<p>A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed.<br />
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'Leaving Neverland', which features two adult men who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him starting from when they were 7 and 10 years old, was named best documentary at a ceremony in Los Angeles ahead of television's main Emmy awards show next week.<br />
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The program, which aired earlier this year, 10 years after Jackson's death, was met with outrage by his family and brought fresh scrutiny to the 'Thriller'&nbsp;singer's legacy.<br />
Jackson's family and his estate have denied the accounts given by the men, calling them a 'rehash of dated and discredited allegations'.<br />
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Beyonce, whose 2018 Coachella festival concert film 'Homecoming'&nbsp;went into Saturday's ceremony with six Emmy nominations was beaten in all categories.<br />
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James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke'&nbsp;special with former Beatle Paul McCartney returning to his Liverpool hometown won over 'Homecoming'&nbsp;for a pre-recorded variety special, while the filmed version of Bruce Springsteen's acclaimed one-man Broadway show triumphed for variety special directing.<br />
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Long-running show 'The Simpsons'&nbsp;won the Emmy for best-animated series, while gay makeover series 'Queer Eye'&nbsp;took home four awards.<br />
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'Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown',&nbsp;the travel and food show hosted by US&nbsp;&nbsp;celebrity chef Bourdain who died by suicide in 2018, won two Emmys.<br />
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In other awards, drag queen RuPaul won his fourth Emmy as a best reality show host for 'RuPaul's Drag Race,'&nbsp;and rock climbing film 'Free Solo', which won the best documentary Oscar this year, added seven Emmys to its honors.<br />
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The main Emmy awards will be handed out on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, with 'Game of Thrones'&nbsp;and 'The Marvelous Mrs.&nbsp;Maisel', leading the race for best drama and best comedy series.</p>


A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed.

A documentary about alleged sexual abuse by Michael Jackson won an Emmy on Saturday while RuPaul was named best reality show host and Beyonce went home empty-handed. 'Leaving Neverland', which features two adult men who say they were befriended by Jackson and sexually abused by him starting from when they were 7 and 10 years old, was named best documentary at a ceremony in Los Angeles ahead of television's main Emmy awards show next week. The program, which aired earlier this year, 10 years after Jackson's death, was met with outrage by his family and brought fresh scrutiny to the 'Thriller' singer's legacy. Jackson's family and his estate have denied the accounts given by the men, calling them a 'rehash of dated and discredited allegations'. Beyonce, whose 2018 Coachella festival concert film 'Homecoming' went into Saturday's ceremony with six Emmy nominations was beaten in all categories. James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke' special with former Beatle Paul McCartney returning to his Liverpool hometown won over 'Homecoming' for a pre-recorded variety special, while the filmed version of Bruce Springsteen's acclaimed one-man Broadway show triumphed for variety special directing. Long-running show 'The Simpsons' won the Emmy for best-animated series, while gay makeover series 'Queer Eye' took home four awards. 'Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown', the travel and food show hosted by US celebrity chef Bourdain who died by suicide in 2018, won two Emmys. In other awards, drag queen RuPaul won his fourth Emmy as a best reality show host for 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' and rock climbing film 'Free Solo', which won the best documentary Oscar this year, added seven Emmys to its honors. The main Emmy awards will be handed out on Sept. 22 in Los Angeles, with 'Game of Thrones' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel', leading the race for best drama and best comedy series.

'Leaving Neverland' wins Emmy, Beyonce snubbed for 'Homecoming'

<p>Pakistan could lose in a conventional war with India which could then be consequential in view that the two neighbouring countries are nuclear-armed, country's Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday.</p>

<p>In an exclusive interview to Al Jazeera, Khan said, "I am clear that when two nuclear-armed countries fight a conventional war, there is every possibility of it ending in a nuclear war.</p>

<p>If I say Pakistan, God forbid, and in a conventional war, and we are losing, and if a country is stuck between two choices, either you surrender or fight to the death for your freedom.</p>

<p>"I know Pakistan will fight to the death for freedom (and) when a nuclear-armed country fights to the death, there are consequences," he added.</p>

<p>He said that it was in consideration of these consequences that Pakistan approached the United Nations and other international forum&nbsp;on the Kashmir issue.</p>

<p>"So that's why we have approached the United Nations, we are approaching every international forum, that they must act right now because this is a potential disaster that would go way beyond the Indian subcontinent," said Khan.</p>

<p>Khan ruled out the possibility of dialogue with India in the aftermath of the country's decision to abrogate Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.</p>

<p>Islamabad has downgraded its diplomatic ties and suspended bilateral trade with India as a way to remonstrate.</p>

<p>India has maintained that the move on Kashmir is its "internal matter",&nbsp;a stance that has been supported by many countries&nbsp;and asked Pakistan to review these decisions so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved.<br />
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Pakistan could lose in a conventional war with India which could then be consequential in view that the two neighbouring countries are nuclear-armed, country's Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday.

