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A day after Donald Trump claimed Taliban talks resumed, the Afghan armed group said meetings had taken place in Doha.

The law meant that Washington can impose sanctions on Chinese and Hong Kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses

Trump said he signed the Hong Kong legislation bill out of 'respect' for China, but the country reacted with fury and warned of 'firm countermeasures'.

Iranian diplomatic staff escaped unharmed as anti-government demonstrators stormed and set fire to the consulate in the southern city

The evacuation order covers areas of Jefferson County within four miles of the Port Neches chemical plant, 94 miles east of Houston near the Louisiana line.
 

Researchers in the US have invented a new tool to help the visually impaired understand and enjoy internet memes  

A major tunnel connecting Hong Kong and Kowloon peninsula reopened on Wednesday morning after a shut down for over two weeks. However, threat of protests still looms large
 

With online access restored, businesses, students process the consequences of internet cutoff in Iran
 

US president Donald Trump bestowed honours on Conan, the dog that played a crucial role in Baghdadi raid, at the White House. Trump said Conan was the most famous dog in the world right now

Ruth George, originally from Hyderabad and an honours student at the University of Illinois was sexually assaulted and killed in Chicago. The assailant, Donald Thurman, 26, was arrested on Sunday from a Chicago metro station. He is not associated with the university.