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China, Pakistan, Afghanistan ask Taliban to join peace process

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ISLAMABAD: China hosted the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Tuesday, in a bid to improve the neighbors’ historically fractious relationship. Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China, Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani of Afghanistan and Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif led delegations from their respective countries. According to a joint ...

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Lack of IT staff leaving companies exposed to hacker attacks

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Cybersecurity professionals call for better education after data thefts and the Wannacry attack on NHS IT systems   Cybersecurity professionals are calling for better education and improved apprentice schemes after saying a shortfall of staff in the sector is leaving companies exposed to hacker attacks. According to a recent survey ...

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North Korea Calls U.N. Sanctions an ‘Act of War’

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    North Korea on Sunday called the latest round of punishing United Nations sanctions an “act of war,” and reminded the United States that the North’s rapid development of missiles and atomic bombs meant it posed a “substantial nuclear threat to the U.S. mainland.” In a statement released by ...

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Catalonia election: Carles Puigdemont’s party claims victory as independence movement set to gain overall majority

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Speaking from Brussels, separatist leader says result is victory of the ‘Catalan republic’ over the Spanish state   Catalonia’s independence movement claimed victory in the region’s election with parties seeking secession set to gain an overall majority in parliament; a dramatic and unexpected result that will have huge impact not just on ...

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Myanmar bars UN probe as mass grave found in Rakhine

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The UN’s investigator into human rights in Myanmar has been barred from entering the country.   Yanghee Lee had been due to visit in January to review Myanmar’s human rights, including alleged attacks on Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state. The government said it had banned her because she was “not ...

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