Morning News Brief: Afghan peace deal, Malaysian turmoil, and more
Authored By judy
Published: Feb 29, 2020, 03:05 IST | Updated: Feb 29, 2020, 03:05 IST
A peace deal is in place for Afghanistan but peace still seems to elude the war torn nation
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The deal, drafted over a tempestuous year of dialogue marked by the abrupt cancellation of the effort by US President Donald Trump in September, is expected to lay out a timetable for a US force withdrawal.
Mahathir has thus secured the likely support he needs to return as prime minister full-time, less than a week after he resigned and was appointed as interim leader.
A spokesperson from Iran's health ministry accused BBC of spreading lies and said that Iran's transparency in publishing information regarding the virus had stunned many people.