Pakistan could lose in a conventional war with India which could then be consequential in view that the two neighbouring countries are nuclear-armed, country's Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday. In an exclusive interview to Al Jazeera, Khan said, "I am clear that when two nuclear-armed countries fight a conventional war, there is every possibility of it ending in a nuclear war. If I say Pakistan, God forbid, and in a conventional war, and we are losing, and if a country is stuck between two choices, either you surrender or fight to the death for your freedom. "I know Pakistan will fight to the death for freedom (and) when a nuclear-armed country fights to the death, there are consequences," he added. He said that it was in consideration of these consequences that Pakistan approached the United Nations and other international forum on the Kashmir issue. "So that's why we have approached the United Nations, we are approaching every international forum, that they must act right now because this is a potential disaster that would go way beyond the Indian subcontinent," said Khan. Khan ruled out the possibility of dialogue with India in the aftermath of the country's decision to abrogate Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. Islamabad has downgraded its diplomatic ties and suspended bilateral trade with India as a way to remonstrate. India has maintained that the move on Kashmir is its "internal matter", a stance that has been supported by many countries and asked Pakistan to review these decisions so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved.

Pakistan could lose conventional war with India: Imran Khan

<p>Kim Kardashian has opened up about how she got in trouble with husband Kanye West for letting six-year-old daughter North West wear beauty cosmetics. She also revealed that the daughter is no longer allowed to do so after Kanye got mad about the whole matter.<br />
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"She loves makeup but her dad won't let her wear it. I think he had it, he changed all the rules. I would let her wear, you know, she has a little red for Christmas, I would let her wear a red lip, or I would let her do one pop of something," Kardashian told news agency.<br />
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Commenting on how she would allow North wear lipstick, she added "I would let her if she is wearing a black dress, a black lip. Kylie would give her all of these lip kits, so I kind of got in trouble for that. So, it is now no more makeup''.</p>

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Kardashian has posted pictures of her daughter wearing lipstick on Instagram and Twitter in the past. North was seen sporting red lipstick for the Kardashian's&nbsp;annual Christmas Eve party and a purple lipstick for West's regular Sunday service.<br />
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Kardashian had also posted some clips of North playing with her KKW Beauty x Mario Eyeshadow Palette on Instagram. She revealed that the daughter is allowed to comment on her mother's fashion choices.<br />
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North has already made a global appeal for herself as she appeared on her first magazine cover picture&nbsp;for Women's Wear Daily (WWD) in February this year. She also helped out during her mother's fitting for Domenico Dolce of Dolce and Gabbana in June</p>


Kim Kardashian has opened up about how she got in trouble with husband Kanye West for letting six-year-old daughter North West wear beauty cosmetics. She also revealed that the daughter is no longer allowed to do so after Kanye got mad about the whole matter.

Kim Kardashian has opened up about how she got in trouble with husband Kanye West for letting six-year-old daughter North West wear beauty cosmetics. She also revealed that the daughter is no longer allowed to do so after Kanye got mad about the whole matter. "She loves makeup but her dad won't let her wear it. I think he had it, he changed all the rules. I would let her wear, you know, she has a little red for Christmas, I would let her wear a red lip, or I would let her do one pop of something," Kardashian told news agency. Commenting on how she would allow North wear lipstick, she added "I would let her if she is wearing a black dress, a black lip. Kylie would give her all of these lip kits, so I kind of got in trouble for that. So, it is now no more makeup''. Kardashian has posted pictures of her daughter wearing lipstick on Instagram and Twitter in the past. North was seen sporting red lipstick for the Kardashian's annual Christmas Eve party and a purple lipstick for West's regular Sunday service. Kardashian had also posted some clips of North playing with her KKW Beauty x Mario Eyeshadow Palette on Instagram. She revealed that the daughter is allowed to comment on her mother's fashion choices. North has already made a global appeal for herself as she appeared on her first magazine cover picture for Women's Wear Daily (WWD) in February this year. She also helped out during her mother's fitting for Domenico Dolce of Dolce and Gabbana in June

Kim Kardashian ‘got in trouble’ from Kanye West for putting makeup on daughter North

<p>Iraq denied on Sunday that its territory had been used to carry out attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, referring to an incident that knocked out more than half the Kingdom's output.</p>

<p>A Baghdad government statement denied "media reports that (Iraqi) territory was used to attack Saudi oil installations using drones," vowing to punish anyone who intended to use Iraq as a launchpad for attacks in the region.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were within range of Iranian missiles after the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/united-states-blames-iran-for-saudi-attacks-pretend-diplomacy-249751">US&nbsp;accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants</a>, raising tensions in the Middle East.</p>

<p>Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/drone-attack-at-saudi-arabias-oil-refinery-massive-fire-broke-out-249565">attacked two Saudi Aramco oil plants</a>&nbsp;on Saturday at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, knocking out more than half the Kingdom`s output.</p>

<p>US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind the attacks, ruling out Yemeni involvement and denouncing Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy.</p>

<p>Pompeo said on Twitter on Saturday that there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.</p>

<p>“Everybody should know that all American bases and their aircraft carriers in a distance of up to 2,000 kilometres around Iran are within the range of our missiles,” the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force Amirali Hajizadeh said on Sunday.</p>

<p>The semi-official Tasnim news agency also quoted him saying that "Iran has always been ready for a "full-fledged" war", without mentioning Saturday's attacks in Saudi Arabia.</p>

<p>One of the plants attacked is the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility.</p>

<p>US&nbsp;President Donald Trump told Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington was ready to work with the kingdom to guarantee its security, according to the White House.</p>


Iraq denied on Sunday that its territory had been used to carry out attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, referring to an incident that knocked out more than half the Kingdom's output.

