U.S.-Taliban set to sign deal

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Top Story:  The U.S. and Taliban are set to sign a peace deal on 29 February 2020.

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LATEST NEWS Feb 22, 2020

US, Taliban Set to Sign Deal In simultaneously issued statements, U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo and the Taliban announced Friday that a deal between the U.S. and the Taliban will be signed February 29, paving the way toward ending the longest American war in history. ... Read More

'Best Shot At Peace': Explaining The Finer Points Of The U.S.-Taliban Deal The United States and the Taliban are on the verge of signing a historic deal that could pave the way to ending America's longest-ever war. Read More

UN chief appeals for end to Syria's 'man-made humanitarian nightmare' In a tersely delivered statement on Friday, the UN Secretary-General appealed for an end to the "man-made humanitarian nightmare" currently unfolding in Syria, where ongoing military operations in the north-west have displaced hundreds of thousands amid bitter winter temperatures. ... Read More

Kremlin Scrambles to Avoid Open Conflict With Turkey The Kremlin was scrambling Friday to reach a stopgap agreement with Ankara to halt fighting in northwest Syria amid growing fears that Russia and Turkey are on the brink of open warfare. ... Read More

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Calls for Countermeasures on Iran, Evaluates U.S. AML Framework, Releases Digital Identity Guidance Today the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its 31st plenary meeting with a public statement calling for countermeasures on Iran. The FATF also released guidance on digital identity for customer identification and verification, and evaluated Treasury's Customer Due Diligence rule for compliance with the FATF standards. ... Read More

Coronavirus Rips Through Chinese Prisons With Hundreds of Cases Reported Hundreds of inmates in prisons in the central and eastern China have been infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), according to the country's health authorities. ... Read More

Jitters in South Korea as Coronavirus Cases Double for 3 Straight Days South Korea's capital banned large protests and prohibited gatherings of a religious group that has been a hotbed for coronavirus infections, as the outbreak continued to spread across the country. ... Read More

Trump Dismisses U.S. Intelligence Reports Warning Of Russian Help In His 2020 Relection Bid U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected reported assertions by U.S. intelligence officials that Russia was interfering in the 2020 presidential election in a bid to help his reelection campaign. ... Read More

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