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Afghan government says elections first, peace deal after

9:06 pm September 14, 2019

Kabul: An Afghan official says that the priority for his government is to hold national elections later this month rather than reach a peace deal with insurgents. Presidential spokesman Sediq Sediqqi says Saturday that a legitimate peace deal with Afghanistan’s Taliban can only come after the presidential election scheduled for September 28. US President Donald […]

Biden shores up fragile 'blue wall' in industrial north

US must insist Pak provide bases for its counter-terror operations in Afghanistan

6:30 pm September 13, 2019

New York: The US can stop being a victim of terrorism emanating from Afghanistan if it insists that Pakistan provide it with bases to conduct operations against terrorists in the war-torn country, Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has said. Biden went on the offensive on Thursday in the third Democratic debate of the 2020 White […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

US to disclose name of Saudi citizen sought by 9/11 victims

3:27 am September 13, 2019

WASHINGTON: The US said on Thursday that it will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot. Attorney General William Barr had the option of invoking a “state secrets” privilege to withhold the release of the […]

Michael Kors pays tribute to American style on 9/11

3:15 am September 12, 2019

NEW YORK: There were no flag outfits, but Michael Kors’ show for New York Fashion Week was very much a patriotic tribute as he saluted American fashion with a collection that ran from nautical chic to classic glamour-girl gowns to whimsical polka-dot designs. Taking place Wednesday, the last official day of fashion week, the show […]

18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11

9:47 pm September 11, 2019

NEW YORK: People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil. “As long as […]