Iraq denied on Sunday that its territory had been used to carry out attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, referring to an incident that knocked out more than half the Kingdom's output. A Baghdad government statement denied "media reports that (Iraqi) territory was used to attack Saudi oil installations using drones," vowing to punish anyone who intended to use Iraq as a launchpad for attacks in the region. Meanwhile, an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were within range of Iranian missiles after the US accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants, raising tensions in the Middle East. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two Saudi Aramco oil plants on Saturday at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, knocking out more than half the Kingdom`s output. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind the attacks, ruling out Yemeni involvement and denouncing Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy. Pompeo said on Twitter on Saturday that there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen. “Everybody should know that all American bases and their aircraft carriers in a distance of up to 2,000 kilometres around Iran are within the range of our missiles,” the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force Amirali Hajizadeh said on Sunday. The semi-official Tasnim news agency also quoted him saying that "Iran has always been ready for a "full-fledged" war", without mentioning Saturday's attacks in Saudi Arabia. One of the plants attacked is the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility. US President Donald Trump told Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington was ready to work with the kingdom to guarantee its security, according to the White House.

Iraq denies its territory was used to launch attack on Saudi oil facilities

<p>A hug between cricketer Shahid Afridi and Pakistan Army spokesman Asif Ghafoor has left Twitterati wondering over the prospects of the former Pakistan cricket team captain becoming the country's next prime minister.</p>

<p>One user tweeted the picture of the hug between the two and wondered, "Next PM in the making?"</p>

<p>Responding to this, a twitter user said that if Afridi becomes the Prime Minister, he would be quick to hand back the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to India.</p>

<p>The former Pakistani cricketer has been vocal on the Kashmir issue, be it then calling for UN intervention on the matter shortly after the abrogation of Article 370 or backing Imran Khan's call to observe the so-called 'Kashmir solidarity day'.</p>

<p>Recently, Afridi joined Khan at a rally in Muzaffarabad, and his speech echoed the rhetorics of his Prime Minister on the Indian government's move.</p>

<p>The trolling that Afridi is being subjected to stems from how Imran Khan is often accused by his opponents of climbing to power on the back of the country's military.&nbsp;</p>


A hug between cricketer Shahid Afridi and Pakistan Army spokesman Asif Ghafoor has left Twitterati wondering over the prospects of the former Pakistan cricket team captain becoming the country's next prime minister.

A hug between cricketer Shahid Afridi and Pakistan Army spokesman Asif Ghafoor has left Twitterati wondering over the prospects of the former Pakistan cricket team captain becoming the country's next prime minister. One user tweeted the picture of the hug between the two and wondered, "Next PM in the making?" Responding to this, a twitter user said that if Afridi becomes the Prime Minister, he would be quick to hand back the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to India. The former Pakistani cricketer has been vocal on the Kashmir issue, be it then calling for UN intervention on the matter shortly after the abrogation of Article 370 or backing Imran Khan's call to observe the so-called 'Kashmir solidarity day'. Recently, Afridi joined Khan at a rally in Muzaffarabad, and his speech echoed the rhetorics of his Prime Minister on the Indian government's move. The trolling that Afridi is being subjected to stems from how Imran Khan is often accused by his opponents of climbing to power on the back of the country's military.

A hug that leads Pakistan Twitterati to wonder if Shahid Afridi is the next PM

<p>As 'The Sky Is Pink'&nbsp;premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, Priyanka Chopra took to social media to express her gratitude towards the people involved in the film.<br />
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An elated actor thanked Aditi and Niren Chaudhary, parents of Aisha Chaudhary, on whose life's true story the movie is based.<br />
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"A special night with special people, sharing this labour of love which took us over a year to bring to life. It was an unforgettable experience... Thank you Aditi and Niren for trusting us with your story with us for joining us for #TheSkyIsPink world premiere at Tiff," she wrote.</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Zwytbnpcl/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">A special night with special people, sharing this labour of love which took us over a year to bring to life. It was an unforgettable experience.... Thank you Aditi and Niren for trusting us with your story and for joining us at #TheSkyIsPink world premiere at @tiff_net @shonalibose_ you are the true star of this film! #RonnieScrewvala #SiddharthRoyKapur, as always, it’s been amazing collaborating with you. We’ve done some great films together and this one definitely is up there with the rest of them for me.</a></p>

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<p>Calling director Shonali Bose a "true star of this film", she thanked her for helming the film. She went on to appreciate co-producers Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur for their contribution.<br />
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"Shonali Bose you are the true star of this film! #RonnieScrewvala #SiddharthRoyKapur, as always, it's been amazing collaborating with you. We've done some great films together and this one definitely is up there with the rest of them for me.," she wrote on Instagram alongside a series of snapshots.<br />
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The global icon made the grand entrance to the 2019 Toronto Film Festival by wearing a ravishing black and white frill gown ensemble. Priyanka looked absolutely stunning in the couture with sweetheart neckline. The dress also featured a black satin belt which added extra grace to the whole outfit.<br />
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At the gala, she was joined by the complete cast and crew excluding Zaira Wasim. 'The Sky Is Pink'&nbsp;is based on the life of Aisha, who became a motivational speaker after being diagnosed with an immune deficiency order at the age of 13.<br />
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It also sheds light on the love story of her parents. The flick will hit the big screens on October 11.</p>


As 'The Sky Is Pink' premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, Priyanka Chopra took to social media to express her gratitude towards the people involved in the film.

