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Israel's security central to every German govt: Merkel
Merkel, in Israel on her last visit as a chancellor before the end of her 16-year term, met Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in Jerusalem, Xinhua news agency reported. "I want to use this opportunity to emphasize that the topic of Israel's security will always be of central importance and a central topic of every German government," she said in joint remarks.
16 killed in plane crash in Russia
Earlier, reports said that seven were wounded and there were 23 people on board. The plane carrying two crew members and 20 parachutists crashed immediately after takeoff from a local airport. Both pilots were killed and the survived have been hospitalised in serious condition, Xinhua reported.
US makes it clear to Pakistan that relationship has been downgraded
On the eve of her arrival, the deputy secretary of state, Wendy Sherman, used a public event in Mumbai to lay out in blunt terms the new parameters of US-Pakistan relations, stressing there would be no equivalence with Washington's deepening ties to India. The Islamabad trip was for "a very specific and narrow purpose", Sherman said.
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz resigns amid graft inquiry
Kurz and nine others were placed under investigation after raids at a number of locations linked to his conservative People's Party, the BBC reported. In a statement to the media on Saturday evening, Kurz said that he wanted to avoid months of chaos and stagnation, reports Xinhua news agency.
'Taliban ready to set up inclusive but not selective govt'
In response to the western pressures for an inclusive government in Afghanistan, Shaheen said that they have included ethnic minorities in their caretaker government and will soon add women in. The Taliban's interim cabinet is not only criticized by the international community but also by the people in Afghanistan as it does not include women and non-Taliban figures.
Taiwan says it won't bow to pressure from China
"The more we achieve, the greater the pressure we face from China," the BBC quoted Tsai as saying. Her speech on Taiwan's National Day came after China's President Xi Jinping vowed to "fulfil reunification". Taiwan considers itself a sovereign state, while China views it as a breakaway province.
N.Korea quietly marks 76th founding anniversary of ruling party
State media carried several articles stressing the ruling party and leader Kim Jong un's devotion to the country, but no major celebrations or party meetings were reported as of early Sunday morning, Yonhap news agency reported.
Taliban hardliners takeover Doha talks - Baradar, Khalilzad missing from new phase of negotiations
But the US special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad, an icon of the Doha round of talks, is not part of the US delegation. Instead, his deputy Tom West and the chief of USAID, Sarah Charles will be leading the US delegation. Zalmay Khalilzad is said to be the one who has for years spearheaded US talks with the Taliban in Doha. The dialogue did not go according to plan, and the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan ahead of schedule, through unilateral military action.
Iran President says Kunduz attack carried out with US support
Raeisi has issued a message of condolence over the martyrdom and injury of a large number of innocent people in a recent terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz. He also blamed the US for backing the Takfiri terrorist groups, saying, "The US has facilitated the expansion of the activities of ISIL criminals in Afghanistan and prevented up-rooting them."
Taliban, US kick off first talks after military withdrawal
The in-person meetings that began in Doha on Saturday are the first since the US forces withdrew from Afghanistan in August, ending a 20-year military presence, and the Taliban's rise to power. Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister Mullah Amir Khan Muttaqi said the focus of the Afghan delegation was humanitarian aid, as well as the implementation of the agreement the Taliban had signed with Washington last year.
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