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"We call on Pakistan to immediately arrest or expel the Taliban's leaders and prevent the group from using Pakistani territory to support its operations," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters at her daily news conference.

Le Drian on Sunday said he would travel to Iran in March and that France had begun talks with Tehran to discuss its missile programme and regional activities.

Asked if he had any indication that Trump's trip was in flux, the World Economic Forum Schwab said: "No, we haven't. Until now we hope that the trip will be maintained ... we'll see what the final outcome is."

Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi on January 14 and was received by his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the airport, setting aside protocol.

In remarks during talks with U.S. Vice Mike Pence in Amman, King Abdullah said the only solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was a two-state one.

A video of the incident shows a woman threatening to "rip" off the head covering in response to being filmed and a patron at the bar making an obscene gesture.

The Republican-controlled House planned to adjourn later on Friday for a scheduled week-long break but members were warned they could be called back for votes and to stay flexible.

In an interview to a television show, CBS 60 Minutes, earlier this week, President Ghani acknowledged the Afghanistan government’s absolute dependence on Washington.

Since he took power in 2013, Xi has emerged as the most powerful Chinese leader in recent times as he now heads the party, the military and the presidency, unlike his predecessor Hu Jintao, who only got the coveted post of head of the military two years a...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said recent moves by South and North Korea to ease tensions were important, but he added: "let's not forget that the essential problem is yet to be solved."

Protesters carried Haitian flags and signs with messages including "peace, love, power, dream." Politicians including Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio (dih BLAH'-zee-oh) joined the demonstration Monday.

Fashion group H&M apologised on Tuesday for an advertisement featuring a black child modelling a sweatshirt with the slogan "coolest monkey in the jungle" and said it had removed it from all its marketing.

Women supporters, all wearing the traditional black abaya robe, arrived well ahead of Fiday's kick-off in the Jeddah stadium, some in sunglasses and others with loose-fitting veils.

Rape and murder of Zainab Ansari is the 12th such murder in Kasur in a year, and has raised concern that a serial killer may be on the loose.

Tensions have escalated in the Gulf since Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut all ties with Qatar in June, largely isolating the emirate in the oil-rich Gulf.

Fifty-three-year-old Mikhail Popkov killed his victims after offering the women rides late at night, sometimes in a police car, while he was off-duty around his hometown of Angarsk close to Irkutsk.