As 'The Sky Is Pink' premiered at the Toronto Film Festival on Saturday, Priyanka Chopra took to social media to express her gratitude towards the people involved in the film. An elated actor thanked Aditi and Niren Chaudhary, parents of Aisha Chaudhary, on whose life's true story the movie is based. "A special night with special people, sharing this labour of love which took us over a year to bring to life. It was an unforgettable experience... Thank you Aditi and Niren for trusting us with your story with us for joining us for #TheSkyIsPink world premiere at Tiff," she wrote. View this post on Instagram A special night with special people, sharing this labour of love which took us over a year to bring to life. It was an unforgettable experience.... Thank you Aditi and Niren for trusting us with your story and for joining us at #TheSkyIsPink world premiere at @tiff_net @shonalibose_ you are the true star of this film! #RonnieScrewvala #SiddharthRoyKapur, as always, it’s been amazing collaborating with you. We’ve done some great films together and this one definitely is up there with the rest of them for me. A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas (@priyankachopra) on Sep 14, 2019 at 11:58am PDT × Calling director Shonali Bose a "true star of this film", she thanked her for helming the film. She went on to appreciate co-producers Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur for their contribution. "Shonali Bose you are the true star of this film! #RonnieScrewvala #SiddharthRoyKapur, as always, it's been amazing collaborating with you. We've done some great films together and this one definitely is up there with the rest of them for me.," she wrote on Instagram alongside a series of snapshots. The global icon made the grand entrance to the 2019 Toronto Film Festival by wearing a ravishing black and white frill gown ensemble. Priyanka looked absolutely stunning in the couture with sweetheart neckline. The dress also featured a black satin belt which added extra grace to the whole outfit. At the gala, she was joined by the complete cast and crew excluding Zaira Wasim. 'The Sky Is Pink' is based on the life of Aisha, who became a motivational speaker after being diagnosed with an immune deficiency order at the age of 13. It also sheds light on the love story of her parents. The flick will hit the big screens on October 11.

Priyanka Chopra express her gratitude towards 'The Sky Is Pink' whole team

<p>The Taliban on Sunday revoked their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan and gave a guarantee of security for its staff doing humanitarian work in areas under their control.</p>

<p>Taliban leaders imposed a ban on the ICRC and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in April saying the organisations were carrying out "suspicious" activities during vaccinations campaigns and not sticking to their declared missions.</p>

<p>"The Islamic Emirate restores the former security guarantees to ICRC in Afghanistan and instructs all mujahideen to pave the way for ICRC activities and be mindful of security to this committee's workers and equipment," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement.</p>

<p>The Taliban refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.</p>

<p>The spokesman did not refer to the WHO in his statement.</p>

<p>Officials at ICRC and WHO in Kabul were not immediately available for comment.</p>

<p>The WHO has been carrying out a vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, one of the last countries in the world where polio is endemic. The ICRC has been providing medical support for more than 30 years.</p>

<p>Aid groups operating in Afghanistan stress that they do not take sides.</p>

<p>The ICRC, in particular, is known for its strict neutrality in conflicts.</p>

<p>It operates in Taliban-controlled areas with a guarantee of safety and helps to repatriate bodies from both sides after fighting between the militants and the Afghan army.</p>

<p>The Taliban control or contest more than half of Afghanistan's 410 Afghan districts.</p>


The Taliban on Sunday revoked their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan and gave a guarantee of security for its staff doing humanitarian work in areas under their control.

The Taliban on Sunday revoked their ban on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Afghanistan and gave a guarantee of security for its staff doing humanitarian work in areas under their control. Taliban leaders imposed a ban on the ICRC and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in April saying the organisations were carrying out "suspicious" activities during vaccinations campaigns and not sticking to their declared missions. "The Islamic Emirate restores the former security guarantees to ICRC in Afghanistan and instructs all mujahideen to pave the way for ICRC activities and be mindful of security to this committee's workers and equipment," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in a statement. The Taliban refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. The spokesman did not refer to the WHO in his statement. Officials at ICRC and WHO in Kabul were not immediately available for comment. The WHO has been carrying out a vaccination campaign in Afghanistan, one of the last countries in the world where polio is endemic. The ICRC has been providing medical support for more than 30 years. Aid groups operating in Afghanistan stress that they do not take sides. The ICRC, in particular, is known for its strict neutrality in conflicts. It operates in Taliban-controlled areas with a guarantee of safety and helps to repatriate bodies from both sides after fighting between the militants and the Afghan army. The Taliban control or contest more than half of Afghanistan's 410 Afghan districts.

