and Kabul-Taliban talks in TurkeyThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has proposed a series of steps to help restart stalled peace talks between the government of Afgh…

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Trump’s Afghanistan withdrawal announcement takes US officials by surprise

Tweet calling for troops’ return by Christmas puts peace negotiations in jeopardy and was greeted enthusiastically by the TalibanDonald Trump has announced on Twitter that he wants to bring all US troops home from Afghanistan by Christmas – a plan that…

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South China Sea: Australian warships encounter Chinese navy in disputed waters

Canberra downplays the ‘unplanned interactions’ amid ongoing diplomatic tensions between two countriesAustralian warships have encountered China’s navy in the disputed South China Sea at a time of heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countrie…

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