Explained: Afghan foreign minister’s 8-day trip to India and the dilemma around the Taliban flag

Amir Khan Muttaqi, the Afghanistan foreign minister, is set to meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on his trip to India. However, Indian officials are facing a diplomatic quandary – should ...

Gaza plan live updates: Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on first phase

DEAL ANNOUNCED: President Donald Trump announced last night that the “first phase” of the plan to end the conflict in Gaza had been signed. It includes a pause fighting and release Israeli hostages ...

Asean membership draws a tiny but strategic Indo-Pacific nation closer to US-China chess match

For more than half a century, Jose Luis Guterres has been East Timor's voice to the world - first as a diplomat in exile during Indonesia's brutal occupation, and later as the fledgling nation's ...
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Trump was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize before. Experts say he’s unlikely to win this year.

STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to win the Nobel Peace Prize has drawn added attention to the annual guessing game over who its next laureate will be. Longtime Nobel ...
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Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee alarms US Universities and rural schools, set to hit Indian students hard

US President Donald Trump’s decision to raise the H-1B visa fee to $100,000 has sent shockwaves far beyond Silicon Valley, deeply impacting America’s higher education system. While much of the ...