Taliban revoke the ban on Red Cross, provide security guarantees

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/afghanistan-donald-trump-calls-off-peace-talks-secret-summit-with-taliban-over-terror-attacks-248340">US President Donald Trump</a> on Saturday said that it was not a "good idea" for <a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/two-nato-troops-among-10-killed-in-kabul-suicide-attack-taliban-claims-responsibility-247831">Taliban to launch a deadly blast in Kabul</a>, which has claimed 12 lives including an American soldier, and stated that the militant group is aware that they have committed a "big mistake".</p>

<p>"The Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great American soldier, was not a good idea. There are much better ways to set up a negotiation. The Taliban knows they made a big mistake, and they have no idea how to recover!" Trump tweeted.</p>

<p>Trump had called off the negotiations with the Taliban and cancelled a "secret meeting" with the group's representatives at Camp David in the wake of the Kabul terror attack.</p>

<p>Despite Trump's decision, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the administration is still working toward a deal but it will not proceed until the Taliban delivers on its commitments.</p>

<p>The US has been negotiating with the Taliban in the last few months at Doha despite the group's reluctance to hold direct talks with the Afghan government, which it views as a US puppet.</p>

<p>Earlier, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said that the Trump administration had reached a deal 'in principle'&nbsp;to withdraw over 5,000 troops from Afghanistan in exchange for guarantees by the Taliban to not allow the war-torn country to be used as a base for attacks abroad.&nbsp;</p>


US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that it was not a "good idea" for Taliban to launch a deadly blast in Kabul, which has claimed 12 lives including an American soldier, and stated that the militant group is aware that they have committed a "big mistake".

US President Donald Trump on Saturday said that it was not a "good idea" for Taliban to launch a deadly blast in Kabul, which has claimed 12 lives including an American soldier, and stated that the militant group is aware that they have committed a "big mistake". "The Taliban has never been hit harder than it is being hit right now. Killing 12 people, including one great American soldier, was not a good idea. There are much better ways to set up a negotiation. The Taliban knows they made a big mistake, and they have no idea how to recover!" Trump tweeted. Trump had called off the negotiations with the Taliban and cancelled a "secret meeting" with the group's representatives at Camp David in the wake of the Kabul terror attack. Despite Trump's decision, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said that the administration is still working toward a deal but it will not proceed until the Taliban delivers on its commitments. The US has been negotiating with the Taliban in the last few months at Doha despite the group's reluctance to hold direct talks with the Afghan government, which it views as a US puppet. Earlier, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said that the Trump administration had reached a deal 'in principle' to withdraw over 5,000 troops from Afghanistan in exchange for guarantees by the Taliban to not allow the war-torn country to be used as a base for attacks abroad.

Not a 'good idea' for Taliban to bomb Kabul: Trump

<p>West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiralling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday.</p>

<p>Groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State have strengthened their foothold across the arid Sahel region this year, making large swathes of territory ungovernable and stoking local ethnic violence, especially in Mali and Burkina Faso.</p>

<p>The fifteen members of the West African bloc and the presidents of Mauritania and Chad had gathered for an extraordinary summit in Burkina Faso`s capital, Ougadougou, to address the growing insecurity.</p>

<p>ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou said the commission had decided to "contribute financially and urgently to joint efforts in the fight against terrorism" by pledging $1 billion.</p>

<p>In a speech following the closed meeting, Brou also called on the United Nations to strengthen its MINUSMA peacekeeping mission, which has been based in Mali since 2013.</p>

<p>In July, the UN said Islamist attacks were spreading so fast in West Africa that the region should consider bolstering its response beyond current military efforts.</p>

<p>In 2017, five countries - Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mali and Mauritania - backed by France, launched the G5 Sahel taskforce to combat the insurgents. But the initiative has been perennially underfunded.</p>

<p>The situation in Burkina Faso has deteriorated in particular in recent weeks. An attack in late August killed 24 soldiers, one of the heaviest losses yet in the nation`s fight against Islamist militants. Last week, 29 people were killed in separate attacks in its troubled central-northern region.</p>

<p>Once a pocket of relative calm in the Sahel, Burkina has suffered a homegrown insurgency for the past three years, which has been amplified by a spillover of jihadist violence and criminality from its chaotic neighbour Mali.</p>

<p>Large swathes of Burkina`s north are now out of control, and France`s military Sahel mission began limited operations there earlier this year.&nbsp;</p>


West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiralling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday.

West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiralling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday. Groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State have strengthened their foothold across the arid Sahel region this year, making large swathes of territory ungovernable and stoking local ethnic violence, especially in Mali and Burkina Faso. The fifteen members of the West African bloc and the presidents of Mauritania and Chad had gathered for an extraordinary summit in Burkina Faso`s capital, Ougadougou, to address the growing insecurity. ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Kassi Brou said the commission had decided to "contribute financially and urgently to joint efforts in the fight against terrorism" by pledging $1 billion. In a speech following the closed meeting, Brou also called on the United Nations to strengthen its MINUSMA peacekeeping mission, which has been based in Mali since 2013. In July, the UN said Islamist attacks were spreading so fast in West Africa that the region should consider bolstering its response beyond current military efforts. In 2017, five countries - Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Mali and Mauritania - backed by France, launched the G5 Sahel taskforce to combat the insurgents. But the initiative has been perennially underfunded. The situation in Burkina Faso has deteriorated in particular in recent weeks. An attack in late August killed 24 soldiers, one of the heaviest losses yet in the nation`s fight against Islamist militants. Last week, 29 people were killed in separate attacks in its troubled central-northern region. Once a pocket of relative calm in the Sahel, Burkina has suffered a homegrown insurgency for the past three years, which has been amplified by a spillover of jihadist violence and criminality from its chaotic neighbour Mali. Large swathes of Burkina`s north are now out of control, and France`s military Sahel mission began limited operations there earlier this year.

