North Korea and China both walked away claiming major wins from Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit this week to the isolated state.
Pakistan launched deadly new airstrikes on Afghanistan early Wednesday, ending a month of calm following what Islamabad previously described as “open war” between the neighbors that has defied international efforts to bring a lasting peace.
Afghanistan said the strikes hit the eastern provinces of Khost, Kunar and Paktika, and government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said 13 people were killed—11 children, one woman and an older man—with 14 other civilians wounded.
Pakistan confirmed it carried out strikes, saying it targeted militant hideouts and infrastructure linked to recent attacks inside Pakistan and that 26 militants were killed. The two sides often give widely differing casualty figures.
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| The UN food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high. |
| Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any peace deal with Washington, and has suggested that it could intervene directly if Israel keeps up attacks there. |
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| Weapons are now regularly brandished in Tehran, an increasing show of defiance as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens he could restart the war with Iran should negotiations break down. |
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