West African leaders pledge $1 billion to fight Islamist threat

<p>Social media giant Facebook has suspended 10 'anti-violence'&nbsp;Whatsapp hotlines of Hong Kong police, used by the force to obtain intelligence on the pro-democracy protesters in the semi-autonomous region.</p>

<p>The hotlines were intended to serve as platforms for obtaining intelligence on the protesters'&nbsp;activities by observing the photos and videos shared by its members.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Less than 72 hours after their launch, Facebook stepped in and suspended these hotlines on grounds that the messenger app was intended for private messaging only, reported South China Morning Post.</p>

<p>A statement issued by a Facebook spokesperson on Friday stated that the terms of use of the app states that any non-personal use of the services was not allowed unless otherwise authorised by the company.</p>

<p>"WhatsApp is primarily designed for private messaging and we take action to prevent bulk and automated messaging," the statement read.</p>

<p>While the police have said that it 'decided'&nbsp;to suspend hotline on Friday because it received mixed reviews, South China Morning Post learnt that some of the hotlines were down as early as Tuesday and the police found them inoperable by Friday morning.</p>

<p>"Since the hotline started to operate, a large amount of information was received and at the same time, there were different opinions on the hotline," a statement by the police read.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"As a result, the police decided to suspend the hotline."</p>

<p>Notably, the statement added that the police will "continue to explore various channels to collect information for the prevention and detection of crime".</p>

<p>The report further cited a police source as saying that the plan to launch these hotlines had not been well-prepared by the police.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The view was echoed by another police source, who blamed the large volume of incoming messages, "as many as 10,000 at once," for alerting the social media company.&nbsp;</p>


Social media giant Facebook has suspended 10 'anti-violence' Whatsapp hotlines of Hong Kong police, used by the force to obtain intelligence on the pro-democracy protesters in the semi-autonomous region.

Social media giant Facebook has suspended 10 'anti-violence' Whatsapp hotlines of Hong Kong police, used by the force to obtain intelligence on the pro-democracy protesters in the semi-autonomous region. The hotlines were intended to serve as platforms for obtaining intelligence on the protesters' activities by observing the photos and videos shared by its members. Less than 72 hours after their launch, Facebook stepped in and suspended these hotlines on grounds that the messenger app was intended for private messaging only, reported South China Morning Post. A statement issued by a Facebook spokesperson on Friday stated that the terms of use of the app states that any non-personal use of the services was not allowed unless otherwise authorised by the company. "WhatsApp is primarily designed for private messaging and we take action to prevent bulk and automated messaging," the statement read. While the police have said that it 'decided' to suspend hotline on Friday because it received mixed reviews, South China Morning Post learnt that some of the hotlines were down as early as Tuesday and the police found them inoperable by Friday morning. "Since the hotline started to operate, a large amount of information was received and at the same time, there were different opinions on the hotline," a statement by the police read. "As a result, the police decided to suspend the hotline." Notably, the statement added that the police will "continue to explore various channels to collect information for the prevention and detection of crime". The report further cited a police source as saying that the plan to launch these hotlines had not been well-prepared by the police. The view was echoed by another police source, who blamed the large volume of incoming messages, "as many as 10,000 at once," for alerting the social media company.

Facebook suspends 'anti-violence' Whatsapp hotlines of Hong Kong police

<p>Led by a dream of marrying on US soil, a young Honduran couple travelled thousands of miles from their home in the port city of La Ceiba, narrowly escaping a kidnapping in Mexico before seeking asylum across the border in Texas.</p>

<p>But the couple, Dexy Maldonado and Marvin Madrid, decided, in the end, to settle for a wedding in less than dream-like conditions.</p>

<p>First, US&nbsp;authorities sent them back to wait for months in a violent region of Mexico for their asylum hearings. Then a <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/mexico-pushes-back-after-top-us-court-favours-trump-on-shunning-migrants-249280">ruling on Wednesday by the US&nbsp;Supreme Court</a> threatened to scupper their plans -- and those of thousands of other Central American migrants who have traveled through Mexico in pursuit of their own dreams in the United States.</p>

<p>So Maldonado, 20, and Madrid, 28, married on Thursday just over the Rio Grande in a Mexican border town, under open skies at a crowded tent camp in an impromptu religious ceremony -- and without registering the wedding with a government.</p>

<p>"The pastor said it wasn`t `legal, legal,` but it might give us a better chance of staying together," said Maldonado, whom US&nbsp;immigration agents had separated from Madrid after detaining the pair in July with their toddler daughter before returning them to Mexico.</p>

<p>Abrupt shifts in US&nbsp;immigration policy have pitched hundreds of mostly Central American asylum-seekers into a life of limbo in the border city of Matamoros, many of them crammed into tents on the end of a bridge from Brownsville, Texas.</p>

<p>The newlyweds are among at least 42,000 asylum seekers who since January have been sent to troubled Mexican border cities to await hearings with US immigration judges under a US program known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP).</p>

<p>In July, the Trump administration extended MPP to Matamoros, one of two receiver cities in Tamaulipas, an eastern state so riven by drug cartels that the US State Department ranks it as a "level 4" danger zone on a par with Afghanistan or Somalia.</p>

<p>Asylum seekers experienced a harsher blow still with the Supreme Court`s ruling on Wednesday allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ruling that would require anyone who passes through a third country, including Mexico, to seek asylum there instead of the United States. The decision, which allows US authorities to enforce the rule on asylum seekers as litigation challenging its legality proceeds, piles pressure on Mexico and migrants alike.</p>

<p>"It`s a disaster," said Jennifer Harbury, a Texas-based immigration attorney. "No one knows what it`s going to do to MPP."</p>

<p><strong>Marrying between tents and toilets</strong></p>

<p>The Supreme Court ruling fed the anxieties of asylum seekers who had already been returned to Matamoros and were struggling to stay afloat, caught between two worlds in an unforgiving city where jobs are elusive and criminal gangs treat migrants as lucrative trafficking commodities.</p>

<p>By day, many of some two dozen returnees whom Reuters spoke with worried about leaving the relative safety of a sidewalk near the bridge to search for work. By night, some forced themselves to stay awake lest gangsters snatch their children from inside their tents.</p>

<p>Then there was the question of whether to marry.</p>

<p>Maldonado and Madrid were the first of seven asylum-seeking couples who all tied the knot in the camp beside the bridge on Thursday afternoon.</p>

<p>Reverend Isaac Collins, from Charlottesville, Virginia, officiated the brief but emotional ceremony on a patch of parking lot between two portable toilets, three tents, and a sickly tree whose twigs someone clipped off for makeshift bouquets.</p>

<p>Another migrant fashioned Maldonado a wedding ring from aluminum foil. A third shared with other brides her ring with a mermaid tail, Collins said.<br />
Earlier, lacking other options to bathe, they cooled off from the stifling heat in the murky green waters of the Rio Grande, despite the rashes that many migrants said it caused. Red blotches marked Madrid`s wrist and their 2-year-old daughter`s armpit.</p>

<p>The couple had left Honduras after losing their jobs when authorities raided the used-clothing chain where they worked, alleging the owners used the business to launder drug money.</p>

<p>The two said they departed with a small group led by a self-proclaimed "guide," who asked for no money to take them up through Mexico.</p>

<p>However, as they neared Reynosa, a city about an hour`s drive west of Matamoros, a man apparently known to the guide pulled them off a bus and took them to a site where dozens of other people were being forcibly held, the couple said. They said they escaped, sleeping in ditches until finally crossing the Rio Grande and surrendering to US&nbsp;authorities.</p>

<p>It was not immediately possible for Reuters to verify the details of the apparent kidnapping.</p>

<p>A Department of Homeland Security document reviewed by Reuters shows that Maldonado was "subject to removal" from Texas on July 26 and told to appear at the gateway to Brownsville for a court hearing on September&nbsp;30.</p>

<p>"They told us the rules had changed three days earlier, which is why they sent us back here," Maldonado said.</p>

<p>Even before MPP was expanded to Tamaulipas, rights group Human Rights First documented more than a hundred cases of rape, kidnapping, sexual exploitation and other violent attacks against asylum seekers returned to Mexico under the program.</p>

<p>Madrid has now found work as a part-time laborer after a Mexican construction worker walked into the MPP encampment, looking for hires.</p>

<p>Wary of criminals, Madrid said he decided to try the job for a day, before sticking with it as the best option for his family as they await a court date that lawyers say may now not come.</p>


Led by a dream of marrying on US soil, a young Honduran couple travelled thousands of miles from their home in the port city of La Ceiba, narrowly escaping a kidnapping in Mexico before seeking asylum across the border in Texas.

Led by a dream of marrying on US soil, a young Honduran couple travelled thousands of miles from their home in the port city of La Ceiba, narrowly escaping a kidnapping in Mexico before seeking asylum across the border in Texas. But the couple, Dexy Maldonado and Marvin Madrid, decided, in the end, to settle for a wedding in less than dream-like conditions. First, US authorities sent them back to wait for months in a violent region of Mexico for their asylum hearings. Then a ruling on Wednesday by the US Supreme Court threatened to scupper their plans -- and those of thousands of other Central American migrants who have traveled through Mexico in pursuit of their own dreams in the United States. So Maldonado, 20, and Madrid, 28, married on Thursday just over the Rio Grande in a Mexican border town, under open skies at a crowded tent camp in an impromptu religious ceremony -- and without registering the wedding with a government. "The pastor said it wasn`t `legal, legal,` but it might give us a better chance of staying together," said Maldonado, whom US immigration agents had separated from Madrid after detaining the pair in July with their toddler daughter before returning them to Mexico. Abrupt shifts in US immigration policy have pitched hundreds of mostly Central American asylum-seekers into a life of limbo in the border city of Matamoros, many of them crammed into tents on the end of a bridge from Brownsville, Texas. The newlyweds are among at least 42,000 asylum seekers who since January have been sent to troubled Mexican border cities to await hearings with US immigration judges under a US program known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). In July, the Trump administration extended MPP to Matamoros, one of two receiver cities in Tamaulipas, an eastern state so riven by drug cartels that the US State Department ranks it as a "level 4" danger zone on a par with Afghanistan or Somalia. Asylum seekers experienced a harsher blow still with the Supreme Court`s ruling on Wednesday allowing the Trump administration to enforce a ruling that would require anyone who passes through a third country, including Mexico, to seek asylum there instead of the United States. The decision, which allows US authorities to enforce the rule on asylum seekers as litigation challenging its legality proceeds, piles pressure on Mexico and migrants alike. "It`s a disaster," said Jennifer Harbury, a Texas-based immigration attorney. "No one knows what it`s going to do to MPP." Marrying between tents and toilets The Supreme Court ruling fed the anxieties of asylum seekers who had already been returned to Matamoros and were struggling to stay afloat, caught between two worlds in an unforgiving city where jobs are elusive and criminal gangs treat migrants as lucrative trafficking commodities. By day, many of some two dozen returnees whom Reuters spoke with worried about leaving the relative safety of a sidewalk near the bridge to search for work. By night, some forced themselves to stay awake lest gangsters snatch their children from inside their tents. Then there was the question of whether to marry. Maldonado and Madrid were the first of seven asylum-seeking couples who all tied the knot in the camp beside the bridge on Thursday afternoon. Reverend Isaac Collins, from Charlottesville, Virginia, officiated the brief but emotional ceremony on a patch of parking lot between two portable toilets, three tents, and a sickly tree whose twigs someone clipped off for makeshift bouquets. Another migrant fashioned Maldonado a wedding ring from aluminum foil. A third shared with other brides her ring with a mermaid tail, Collins said. Earlier, lacking other options to bathe, they cooled off from the stifling heat in the murky green waters of the Rio Grande, despite the rashes that many migrants said it caused. Red blotches marked Madrid`s wrist and their 2-year-old daughter`s armpit. The couple had left Honduras after losing their jobs when authorities raided the used-clothing chain where they worked, alleging the owners used the business to launder drug money. The two said they departed with a small group led by a self-proclaimed "guide," who asked for no money to take them up through Mexico. However, as they neared Reynosa, a city about an hour`s drive west of Matamoros, a man apparently known to the guide pulled them off a bus and took them to a site where dozens of other people were being forcibly held, the couple said. They said they escaped, sleeping in ditches until finally crossing the Rio Grande and surrendering to US authorities. It was not immediately possible for Reuters to verify the details of the apparent kidnapping. A Department of Homeland Security document reviewed by Reuters shows that Maldonado was "subject to removal" from Texas on July 26 and told to appear at the gateway to Brownsville for a court hearing on September 30. "They told us the rules had changed three days earlier, which is why they sent us back here," Maldonado said. Even before MPP was expanded to Tamaulipas, rights group Human Rights First documented more than a hundred cases of rape, kidnapping, sexual exploitation and other violent attacks against asylum seekers returned to Mexico under the program. Madrid has now found work as a part-time laborer after a Mexican construction worker walked into the MPP encampment, looking for hires. Wary of criminals, Madrid said he decided to try the job for a day, before sticking with it as the best option for his family as they await a court date that lawyers say may now not come.

After US court ruling, Honduran newlyweds among migrants clinging to asylum dream

<p>An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were within range of Iranian missiles after the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/united-states-blames-iran-for-saudi-attacks-pretend-diplomacy-249751">US&nbsp;accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants</a>, raising tensions in the Middle East.</p>

<p>Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it <a href="https://www.wionews.com/videos/drone-attack-at-saudi-arabias-oil-refinery-massive-fire-broke-out-249565">attacked two Saudi Aramco oil plants</a> on Saturday at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, knocking out more than half the Kingdom`s output.</p>

<p>US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind the attacks, ruling out Yemeni involvement and denouncing Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy.</p>

<p>Pompeo, said on Twitter on Saturday that there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen.</p>

<p>“Everybody should know that all American bases and their aircraft carriers in a distance of up to 2,000 kilometres around Iran are within the range of our missiles,” the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force Amirali Hajizadeh said on Sunday.</p>

<p>The semi-official Tasnim news agency also quoted him saying that "Iran has always been ready for a "full-fledged" war", without mentioning Saturday's attacks in Saudi Arabia.</p>

<p>One of the plants attacked is the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility.</p>

<p>US&nbsp;President Donald Trump told Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington was ready to work with the kingdom to guarantee its security, according to the White House.</p>


An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were within range of Iranian missiles after the US accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants, raising tensions in the Middle East.

An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Sunday that US bases and aircraft carriers in the region were within range of Iranian missiles after the US accused Iran of leading attacks on Saudi oil plants, raising tensions in the Middle East. Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two Saudi Aramco oil plants on Saturday at the heart of Saudi Arabia's oil industry, knocking out more than half the Kingdom`s output. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Iran of being behind the attacks, ruling out Yemeni involvement and denouncing Tehran for engaging in false diplomacy. Pompeo, said on Twitter on Saturday that there was no evidence the attacks came from Yemen. “Everybody should know that all American bases and their aircraft carriers in a distance of up to 2,000 kilometres around Iran are within the range of our missiles,” the head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force Amirali Hajizadeh said on Sunday. The semi-official Tasnim news agency also quoted him saying that "Iran has always been ready for a "full-fledged" war", without mentioning Saturday's attacks in Saudi Arabia. One of the plants attacked is the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility. US President Donald Trump told Saudi de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that Washington was ready to work with the kingdom to guarantee its security, according to the White House.

'US bases, aircraft carriers within our missiles range,' says Iran after Washington blames it for Saudi oil plants attacks

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